28 facilities · 18 operators · 137 MW tracked
Colocation in Nigeria: pricing, providers and markets
18 operators run 28 tracked data centers in Nigeria across 4 cities with at least three sites (25 operational, 137+ MW published, 2 AI-ready). Below: the published price benchmark, retail list prices, the operator list and the city pages. Catalog data from primary sources; no estimates.
How much does colocation cost in Nigeria?
18 operators run 28 tracked data centers in Nigeria; the largest by sites is Digital Realty (formerly Medallion Communications) (4). No published wholesale $/kW benchmark exists for this market yet, so Coloprice shows none rather than an estimate. No operator in this market publishes a retail rate card; prices are quoted on request.
Wholesale benchmark
No published wholesale benchmark for this market. Coloprice does not estimate prices; request quotes below.
Published retail prices
No operator in Nigeria publishes a retail rate card on its website. That is normal for wholesale-led markets and says nothing about price level — request quotes with one brief.
Colocation providers in Nigeria
Operators with tracked data centers in Nigeria, sorted by sites, then published capacity. Sites / operational; MW is the sum of what each operator publishes for these sites. Some entries are hyperscaler or enterprise sites that do not sell colocation — check the facility card.
| Operator | Sites / live | Published MW | Top-scored facility | Certifications | AI-ready |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty (formerly Medallion Communications) | 4 / 4 | not published | Digital Realty LKK1 | not published | — |
| Rack Centre | 3 / 3 | 14 | Rack Centre LGS1 | ISO 27001, ISO 9001, PCI DSS | 1 |
| Equinix | 3 / 2 | not published | Equinix LG1 | not published | — |
| MTN Nigeria | 2 / 2 | 5 | MTN Sifiso Dabengwa Data and Cloud Centre | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents, Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility | — |
| Galaxy Backbone Limited | 2 / 2 | 1 | Galaxy Backbone National Shared Services Centre Data Center 1 | Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Constructed Facility, Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents, Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility | — |
| Cloud Exchange West Africa Limited (formerly Dimension Data Nigeria) | 2 / 2 | not published | Cloud Exchange Ikoyi Data Centre | Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Design Documents | — |
| Nxtra by Airtel Africa | 1 / 0 | 38 | Nxtra by Airtel Africa — Lagos Data Centre | not published | — |
| 21st Century Technologies Limited (21CTL) / Konet | 1 / 1 | 36 | Konet Data Centre, DC01 and DC03 | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents | — |
| Open Access Data Centres (WIOCC) | 1 / 1 | 24 | OADC LOS1 (Lekki) | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents | — |
| Africa Data Centres (Liquid Intelligent Technologies) | 1 / 1 | 21 | Africa Data Centres LOS1 | ANSI/TIA-942-B Rated-3 Constructed Facility, ISO 27001, PCI DSS | — |
| 21st Century Technologies Limited (21CTL) | 1 / 1 | not published | 21st Century Digital Hub Data Centre 1 (DHDX) | Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Design Documents | — |
| 24 Data Networks Limited (24DNL) | 1 / 0 | not published | 24DNL Modular Data Center — Duport Energy Park | Tier IV Certification of Design Documents (Uptime Institute) | — |
| Digital Realty Lagos | 1 / 1 | not published | Medallion Abuja | not published | — |
| Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria | 1 / 1 | not published | interconnectnigeria Data Centre | not published | — |
| Kasi Cloud Datacenters | 1 / 1 | not published | Kasi Cloud LOS1 (Lekki) | not published | 1 |
| MainOne | 1 / 1 | not published | MainOne Lekki Data Centre | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents, Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility | — |
| MTN Nigeria Communications PLC | 1 / 1 | not published | MTN Ojota Data Center 2 | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents | — |
| T2 (formerly 9mobile / Etisalat Nigeria) | 1 / 1 | not published | T2 Mabushi Data Centre | Uptime Institute Tier II Certification of Design Documents | — |
Colocation markets in Nigeria
| City | Sites / live | Published MW |
|---|---|---|
| Colocation in Lekki, Lagos | 8 | 24 |
| Colocation in Lagos | 5 | 14 |
| Colocation in Abuja | 3 | 1 |
| Colocation in Ikeja, Lagos | 3 | 41 |
Availability in Nigeria: what the numbers do and do not say
Published megawatts describe how facilities are designed, not how much power is available to a new customer today. Vacancy is confirmed only in an operator's proposal for a specific hall and ready-for-service date. Where operators have told Coloprice that a market is sold out to a date, the facility cards say so; otherwise assume nothing and ask each provider the same question.
What the colocation price includes — and what it does not
- Included in the base fee: rack or cabinet space, a committed power circuit, cooling, physical security, and usually a basic remote-hands allowance.
- Billed separately: metered electricity above the allowance (or a per-kWh rate on retail contracts), cross-connects, IP transit, additional remote hands, and one-off setup or installation fees.
- Wholesale contracts add annual escalators, ramp schedules and power-commitment minimums; retail contracts add overage rates and bandwidth caps. Compare providers on the same committed kW, density, term and connectivity.
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FAQ
Who are the largest colocation providers in Nigeria?
By tracked sites: Digital Realty (formerly Medallion Communications) with 4. By published IT capacity: Nxtra by Airtel Africa with 38 MW. Facility counts and MW come from operator pages and registries; the table above lists every operator with a tracked site in Nigeria, including some that do not sell space.
Is there colocation capacity available in Nigeria right now?
Coloprice tracks 28 facilities here (25 operational, 3 under construction or announced) but does not track vacancy. Availability, rack density and delivery dates are confirmed only in a current proposal for a specific hall — send the same brief to several providers and compare.
How do I get comparable colocation quotes in Nigeria?
Send every provider one brief: committed kW, density per rack, redundancy, carriers and cloud on-ramps, start date, term and expansion rights. Ask for space, power, metered electricity, cross-connects, installation and remote hands as separate lines, then compare against the benchmark. The form below routes one brief to matching operators; no operator pays for position.
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