Data centers in the Lagos market
The Lagos market, as defined here, takes in every listed facility within 40 km of Lagos: 19 data centers in 4 towns and cities, led by Lagos (15), Mopo Onibeju Village (2), Ojota (1) and Victoria Island (1). That is 73% of the listings in Nigeria.
The operators with the most listings are Digital Realty (4), 21st Century Technologies Limited (2) and MTN Nigeria Communications PLC (2), out of 10 named operators.
The three operators with the most listings hold 42% of them; 6 of the 10 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. 10 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (8 Tier III and 2 Tier IV). Tier IV: 21st Century Digital Hub Data Centre 1 - DHDX and Ikoyi Data Centre.
About the Lagos market
The directory lists 19 data centers in the Lagos market, 61st of the 64 markets it covers and 73 percent of all listings in Nigeria. 15 are recorded in Lagos itself, 79 percent of the market; Mopo Onibeju Village has 2, and Ojota and Victoria Island one each.
10 operators are listed. Digital Realty has the most listings, 4, followed by 21st Century Technologies, Equinix and MTN Nigeria with 2 each. MainOne, Rack Centre, Guaranty Trust Bank and the Lagos State Government have one each. Enterprise data centers (9) and colocation sites (8) are close in number.
Capacity figures come only from Digital Realty. 3 of its buildings publish a utility supply, the largest being LOS2 on Victoria Island at 1 MW. By floor area, Digital Realty LKK2 in Mopo Onibeju Village is the largest listed building, at 26,500 square feet.
The data records no status for any of the 19 listed facilities. 10 hold an Uptime Institute certification, 8 at Tier III and 2 at Tier IV, one of them the Ikoyi Data Centre. None of the listings has a building outline mapped in OpenStreetMap, and only 5 have a precise location.
Towns and cities
Lagos (15) · Mopo Onibeju Village (2) · Ojota (1) · Victoria Island (1)
Facilities
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Digital Realty | 4 |
| 21st Century Technologies Limited | 2 |
| Equinix | 2 |
| MTN Nigeria Communications PLC | 2 |
| Cloud Exchange West Africa Limited | 1 |
| Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) PLC | 1 |
| Lagos State Government | 1 |
| MainOne | 1 |
| Open Access Data Center (OADC) Limited (Nigeria) | 1 |
| Rack Centre Limited | 1 |
Largest data centers in the Lagos market 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.
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 |