Market comparison
Abuja, Nigeria vs Lagos, Nigeria
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Abuja — 3 facilities from 3 operators, Lagos — 5 facilities from 4 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Abuja, Nigeria
3
Tracked facilities · Operators: 3
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Lagos, Nigeria
5
Tracked facilities · Operators: 4
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Markets side by side
| Field | Abuja | Lagos |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 3 | 5 |
| Operators | 3 | 4 |
| Published IT capacity | 1 MW (1 of 3 sites publish) | 14 MW (2 of 5 sites publish) |
| Operational | 3 | 5 |
| Under construction / announced | 0 | 0 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 1 | 2 |
| Sites with any certification | 2 | 3 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 0 | 2 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | not published | not published |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.049 | $0.049 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 24/100 across 3 sites | 31/100 across 5 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-10-01; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: Abuja — 3; Lagos — 5
- Operators: Abuja — 3; Lagos — 4
- Published IT capacity: Abuja — 1 MW (1 of 3 sites publish); Lagos — 14 MW (2 of 5 sites publish)
- Operational: Abuja — 3; Lagos — 5
- Tier III+ certified sites: Abuja — 1; Lagos — 2
- Sites with any certification: Abuja — 2; Lagos — 3
- AI-ready sites: Abuja — 0; Lagos — 2
- Average Coloprice Score: Abuja — 24/100 across 3 sites; Lagos — 31/100 across 5 sites
Top facilities by score
Abuja, Nigeria
- Galaxy Backbone National Shared Services Centre Data Center 1 Galaxy Backbone Limited · 0.825 MW
- T2 Mabushi Data Centre T2 (formerly 9mobile / Etisalat Nigeria)
- Medallion Abuja Digital Realty
Lagos, Nigeria
- Rack Centre LGS1 Rack Centre · 1.5 MW
- Rack Centre LGS2 Rack Centre · 12 MW
- MTN Nigeria Communications Dabengwa Data Center, DC01 MTN Nigeria
Open Abuja data centers →Open Lagos data centers →Colocation pricing in Abuja →Colocation pricing in Lagos →
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