Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed that 4 information centres are presently underneath development in Lagos, as a part of efforts to strengthen digital infrastructure and broaden the state’s data expertise capability.
The Governor made this identified on Tuesday on the Lagos Home, Marina, throughout a courtesy go to by the Crown Princess of Sweden and Duchess of Vastergotland, Her Royal Highness, Princess Alice Desiree, and her entourage.
The Governor, represented by his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, highlighted Lagos’ main tech investments, together with a 6,800km fibre optic venture and the development of 4 information centres, noting the state’s rising enchantment to world tech corporations like Google.
“We’d like quite a lot of expertise. We’re constructing a fibre optic community of about 6,800 kilometres throughout our state. We completed the primary part, about 3,500 kilometres, to extend the bandwidth penetration in our state. Curiously, quite a lot of corporations are coming. Google is constructing an information centre, and different corporations are coming. About 4 information centres are being constructed now in Lagos.
“So for IT and different associated infrastructure, Lagos is the place. With a inhabitants of twenty-two million, about twice the dimensions of Sweden, the chance is broad, and we wish to interact,” he mentioned.
He defined that the presence of multinational corporations is an indication of confidence in Lagos’ digital ecosystem.
The Crown Princess of Sweden, Her Royal Highness Princess Alice Desiree, acknowledged Lagos as a key {economic} participant in Nigeria, praising its rising enterprise atmosphere.
“We’re very excited to be right here and to see what the Swedish-Nigerian relationship can become. We see huge areas of potential for additional progress and cooperation. We’re very blissful to be right here with the Swedish corporations already current in Nigeria,” she mentioned.
“At this time, the Crown Princess Victoria will inaugurate a Swedish Commerce Workplace right here in Lagos, which would be the first commerce workplace in Nigeria. We predict Lagos is the place to begin.”
“Her Royal Highness is right here in Lagos to underline the significance of a powerful relationship and partnership with Nigeria and Lagos State. We see alternatives to strengthen the already robust partnership between our two nations. We see alternatives with regards to inexperienced and digital transition,” he mentioned
He reiterated Sweden’s curiosity in deepening collaboration with Lagos and Nigeria at giant.
