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- 13 Sept 2022
Africa Data Centres Joins Forces with Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN)
Africa Data Centres, the largest network of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities in Africa, and part of the Cassava Technologies group, has taken a significant step…
- 16 Nov 2023
Africa Data Centres’ Dr. Krishnan named ‘Face of Data Centre Ecosystem’@2023 ATAEx Awards
Less than two months after ‘Technology Person of the Year’ at Tech Innovation Awards 2023, Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, Regional Executive – West Africa at Africa Data Centres, was yet again named ‘Face…
- 21 Aug 2018
UNILAG to Launch Centres of Excellence to Boost Research
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) says it has concluded arrangements for its research agenda setting workshop and launch of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Centres of Excellence…
- 2 Mar 2026
Krishnan Exits Africa Data Centre to Embark on Professional Chapter
Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, the hitherto Regional Executive - West Africa at Africa Data Centres (ADC), Africa’s largest network of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities, has…
- 24 Jun 2019
Rack Centre Wins Data Cloud Award Excellence for a Second Year Running
Rack Centre, Africa's premium Tier III certified colocation data centre services provider has been announced as the winner for a second year running at the 2019 Datacloud Awards in Monaco. It won the…
- 2 Nov 2017
Oracle Plans to Open Cloud Centre of Excellence in Nigeria, Kenya
Stefan Diedericks, alliances and channel director for Oracle Africa, said the company plans to open cloud centres of excellence in Nigeria and Kenya. “For now there are only available in…
- 25 Nov 2024
Meet the Winners of 2024 Africa Tech Alliance Excellence Awards
Africa Tech Alliance (ATAEx) Awards has, again, lived up to expectations by honouring individuals, organizations, and initiatives that have made significant impact on Africa's tech ecosystem,…
- 7 Nov 2019
ADVAN Gears Up For 9th Edition of ‘Marketing Excellence West Africa’ Awards Ceremony
All is set for the 9th edition of the Advertisers Association of Nigeria’s Awards for Marketing Excellence West Africa themed; ‘Business Value of Creativity’. The award ceremony which was launched in…
- 24 Apr 2014
DHL Nigeria Becomes Certified Intl Specialist Centre of Excellence
Nigerian office of DHL Express, the world leader in international express delivery and the world’s most international company, has received a further endorsement of its ‘Employer of Choice’…
- 9 Jun 2023
Lagos Leather Fair Launches Award to Recognize Excellence and Innovation in Africa
To recognise excellence and innovation in the leather industry in Africa, the Lagos Leather Fair, a platform created to showcase leather designers and the potential value of the leather industry in…
- 19 Dec 2021
Rack Centre LGS1 Data Centre Expansion Wins MEA Data Centre Development Award
Rack Centre, the leading carrier neutral data centre colocation provider in West Africa, has emerged the winner at the Data Centre Dynamics (DCD) global award, the first for the Middle East and…
- 20 Jun 2018
Rack Centre, Data Centre Provider Recognized as Winner @ Datacloud Awards
Rack Centre, Africa’s Premium Data Centre and the leading carrier neutral Tier III constructed facility certified colocation data centre provider has been honoured with the prestigious Datacloud…
- 7 Oct 2019
MainOne Wins at Datacloud Africa Leadership Awards 2019
MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider and its subsidiary company, MDXi, came out tops at the 2019 edition of Datacloud Africa Leadership Summit and Awards…
- 30 Mar 2017
Rack Centre in a Race for Data Centre Solutions Awards
Rack Centre, Africa’s premium Data Centre, is a finalist in two categories in the internationally acclaimed Data Centre Solutions (DCS) awards in the UK, the only African based Data Centre provider…
- 1 Jun 2023
Glo clinches 'Africa's Beacon of ICT Excellence/ Leadership Award'
Globacom, total telecommunications solutions provider, has added another award to its kitty with the recent 'Africa's Beacon of ICT Excellence/Leadership Award' awarded on Saturday in Lagos. The 2023…
- 16 Oct 2023
