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- 29 Oct 2018
Ayotunde Coker Elected Secretary General of Newly Formed Africa Data Centre Association
Dr. Ayotunde Coker, the Managing Director of Rack Centre, Africa’s premium colocation data centre has been elected by his African peers as the Secretary General of the newly formed African Data…
- 1 Nov 2018
Ayotunde Coker, Rack Centre Boss Joins Africa FinTech Summit as Keynote Speaker
Dr. Ayotunde Coker, will be joining an array of technological and business experts at this year’s Africa Fintech Summit holding in Lagos, Nigeria on November 8, 2018 where he will deliver a keynote…
- 20 Dec 2020
Tunde Coker Bags Cranfield University’s Highest Alumni Award
Dr. Ayotunde Coker, Managing Director, Rack Centre has been honoured with a “Distinguished Manufacturing Alumnus Award” for 2020 by the Cranfield University. The Cranfield Manufacturing Alumni Awards…
- 27 Mar 2025
Nigeria's $1 Trillion Economy Vision Hinges on Digital Backbone
Industry leaders at a summit on the implementation of Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) framework in Nigeria have established a direct link between Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy…
- 10 Mar 2019
Coker, Rack Centre MD Selected as a Member of Data Economy Power list of 200 Individuals
Data Economy, one of the world’s most prestigious publications devoted to the global data industry has selected Dr Ayotunde Coker, the Managing Director of Rack Centre as one of its 200 “Power List”…
- 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,…
- 23 Oct 2019
#MoDiTECH2019 Holds Today in Lagos
C-level executives including CEOs/CFOs/CROs/CCO/CIO; Directors and Heads of trading, operations, research, analytics, investment, strategy, digital, compliance, risk and data analysts; and senior…
- 15 Oct 2019
Global Accelerex, Digital Encode, ActivEdge Technologies, Others for MoDiTECH
Industry players and key stakeholders have continued to throw weight behind the maiden edition of Mobile & Disruptive Technology Forum (MoDiTECH 2019) holding on October 24, 2019 in Lagos State,…
- 6 Oct 2019
Austin Okere to Keynote as Tunde Coker Chairs MoDiTECH 2019
Mr. Austin Okere, Founder & Vice Chairman, CWG Plc, will present the keynote at the maiden edition of Mobile & Disruptive Technology Forum (MoDiTECH 2019) holding on October 24, 2019 in Lagos…
- 30 Oct 2025
WIOCC, Abia State Break Ground on Landmark Fibre Duct Infrastructure Project to Drive Digital Inclusion
WIOCC, Africa’s Digital Backbone, in partnership with the Abia State Government, successfully held the Abia State Duct Infrastructure Project Groundbreaking Ceremony on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, at…
- 1 Sept 2021
Rack Centre, PwC to Chart the Way Forward on Digital Infrastructure in a Webinar Series
Rack Centre, West Africa's largest Carrier Neutral Tier III Data Centre, in collaboration with the leading professional services firm PwC, will, on 16 September 2021, explore how Africa can leverage…
- 7 May 2019
Rack Centre Inducted into Data Centre Hall of Fame
Rack Centre, Africa’s Premium Data Centre has been inducted into the Beacon of ICT Awards Hall of Fame, the annual award ceremony held in Nigeria by Communications Media Limited, Publishers of…
- 14 Apr 2016
Coker, Rack Centre MD to Keynote BoICT Lecture 2016
Ayotunde Coker, managing director of Rack Centre, will deliver this this year’s Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Distinguished Lecture, the organisers said. Coker who will speak on the theme ““Data Centre as…
- 1 Oct 2021
NCC, NITDA, GBB, Zoho, others Support #AfriTECH2021
) has received support from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),Africa Tech Alliance Forum 2021 (#AfriTECH National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), African ICT Foundation…
- 1 Oct 2024
AfriTECH 4.0 Set to Drive Conversations on Africa's Digital Future
Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 4.0), one of the continent’s leading technology-focused events, is scheduled to hold Thursday, November 07, 2024 at Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road, Lagos-Nigeria. The…
- 12 Jul 2024
