CBN data localisation directive will boost investment in digital infrastructure — GFA Co-Founder

By Babajide Komolafe The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, data localisation directive will create measurable, long-term demand for local data centres, cloud services and other sovereign digital infrastructure, GFA Technologies Group has said.

Omololu said: “The CBN Data Localisation Directive should therefore be viewed not simply as a compliance requirement, but as a catalyst for Nigeria’s next phase of digital infrastructure development.“For the first time, a regulatory directive has the potential to create measurable, long-term demand for sovereign digital infrastructure in Nigeria.”