The Director, Advocacy & Enterprise Development, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr Vincent Nwani, has said the group recognised Rack Centre for its contributions to the growth of the nation’s economy through its data centre.
Speaking during the presentation of Local Content in ICT Sector Award to the firm in Lagos, yesterday, he said the investment of the firm in data centre has not only created jobs but has saved the country of capital flight through depletion of the nation’s foreign exchange (forex)
He said: “Rack Centre has made sustained and dedicated commitment to the Nigerian’s economy by its huge investment in data centre and network connectivity thereby saving the Nigerian’s economy millions of forex on an annual basis.
It has also provided the much needed jobs for the youth while also enhancing data security and reliability for corporations across the African continent.
“We are very proud of Rack Centre and LCCI in its 2018 Commerce and Industry Awards; we recognise and celebrate the company for its value addition to the Nigerian economy.”
Also speaking, LCCI Director-General, Mr. Muda Yusuf, said the rationale for the awards which is in its fifth edition, is to recognise, celebrate and promote private and public institutions that have exhibited the core values of best business practices, business sustainability and have positively impacted the society.
LCCI said the award to Rack Centre was “an outcome of painstaking selection process from numerous entries received for the award category and backed by feedback from industry’s market intelligence’’.
Managing Director, Rack Centre, Mr Ayotunde Coker said: “We are delighted and honoured to win this award from the LCCI, a great business institution in Nigeria.
“Rack Centre, which is Africa’s Premium Tier III certified data centre, is developing world class technology so that businesses do not have to host their data abroad, or spend scarce resources building data centres locally. “Our CloudonGroundTMoffering brings a comprehensive range of cloud services to our doorsteps, providing access to a comprehensive range of computing and network interconnect services locally.”
