Nigeria: 'Cloud, Data Centres Partnership Will Strengthen Fintech, Enterprise Sectors'

27 April 2026
Daily Trust (Abuja)
By Zakariyya Adaramola

The partnership between UniCloud Africa (UCA) and Open Access Data Centres (OADC) will strengthen Nigeria's booming Fintech sector and accelerate Africa's digital transformation and independence, the firms said.

Under the partnership, UniCloud Africa will host its enterprise-grade sovereign cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure within OADC's carrier-neutral facilities in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa.

A statement by OADC said the collaboration would establish a robust, localised foundation for governments and enterprises to modernise their operations while ensuring absolute data residency and regulatory compliance.

The statement added that the partnership aligns with UniCloud Africa's "One Cloud, One Africa" strategy, which seeks to eliminate the high-latency and compliance risks associated with offshore cloud providers.

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By utilizing OADC's Tier-III certified infrastructure, UniCloud Africa provides a high-performance environment for mission-critical workloads, supported by a contractual Tier-III certified uptime SLA.

"Our mission is to provide the definitive foundation for Africa's digital and economic independence," said Dr. Krish Ranganath, CEO of UniCloud Africa. "By hosting our sovereign infrastructure within OADC's world-class facilities, we are ensuring that African data remains on African soil. This partnership empowers our clients with low-latency access, local currency billing, and the security of ISO-certified, in-country data management that is tailor-made for the continent's unique requirements."

Also speaking, the OADC CEO, Dr Ayotunde Coker said "We firmly believe that fully localised cloud infrastructure is critical for economic growth and Africa's digital future".

Coker said OADC is committed to providing the essential building blocks for a truly unified African digital ecosystem.

"Partnering with UniCloud Africa allows us to support a platform that is driving the next wave of innovation, from AI acceleration to cost-predictability", he said.

Beyond standard infrastructure, the partnership will support the deployment of UniCloud's GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), enabling local organisations to harness the power of AI, Machine Learning, and Big Data at scale, he said.

With zero data egress fees and billing in local currencies, the collaboration removes the financial barriers often posed by global cloud giants, he added.

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