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- 21 Apr 2015
MTN Data Centre Receives Tier III Certification
MTN, a leading ICT company in Nigeria, has been awarded the Tier III Certification for design of its data centre from the Uptime Institute. MTN Data Centre, which is located in Ojota, was assessed on…
- 13 Mar 2016
Banks Go Local to Beat CBN Deadline on Tier 3 Data Centre
Money deposit banks and other financial institutions in the country are embracing data centre service ahead of next year’s deadline given to money deposit banks in the country by Central Bank of…
- 2 Jun 2014
Banks Get 3 Years to Implement Data Centre Standard
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given money deposit banks in the country till 2017 to adopt tier 3 data centre standard, a global standard based on availability specifications for data centres,…
- 1 May 2018
MainOne Data Centre, MDXI Wins Most Connected Nigerian Data Centre Award
Premier data centre operator in West Africa, MDXI (a MainOne Company) won the most Connected Tier III Data Centre award at the Beacon of ICT Awards (BoICT), organized by the Nigerian Communications…
- 5 Jun 2019
Medallion Partners AIG, Etix Everywhere, and Ngoya to launch West Africa’s First Tier IV Data Centre in Ghana
Medallion, AIG, Etix Everywhere, and Ngoya is set to commence First Tier 4 designed certified data Centre in West Africa, with commercial services billed to start from July 2019 in Ghana. Etix…
- 12 Apr 2022
Airtel Nigeria Launches Commercial Data Centre to Support Businesses, Organisations
Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, yesterday in Lagos unveiled its state-of-the-art Tier 3 data centre for commercial use, declaring its mission to help provide perfect uptime and…
- 20 Mar 2017
Banks at Crossroads over CBN Deadline on Data Centre
Money deposit banks are at crossroads over whether to fully outsource their data centre operations or get theirs certified to the required standard in view of security and control concerns as they…
- 31 Oct 2024
African Telcos Compete to Launch Eco-Friendly Data Centres
African telecommunications companies are hurrying to build data centres powered by green energy as the demand for digital services on the continent increases, driven by the largest youth demographic…
- 21 Jun 2013
Glo Woos Corporate Clients with New Data Centre
Globacom has set up a state-of-the-art Internet Data Centre in Lagos just as it announced plans to expand the existing data management platform by building another world-class facility that will be…
- 25 Oct 2023
Digital Realty Launches Ultra Modern "LOS2" Data Centre in Lagos
Digital Realty (formerly known as Medallion Data Centres) has on Tuesday launched state of the art “LOS2” data centre in Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos. Digital Realty, Nigeria’s premier carrier…
- 5 Jul 2014
Kits Moves to Entrench Best Practices of Data Centre
KITS is set to empower a group of selected Data Centre Managers that cut across all sectors of the economy including banks, oil and gas, ISPs and conglomerate come July 12, in line with the recent…
- 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…
- 5 Oct 2012
IDC-G Adds Main One onto its Global Footprint
The International Data Centre Group (IDC-G), the first global data centre alliance, has added West Africa onto its global footprint via its latest member Main One Cable Company, the premier…
- 14 Apr 2014
MainOne Shares 5 Checklists on Choice of Data Centre
Mainone Company on Monday, reminded information technology managers that a Data Center is not just a data Center hence it shared five (5) considerations before choosing one. In its quarterly…
- 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.…
- 9 Oct 2022
ICT Experts Harp On The Critical State Of Infrastructure Needs In Nigeria
Panelists at the just concluded NITRA ICT Growth Conference 2.0, have emphasized the need for an urgent review of Nigeria’s state of infrastructure so as to position the country to massively reap the…
- 21 Jul 2016
CWG to Cut Banks’ ATM Spending by 20%
James Agada, managing director, Computer Warehouse Group plc, has said that Computer Warehouse Group Automated Teller Machine (ATM) as-a- service initiative will save banks 20 percent of their…
- 3 Jul 2016
CWG Launches ATM-as-a-Service Initiative
Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc has launched Automated Teller Machine-as-a-Service, a solution focused on enabling the growth in the financial inclusion to ensure a more thriving society. This…
- 21 Mar 2016
Leveraging on Technology to Grow the Insurance Industry in Nigeria
Mr. Ayotunde Coker, managing director of Rack Centre, Nigeria’s first Tier lll design certified data centre, has advised insurance executives on the need to leverage on technology to be able to meet…
- 22 Jan 2014
Encomiums CWG Launches Tier-3 Center in Lagos, Charts Future with CWG2.0
Computer Warehouse Group (CWG Plc), leading pan African information and communication technology conglomerate, has launched a Tier 3 Ultra-Modern Data Center, in line with improving Africa’s…
- 4 Sept 2024
Airtel Nigeria gets approval for three licenses
National Communications Commission (NCC) has granted three licences to Airtel Nigeria Telesonic Limited, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa. These new licences will enable the company to expand its fibre…
- 2 Jun 2014
MainOne Harps on Reliable Connectivity for Businesses
MainOne Cable Company, recently hosted business concerns in Lagos to a Breakfast Forum aimed at showcasing its metro fiber connectivity solutions for increased, productivity and improved…
- 10 Oct 2024
Okra Joins Cloud Hosting Race to Challenge AWS, Azure
Okra, Nigerian fintech startu, has launched a new cloud infrastructure service, making it the latest of several startups in the country that aim to provide a local alternative to cloud giants like…
- 19 Oct 2013
Cloud Computing is ICT Future – MainOne CMO
Cloud computing has been described as the future of the IT world in terms of data storage and security. Folu Aderibigbe, chief sales and marketing officer, MainOne, West Africa’s leading…
- 14 Sept 2022
Galaxy Backbone, 9mobile, SecureID, Rack Centre, Arravo Back NITRA ICT Growth Conference 2.0
As the 2 nd edition of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) stakeholders engagement event, the NITRA ICT GROWTH CONFERENCE draws near, key technology companies have…
- 11 Apr 2015
Resourcery Achieves UPTIME INSTITUTE ATD Certification
Resourcery Plc., West Africa’s foremost Information Technology Company, in its continuous effort to offer World class innovative solutions and empower its employees, has recently achieved the…
- 6 Jun 2021
Innovating Nigeria: The Rise of True Compatriots
By Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General/CEO of NITDA Beneath the obvious national contradictions and challenges we face, there is a deep revolution brewing that is “innovation at the speed of…
- 14 Dec 2013
Ndukwe, Ajayi Commend CWG Data Center Project
Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, former executive vice chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has decried the launch of Computer Warehouse Group (CWG’s) ultra-modern Data Centre in Lagos as…
- 24 Aug 2025
Digital Realty Commits to Africa’s Digital Transformation @ Launch of LKK2 Data Center
Engr. Ike Nnamani, chief executive officer, Digital Realty Nigeria has described the launch of LKK2 Data Centre as demonstration of his company’s commitment to Africa's digital transformation,…
- 1 Aug 2025
MTN Nigeria’s CAPEX Soars Nearly 300 Percent to ₦565.7Bn in Q1 2025
MTN Nigeria has announced a landmark investment of ₦565.7 billion for the first half of 2025—its largest single capital outlay in history, representing a 288.4 per cent year-on-year increase. Karl…