16 operators · 28 facilities · 137 MW tracked
Data center companies in Nigeria
16 operators run 28 tracked data centers in Nigeria: 25 operational, 3 under construction or announced, 137+ MW of published IT capacity. Built from operator and registry sources — a shortlist of the market, not an exhaustive census.
How many data center companies operate in Nigeria?
Coloprice tracks 16 data center operators with 28 facilities in Nigeria. The largest by facility count is Digital Realty (5 facilities); by published IT capacity it is Nxtra by Airtel Africa with 38 MW disclosed. Counts reflect the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-10-01.
Largest by tracked facilities
- Digital Realty 5 facilities
- Rack Centre 3 facilities
- MTN Nigeria 3 facilities
- Equinix 3 facilities
- Galaxy Backbone Limited 2 facilities
Largest by published capacity
- Nxtra by Airtel Africa 38 MW published
- 21st Century Technologies Limited (21CTL) / Konet 36 MW published
- Open Access Data Centres (WIOCC) 24 MW published
- Africa Data Centres (Liquid Intelligent Technologies) 21 MW published
- Rack Centre 14 MW published
Operators in Nigeria
Sorted by tracked facilities, then published capacity. MW is the sum of capacity each operator publishes for its Nigeria sites — undisclosed values are not estimated.
| Operator | Facilities | Published MW | Cities | Status | Certifications | AI-ready |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty | 5 | not published | Lekki, Lagos, Victoria Island, Lagos, Abuja | 5 live · 0 pipeline | not published | — |
| Rack Centre | 3 | 14 MW (2 of 3 sites) | Lagos, Ikeja, Lagos | 3 live · 0 pipeline | IFC EDGE, ISO 27001, ISO 9001 | 1 |
| MTN Nigeria | 3 | 5 MW (1 of 3 sites) | Ikeja, Lagos, Ojota (Lagos), Lagos | 3 live · 0 pipeline | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents, Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility | — |
| Equinix | 3 | not published | Lekki, Lagos | 2 live · 1 pipeline | not published | — |
| Galaxy Backbone Limited | 2 | 1 MW (1 of 2 sites) | Kano, Abuja | 2 live · 0 pipeline | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility, Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents, Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Constructed Facility | — |
| Cloud Exchange West Africa Limited (formerly Dimension Data Nigeria) | 2 | not published | Ikoyi (Lagos), Lagos | 2 live · 0 pipeline | Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Design Documents | — |
| Nxtra by Airtel Africa | 1 | 38 | Eko Atlantic City, Lagos | 0 live · 1 pipeline | not published | — |
| 21st Century Technologies Limited (21CTL) / Konet | 1 | 36 | Ikeja, Lagos | 1 live · 0 pipeline | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents | — |
| Open Access Data Centres (WIOCC) | 1 | 24 | Lekki, Lagos | 1 live · 0 pipeline | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents | — |
| Africa Data Centres (Liquid Intelligent Technologies) | 1 | 21 | Eko Atlantic City, Lagos | 1 live · 0 pipeline | ANSI/TIA-942-B Rated-3 Constructed Facility, ISO 27001, PCI DSS | — |
| 21st Century Technologies Limited (21CTL) | 1 | not published | Lekki, Lagos | 1 live · 0 pipeline | Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Design Documents | — |
| 24 Data Networks Limited (24DNL) | 1 | not published | Egbokor | 0 live · 1 pipeline | Tier IV Certification of Design Documents (Uptime Institute) | — |
| Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria | 1 | not published | Port Harcourt | 1 live · 0 pipeline | not published | — |
| Kasi Cloud Datacenters | 1 | not published | Lagos | 1 live · 0 pipeline | not published | 1 |
| MainOne | 1 | not published | Lekki, Lagos | 1 live · 0 pipeline | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility, Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents | — |
| T2 (formerly 9mobile / Etisalat Nigeria) | 1 | not published | Abuja | 1 live · 0 pipeline | Uptime Institute Tier II Certification of Design Documents | — |
AI-ready operators in Nigeria
2 of 16 operators mark at least one Nigeria facility as AI-ready (published liquid cooling or high-density design): Rack Centre, Kasi Cloud Datacenters.
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FAQ
Which is the largest data center company in Nigeria?
By tracked facilities: Digital Realty with 5 sites. By published capacity: Nxtra by Airtel Africa with 38 MW. Facility counts and MW come from operator pages and registries; published megawatts describe site design, not vacant capacity for a new order.
Do all of these companies sell colocation in Nigeria?
No. The list includes colocation and wholesale operators as well as hyperscaler- or enterprise-owned sites that do not sell space. Open each facility card for status, certifications and the operator's own page before requesting a quote.
How is this list of Nigeria data center companies built?
From the Coloprice catalog: every facility is recorded from a primary source (operator website, press release, certification registry), so a company appears here when at least one of its Nigeria sites is tracked. No operator pays for placement, and the ranking is not for sale.
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