Key Market Highlights: 

• Nigeria is one of the notable secondary data center markets in Africa and has witnessed investments from colocation operators such as 21st Century Technologies, MDX-I (Equinix), Galaxy Backbone, Rack Centres, and MTN, among others. 
• Global data center operators are increasingly showing interest in the Nigerian market. For instance, Equinix, with the acquisition of MainOne (MDX-I) and the acquisition of Medallion Data Centres by Digital Realty. 
• In terms of top operators, Africa Data Centers contribute more than 30% of the IT load capacity in the Nigeria data center Market. 

• With regard to geography, Lagos contributes to more than 90% of the existing rack capacity in the Nigeria Data Center Market.