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Nigeria’s data centres face major test under CBN’s local hosting mandate

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July 7, 2026

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Nigeria’s data centres face major test under CBN’s local hosting mandate
Source: TechCabal

By January 1, 2027, banks, fintechs, and payment processors must stop storing transaction records on foreign cloud infrastructure and move them to data centres located inside the country.

By January 1, 2027, banks, fintechs, and payment processors must stop storing transaction records on foreign cloud infrastructure and move them to data centres located inside the country.

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