🇳🇬 English, 20 October 2026, data centre localisation
Nigeria's Data Centre Foundation Needs Cloud Platforms to Unlock Its Potential
The country's data centres are expanding, but local cloud platforms are still lacking, hindering data localisation efforts.
Nigeria has a strong foundation of professionally run data centres, but the next challenge is building cloud platforms on top of them.
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s order to keep payment data on local infrastructure by 2027 puts this distinction at the centre of the debate.
Operators such as MTN are starting to fill the gap by launching cloud services alongside new data centres in Lagos.