Why Nigeria’s population boom is fueling data centre gold rush

    Royal Ibeh | Editor’s picks | Jun 03, 2026    
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Nigeria’s rapidly growing population is emerging as one of the strongest drivers of investment in the country’s data centre industry, as global and local investors position themselves for what could become one of the world’s largest digital economies over the next three decades.

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