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The demand for digital infrastructure across Africa is growing rapidly, but behind that growth is a challenge the industry can no longer ignore: the shortage of skilled data centre engineers. This reality played a key role in the launch of the Rack Centre Academy, a new training programme developed with training partner IBTC to help […]

LAGOS, Nigeria — Oct. 27, 2025 — Rack Centre, West Africa’s leading Tier III carrier and cloud-neutral data centre operator, and EdgeNext, a global edge cloud platform specializing in CDN and cloud hosting solutions, today announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate Nigeria’s digital transformation. The partnership aims to strengthen the nation’s internet infrastructure by delivering

Data centres are critical infrastructure for modern businesses and governments, providing secure and reliable storage, processing, and management of digital data. Despite the growing demand for data centres in Nigeria, Nigeria is behind other African countries such as South Africa and Kenya in terms of the number and quality of data centres available. A key

Rack Centre, West Africa’s best-connected Tier III Carrier and Cloud-neutral data centre, recently had its groundbreaking ceremony to construct a new best-in-class Rack Centre LGS2 data centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The new build is expected to expand the capacity of Rack Centre by ten folds and consolidate its leadership as the digital infrastructure hub in

Rack Centre, West Africa’s Best-connected Carrier and Cloud neutral data centre, has announced the sponsorship of Africa Tech Festival 2023 as well as its plan to have an exhibition booth at the 3-day event scheduled for 14th to 16th November 2023 in Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. During the three-day

Rack Centre, West Africa’s Best-connected Carrier and Cloud neutral data centre, is set to sponsor the 2023 Nigerian Peering and Interconnection Forum (ngPIF), which is scheduled for October 25th to 26th 2023 at the Eko Hotels & Suites, Plot 1415 Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Nigerian Peering and Interconnection Forum (ngPIF) is a

Rack Centre, West Africa’s Best-connected Carrier and Cloud neutral data centre has launched a sustainability initiative to train artisans from its host community to be involved in the building of LGS2, a new best-in-class data centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The new build will enhance and broaden the capacity of the company to serve more clients