President John Dramani Mahama on Friday inaugurated the National Signals Bureau (NSB) in the Volta Regional capital, Ho, saying the new facility will strengthen national surveillance and intelligence capabilities as the country rolls out a 24-hour economy.
Mahama said the bureau, equipped with advanced monitoring and response systems, would support cybersecurity operations, border surveillance and early-warning mechanisms.
“An economy that runs around the clock requires uninterrupted security, sophisticated surveillance and modern intelligence capacity,” Mahama said at the launch. “This facility will define Ghana’s new security ecosystem.”
The event was attended by Volta Regional Minister James Gunu, Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and other senior government officials.
Mahama said the centre would protect emerging enterprises expected to operate under the 24-hour economy policy, one of his administration’s key reforms.
Interior Minister Muntaka urged security agencies to adopt a coordinated approach in using the bureau, emphasising that the NSB would serve as a shared security resource rather than the preserve of any single institution.
The establishment of the NSB is part of the administration’s wider strategy to modernise Ghana’s security infrastructure, following recent announcements to deploy 60,000 surveillance cameras nationwide.
