Business File: MTN Nigeria Launches West Africa’s Largest Data Centre
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Emmanuel Eze
MTN Nigeria has just launched West Africa’s largest data centre, with support from the Federal and State Governments. The facility has a capacity of nine megawatts and is equipped with cloud infrastructure to support businesses in Africa.
L-R: Dr. Ernest Ndukwe (OFR), Chairman, MTN Nigeria; Dr. Bosun Tijani, Honourable Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy; Barr. Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, Secretary to the Lagos State Government, (representative of His Excellency, the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, CON); Uto Ukpanah, Company Secretary, MTN Nigeria; Dr. Karl Toriola, CEO, MTN Nigeria; Ayham Moussa, Chief Operating Officer, MTN Nigeria; and Lynda Saint-Nwafor, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, MTN Nigeria, during the launch of the Sifiso Dabengwa Data Centre, West Africa’s largest prefabricated Modular Date Centre, in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
L-R- Prof. Ifeoma Okoye, Non-Executive Director, MTN Foundation; Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA); Odunayo Sanya, Executive Director, MTN Foundation and Alhaji Surajuddeen Yakubu, Non-Executive Director, MTN Foundation, during the MTN Anti-Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP) Conference at the State House, Abuja on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
14th Nigeria Oil & Gas Week (NOGWeek 2025)
L-R: Victor Okoronkwo, group managing director, Nembe Exploration & Production Company Limited; Bayo Ojulari, group chief executive officer, NNPC Limited; Roland Ewubare, group chief operating officer, NNPC Limited; Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for petroleum resources; and Ekperikpe Ekpo, minister of state for gas resources, at the landmark unveiling of the NNPC–Nembe E&P Joint Venture Pavilion at the 14th Nigeria Oil & Gas Week (NOGWeek 2025), held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja recently.
Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) Deployment of Four Nurse Educators to Jamaica
Pic. 15. Representative of the Director-General, Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), Amb. Saidu Muhammad (M); A volunteer, Nurse Alu David, (4th L); another volunteer, Dr. Umar Jibril (R); officials of TAC and other volunteers, during their deployment to Jamaica at the TAC office in Abuja on Wednesday (2/7/25). 0026/ WED/JULY/2/7/2025/Anthony Alabi/NANPic.16. Representative of the Director-General, Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), Amb. Saidu Muhammad (L); congratulating a volunteer, Dr Umar Jibril, during the deployment of Four Nurse Educators to Jamaica at the TAC office in Abuja on Wednesday (2/7/25). 0027/ WED/JULY/2/7/2025/Anthony Alabi/NANPic.17. Cross section of the Four Nurse Educators, during their deployment to Jamaica at the TAC office in Abuja on Wednesday (2/7/25). 0028/ WED/JULY/2/7/2025/Anthony Alabi/NAN
Emmanuel Eze
Emmanuel Eze is an early career journalist with an interest in reporting economic and business related issues