Stakeholders @PIAFo Identify Obstacles to FG's 90,000km Fibre Project
Stakeholders in the telecommunications industry have said the Federal Government's plan to deploy 90,000 kilometers of fibre optic cables across the country will face several obstacles, especially…
- 15 Jul 2024
FCMB Unit CEO Calls for Innovation and Resilience Amid Economic Challenges
At the BusinessDay CEO Forum, Chukwuma Nwanze, MD/CEO of Credit Direct Finance Company Limited (Credit Direct), FCMB Group's consumer finance arm, emphasized the critical role of innovation and…
- 21 Aug 2025
OAfabric Goes Live in Nigeria, DRC, Redefines African Interconnectivity
Open Access Fabric (OAfabric), Africa-led interconnection platform is now live and operational in both Nigeria (OADC Lagos) and the DRC (OADC Texaf - Kinshasa), providing businesses with the ability…
- 15 Feb 2021
AFR-IX Opens PoP @ Rack Centre
AFR-IX, Internet Service Provider (ISP), has established its major Point of Presence (PoP) in Rack Centre, West Africa’s carrier neutral Tier III data centre. Mr Norman Albi, founder/chief executive,…
- 11 Feb 2026
Open Access Data Centres Acquires Seven NTT Data Centres Across South Africa
Open Access Data Centres (OADC), Africa’s fastest-growing data centre company, has officially announced the strategic acquisition of seven NTT data centres across South Africa. The acquisition, which…
- 30 May 2024
OADC achieves Tier-III certification in Johannesburg
Open Access Data Centres (OADC), Africa’s fastest-growing data centre company, has announced the achievement of Tier-III design certification from the internationally acclaimed Uptime Institute for…
- 7 Feb 2021
AFR-IX Telecom, Global ISP Establishes Regional Point of Presence (POP) @ Rack Centre
AFR-IX, the global Internet Service Provider with service coverage in over 50 countries in Africa, delivering Internet and data services to Enterprises, International Carriers and Telecommunication…
- 1 Nov 2023
NCC, ZOHO, ADC, Inq., OADC, Others Sponsor AfriTECH 3.0, ATAEx Awards
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Zoho Nigeria, Digital Encode Limited, Inq.Digital, Notion Technologies limited have thrown their weight behind the third edition of the Africa Tech Alliance…
- 8 Jun 2022
BoICT Awards: Spectranet Wins “Best 4G LTE ISP
Spectranet, Internet Service Provider has once again been adjudged the best 4G LTE internet service provider at the recently concluded 2023 edition of the Beacon of ICT Award. Ken Nwogbo, Editor in…
- 28 Aug 2024
TSSF 5.0: Industry Leaders to Address Brain Drain Challenge in Nigeria's Telecom Industry
Leading figures in the telecommunications and information and communications technology (ICT) sectors are set to gather for the fifth edition of the Telecom Sector Sustainability Forum (TSSF 5.0).…
- 7 Nov 2021
Zoho, Digital Encode, Layer3, Rack Centre, Others Among AfriTECH2021 Award Winners
Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH) organisers have recognized outstanding organizations for driving creative, innovative solutions and products to enhance Africa’s digital economy. L-r: Dr.…
- 1 Oct 2023
Data Centre Stakeholders Rally Behind Telecoms Sector Sustainability Forum 4.0
The fourth edition of the Telecoms Sector Sustainability Forum (TSSF 4.0), organized by Business Remarks and themed “Mainstreaming Data Centres in the Nigerian Digital Economy,” is set to take place…
- 6 Nov 2024
AfriTECH 4.0 Holds in Lagos Today
The highly anticipated Africa Tech Alliance Forum is scheduled to hold today Thursday, November 07, 2024 at Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road, Lagos-Nigeria. The forum will bring together industry leaders,…
- 3 Mar 2020
Actis Acquires Majority Stake in Rack Centre
Actis, a leading investor of private capital into global emerging markets announced it has acquired a majority stake in Rack Centre, Nigeria’s leading provider of data centre colocation and cloud…
- 18 Dec 2018
Data Centre Dynamics Picks Rack Centre’s Sunday Opadijo as its 2018 Data Centre Manager of the Year
Data Centre Dynamics (DCD), the global Data Centre Industry media and publishing company with an operation in over 42 different countries has announced Mr Sunday Opadijo, Chief Engineer, Rack Centre,…