Lagos houses 21 of 25 data centres, accounting for 84% of the nation’s centres

Lagos hosts 21 of Nigeria’s 25 data centres.
Only Lagos, Abuja, and Kano currently host data centres.
Abuja holds 12% of the country’s data centres despite being the capital.
Kano’s single facility accounts for just 4% and highlights the limited digital infrastructure in northern Nigeria.
The distribution shows a high geographic concentration risk; national digital operations rely heavily on Lagos.
Lagos’ dominance reflects its advantages: commercial activity, connectivity, and proximity to submarine cable landings.

Nigeria’s data infrastructure is heavily concentrated in a single location. Of the country's 25 data centres, 21 are located in Lagos, accounting for 84% of the total. Abuja has three, and Kano has only one. This shows how unevenly spread Nigeria’s digital backbone is, and how efforts are mostly concentrated in one city.

This reflects Lagos’ role as the country’s commercial and connectivity hub. Businesses, financial institutions, telecom operators, and cloud providers cluster where demand, submarine cable access, and network traffic are highest.

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