Ghana orders courier riders to register on iCOLMS GH or face sanctions

A hard 19-day registration deadline just dropped on every courier company and delivery rider operating in Ghana.

Ghana launches digital courier regulation platform

• Samuel Nartey George announced iCOLMS GH on Thursday.
• Every courier company and rider must register by March 31.
• Enforcement kicks off April 1 with police involvement.
• Noncompliant operators face regulatory sanctions after the deadline.

Platform born from a messy 2025 crackdown

• Authorities seized hundreds of motorbikes back in August 2025.
• That chaotic operation got halted after massive backlash.
• The government promised a simpler digital alternative afterward.
• iCOLMS GH is the direct result of that pledge.

System goes fully paperless and integrated

• Licensing, renewals, and status checks all happen online.
• Ghana.GOV and the National Identification Authority are linked.
• Future integration with Traffitech GH is already planned.
• Unregistered operators reportedly threaten legitimate businesses significantly.

Consumer verification is a core selling point

• Public users can check any rider's regulatory status directly.
• George framed security as the currency of e-commerce.
• Parcel handoffs get a legitimacy-check layer built in.
• Certification doubles as a professionalism badge for operators.