The Urgent Need for Local Cloud Infrastructure
220 Million Citizens • Africa's Largest Economy • Zero Major Cloud Regions
Current USD Exchange Rate (Was ₦400 in 2020)
Nigerian businesses forced to abandon AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud due to "staggering" costs
70% of Nigerian Government Data Stored Overseas
Subject to foreign jurisdiction including US CLOUD Act
NDPA mandates local data storage for sensitive information
No major cloud provider regions available locally
Businesses caught between legal requirements and technical impossibility
Okra Fintech: Forced to abandon AWS after securing $16.5M funding due to "staggering" costs from naira devaluation
E-commerce Platforms: Jumia and Konga face scalability constraints during peak traffic periods
Government Agencies: Galaxy Backbone Limited operates only 2 data centers for entire federal government
✅ AWS Cape Town Region
✅ Microsoft Azure Region
✅ Google Cloud Johannesburg
❌ No AWS Region
❌ No Azure Region
❌ No Google Cloud Region
Lagos Smart City project constrained by infrastructure limitations
720+ health facilities cannot scale telemedicine effectively
Manufacturing automation requires local edge computing
Limited compute resources for machine learning advancement
Nigeria needs immediate action to establish major cloud provider regions
Retain ₦1.3T annually + Create thousands of jobs
NDPA compliance + National security control
Sub-10ms latency + 99.99% reliability
AI/ML development + Startup ecosystem growth
Maintain Africa's #1 economy status
3MTT program success + Talent retention
Government Incentives • Regulatory Framework • International Partnerships
Timeline: 3-6 years from planning to launch • Investment: Hundreds of millions USD
Market research, site selection, regulatory approvals, government partnerships
Data center construction, power infrastructure, network connectivity
System validation, customer onboarding, full service availability