Data centers in Nigeria
26 data centers are listed in Nigeria. The cities with the most listings are Lagos (15), Abuja (2), Mopo Onibeju Village (2), Egbokor (1) and Gombe (1); together they hold 81% of them. The operators with the most listings are Digital Realty (4), 21st Century Technologies Limited (2) and Galaxy Backbone Limited (2), out of 14 named operators.
By type, the listings in Nigeria are 58% enterprise, 31% colocation and 12% unclassified. Across all listed countries the enterprise share is 16%. By published utility power, the largest single buildings are Digital Realty LOS2 (Digital Realty, 1 MW) and Digital Realty LOS1 (Digital Realty, 0.2 MW).
Worldwide, Nigeria ranks 43rd of 152 countries by number of listings, with under 1% of all listed facilities. It has the most listings in Western Africa, ahead of Ghana (10), Ivory Coast (4) and Senegal (4).
The three operators with the most listings hold 31% of them; 8 of the 14 named operators have a single listed facility here. Published power figures for single buildings add up to 1 MW of utility power across 3 buildings; buildings that publish no figure are not counted. 15 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (10 Tier III, 4 Tier IV and 1 Tier II). Tier IV: 21st Century Digital Hub Data Centre 1 - DHDX, 24DNL Modular Data Center Duport Energy Park, Ikoyi Data Centre and Galaxy Backbone Data Center, Kano.
25 of 26 facilities have coordinates.
Cities
Lagos (15) · Abuja (2) · Mopo Onibeju Village (2)
Markets
Lagos (19)
Facilities
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Digital Realty | 4 |
| 21st Century Technologies Limited | 2 |
| Equinix | 2 |
| Galaxy Backbone Limited | 2 |
| MTN Nigeria Communications PLC | 2 |
| MainOne | 2 |
| 24 Data Networks Limited (24DNL) | 1 |
| Cloud Exchange West Africa Limited | 1 |
| Etisalat Nigeria | 1 |
| Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) PLC | 1 |
| Lagos State Government | 1 |
| Lecturers | 1 |
| Open Access Data Center (OADC) Limited (Nigeria) | 1 |
| Rack Centre Limited | 1 |
Largest data centers in Nigeria by power
| Facility | Operator | MW of utility power |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty LOS2 | Digital Realty | 1 |
| Digital Realty LOS1 | Digital Realty | 0.2 |
| Digital Realty LKK1 | Digital Realty | 0.2 |
Top 10 of 3 buildings that publish their utility power in MW. Figures of other kinds (campus totals, or power without a stated measure) are not ranked with them.
Uptime Institute certified data centers in Nigeria
| Facility | Operator | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 21st Century Digital Hub Data Centre 1 - DHDX | 21st Century Technologies Limited | Tier IV (Certification of Design Documents) |
| 24DNL Modular Data Center Duport Energy Park | 24 Data Networks Limited (24DNL) | Tier IV (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Galaxy Backbone Data Center, Kano | Galaxy Backbone Limited | Tier IV (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| Ikoyi Data Centre | Cloud Exchange West Africa Limited | Tier IV (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Dabengwa Data Center, DC01 | MTN Nigeria Communications PLC | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| Galaxy Backbone National Shared Services Centre Data Center 1, Phase 1, Abuja | Galaxy Backbone Limited | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| Gtbank DC01 | Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) PLC | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Konet Data Centre, DC01 and DC03 | 21st Century Technologies Limited | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Lagos Data Centre | Rack Centre Limited | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| Lagos State Government data center | Lagos State Government | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Lekki Data Centre | MainOne | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| LG02 IBX, Phase 1 | MainOne | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| OADC Lagos Data Center Phase 1 (LOS1) | Open Access Data Center (OADC) Limited (Nigeria) | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Ojota Data Center 2, Level 2 | MTN Nigeria Communications PLC | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Mabushi, ABUJA NGDC | Etisalat Nigeria | Tier II (Certification of Design Documents) |
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty LKK2 | Digital Realty | 26,500 |
| Digital Realty LOS2 | Digital Realty | 4,500 |
| Digital Realty LOS1 | Digital Realty | 4,000 |
| Digital Realty LKK1 | Digital Realty | 3,000 |