EnterpriseNGR Set to Position Lagos as Africa’s Premier Financial Services Centre
EnterpriseNGR, a member-led, not-for-profit Professional Advocacy Group representing Nigeria’s Financial and Professional Services (FPS) Sector, disclosed plans to position Lagos state as a premier…
- 12 Dec 2019
Rack Centre Wins Data Centre Operations Team of the Year @ DCD Awards in London
Rack Centre, the first and only truly carrier neutral state-of-the-art Tier III Constructed Facility Certified data centre in Africa offering colocation, content distribution, interconnect and Cloud…
- 1 Oct 2021
Cloud Exchange Partners Huawei to Launch Africa’s First Tier IV Prefabricated Data Centre
Cloud Exchange, a system Integrator in West Africa and a provider of end-to-end Information Technology (IT) system solutions, has officially launched Africa's first uptime institute tier IV modular…
- 15 Apr 2018
Rack Centre Declared Finalist In The 2018 UK DCS Awards
Rack Centre, Africa’s premium Data Centre, for the second-year running has been announced as a finalist in two categories in this year’s Data Centre Solutions Awards in the United Kingdom. The…
- 19 Jun 2019
World Bank Selects FUTO as Centre for Future Energies, Electro-chemical System
The World Bank has selected the Federal University of Technology, Owerri as Africa centre of excellence in Future Energies and Electro-Chemical System, otherwise called ACE-FUELS. It was gathered…
- 19 Sept 2024
PMCRG Invokes FoI, Asks NCC to Disclose Findings on Telecoms Competition Landscape
Pervasive and Mobile Computing Research Group (PMCRG), a specialised research arm within Obafemi Awolowo University’s (OAU) Africa Centre of Excellence (ACE) ICT-Driven Knowledge Park, has formally…
- 9 Dec 2022
Pantami Urges Africa to Embrace Innovation to Drive Economy
Professor Ali Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy in Nigeria, has stressed that for Africa to prosper economically, the region must play active role in digital innovation.…
- 6 Nov 2018
Rack Centre Clinches Best Data Centre Innovative Award in the Europe Global Carrier Awards
Rack Centre, Africa’s Premium Data Centre has been named the winner in the Best Data Centre Innovation category of this year's Capacity Europe 2018 Global Carrier Awards in London. Rosalind Irving,…
- 5 Sept 2018
Rack Centre Achieves Business Continuity Management Certification, ISO 22301:2012
Rack Centre, Africa’s premium colocation Data Centre has achieved the ISO 22301:2012, Business Continuity Management Certification, joining an elite number of Data Centre in the world to attain such…
- 16 Nov 2022
Pantami, Danbatta, Inuwa, Ikenna-Emeka, Oji and others Receive 2022 AfriTECH Awards
The Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH) has conferred special honours on Professor Isa Ibrahim Ali (Pantami), Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Umar Garba…
- 19 Apr 2014
World Bank Gives $150m to 10 Nigerian Varsities, Others
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $150 million to finance 19 university-based Centres of Excellence in seven countries in West and Central Africa, 10 of which are Nigerian…
- 15 Mar 2021
Rack Centre Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Rack Centre, West Africa's leading Tier III Constructed Facility Certified carrier neutral data centre, has achieved the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, QMS certification ensuring its…
- 3 Sept 2018
DBI Boss Urges African Govts to Invest in ICT Skills for Economic Growth
Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, administrator, Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) has called on African governments to launch an aggressive intervention in the ICT sector by investing in digital skills to…
- 10 Nov 2015
Data Centre Dynamics Awards Shortlists Rack Centre in 2 Categories
Rack Centre, the leader in the Nigerian data centre industry has been named finalist in two categories of the Data Centre Dynamics Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Awards for 2015. The…
- 29 Apr 2019
MDXi Recognized as Best Tier III Data Centre of The Year @ Beacon of ICT Awards
West Africa’s leading data centre provider offering colocation, interconnection and cloud services, MDXi (a MainOne company) received the Best Tier III Data Center of The Year award at the 2019…