Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has promised that data prices in Ghana will see a reduction by the end of 2025.
Speaking on the ongoing efforts to bring down connectivity costs, the Minister revealed that a strategic roadmap has already been developed in collaboration with key industry stakeholders.
“Based on that roadmap, I made the Director-General of the NCA and the regulator engage with stakeholders on what we could do in the immediate, medium term, and the long term,” he said.
According to the Minister, a committee formed in February 2025—which includes representatives from telecom companies, the National Communications Authority (NCA), and other industry players—worked intensively for 13 days without taking a single cedi from the taxpayer.
The move is part of a broader initiative by the Ministry to make digital services more affordable and accessible to Ghanaians, in line with the government’s digital transformation agenda.
Sam George acknowledged recent public attention directed at him on social media, driven by rising concerns over the cost of internet services in the country.
“I have been trending over the weekend on Twitter, not necessarily for my looks or my work, but whether orchestrated or otherwise, people think that data prices must be cheaper by the stroke of my pen,” he remarked.
Nonetheless, the Minister reaffirmed his commitment to delivering on the promise. “So to citizens of this country, my promise is that by the end of this year, we will see data prices drop, and I remain committed to it. We will deliver on that. I trust the process.”
