Nigeria’s digital infrastructure boom as IoT West Africa Exhibition & Conference holds in Lagos

*IoT West Africa, Power & Water Nigeria, and Data Centre & Cloud Expo Africa, the longest-running IoT and digital infrastructure event on the continent, holds April 28–30, 2026, at Landmark Centre, on Victoria Island, Lagos

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

As hyperscalers, 5G operators, Artificial Intelligence (AI) investors and grid modernisers accelerate a multi-billion Dollar build-out across West Africa, the continent’s longest-running digital infrastructure platform that convenes stakeholders under one roof.

Nigeria is in the middle of one of the fastest digital infrastructure expansions on the African continent. Microsoft, Google, and AWS are committing to African cloud regions. MTN and Airtel are at the forefront of advancing telecoms infrastructure. The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is rewiring the country’s power base. And enterprise AI adoption is accelerating across banking, logistics, and public services.

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Therefore, the ecosystem on April 28–30, 2026, converges on Landmark Centre, on Victoria Island, Lagos, as IoT West Africa, Power & Water Nigeria, and Data Centre & Cloud Expo Africa co-locate for their fifth edition.

IoT West Africa holds its place as the longest-running IoT and digital infrastructure event on the continent, and the platform that has tracked, shaped, and accelerated West Africa’s technology story from its earliest chapters.

The three-day platform spans AI, cloud, telecoms, IoT, smart infrastructure, fintech, renewable energy, hyperscale data centres, and power generation. Critical infrastructure sits at the heart of this year’s agenda: from the security and resilience of national power grids, to the fibre networks, subsea cables, and edge computing nodes that underpin Nigeria’s digital economy. This is the event where that conversation happens at the highest level.

It is the only event in West Africa where a hyperscale operator, a rural electrification agency, a 5G network operator, and a sovereign AI policymaker share the same stage, and the same room.

The event announces a strategic partnership with Africa Data Centres Association (ADCA), bringing the continent’s foremost data centre industry body into the programme to shape conversations around investment, connectivity, and cross-border infrastructure development.

Confirmed speakers include Dr. Abba Aliyu, MD/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency; Dr. Emomotimi John Agama, Director-General of Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria; and Christopher Ezeafulukwe, MD/CEO of Transcorp Energy; Wole Abu, MD, Equinix; Ina Alogwu, Chief Digital & Information Officer, T2 Mobile; alongside dozens of global industry leaders.

The platform brings together 5,000+ decision-makers including CIOs, CTOs, investors, regulators, and hyperscale operators, with exhibitors including Itel Energy, Vertiv, and Jubaili Bros.

An exclusive VIP lounge, a startup pitch session, and a live podcast series complete the programme.

Register: Power & Water Nigeria — pnwnigeria.com/visitor-registration IoT West Africa — iotwestafrica.com/visitor-registration.

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