Digital Infrastructure company, Kasi Cloud, has unveiled the first phase of its 100MW capacity data centre in a landmark move expected to retain in-country an estimated $850 million Nigeria spends annually on foreign cloud services.
The facility situated in Lekki was flagged off on Tuesday by government officials led by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Minister of Finance, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele.
Described as the first AI-ready data centre in West Africa, the Kasi Lekki campus, developed on about four hectares in Maiyegun, Lekki, sits in proximity to six subsea cable landing systems, including Equiano and 2Africa, a location the company says gives it a strategic advantage for low-latency connectivity and regional cloud distribution.
According to the company, LOS1 is capable of delivering sub-50 millisecond latency for in-country workloads, positioning it as one of the most advanced digital infrastructure assets in the region.
Kasi Cloud stated that the facility aligns with Nigeria’s National Cloud Policy 2025, which mandates in-country hosting for sensitive government and financial data, further strengthening the case for domestic cloud adoption.
A central argument from stakeholders at the flag-off was the economic cost of Nigeria’s reliance on foreign cloud infrastructure. The company estimated that Nigerian enterprises collectively spend about $850 million annually on offshore cloud services, a figure that represents significant capital flight and loss of domestic reinvestment opportunities.
With LOS1 now entering operational readiness, Kasi Cloud said it is offering the first institutional-grade, AI-ready alternative built within Nigeria’s borders, designed to retain data, infrastructure spending, and associated digital economy value within the country.
The facility is also expected to reduce latency costs, improve data sovereignty, and lower operational friction for sectors such as banking, fintech, telecommunications, and public services, all of which rely heavily on foreign cloud providers.
“Kasi was founded on the belief that Africa deserves world-class sovereign digital infrastructure built for the AI era,” said Johnson Agogbua, Founder and CEO of Kasi Cloud Datacenters. “For too long, Africa’s data has powered someone else’s economy. Today, that changes. This flag-off marks the transition from development into commissioning and operational readiness — as we deliver world-class sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, built in Lagos, for Africa’s digital future,” he added.
At full scale, the campus is designed to reach about 100MW of critical IT capacity, while the first facility, LOS1, has entered operational readiness.
