Africa’sdigital future.
Infrastructure, enterprise technology, business software, payments and digital skills: one connected ecosystem from a company building Nigeria’s digital infrastructure since 1997.
- 1997Founded in Nigeria
- 2004First data-centre project, per the company
- MTCSMulti-Tier Cloud Security, achieved in 2018
- LagosData-centre projects at Lekki and Ikeja
Connected across Nigeria. Backed by global technology.
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Building a more connected Africa.
Five connected capabilities, one purpose. Start with the part closest to what your organisation needs: each has its own identity and its own way in.
Infrastructure · DigitalHubThe physical foundation.
21CTL operates fibre, data-centre and power infrastructure in Nigeria: the layer everything else in the ecosystem is built on.
- Lagosdata-centre projects at Lekki and Ikeja
- MTCSMulti-Tier Cloud Security, achieved in 2018
- 2004first data-centre project, per the company
Built on infrastructure we control.
Cloud, cybersecurity and software, designed around the physical layer 21CTL operates, with security boundaries from the network to the application.
One workspace for your business.
Konet brings customers, people and support together. Start with the apps your team needs and grow into one connected workspace.
Payments for merchants, in one place.
Run payment links, invoices, transactions and reconciliation from a TEST-mode merchant console, with connection status and webhook visibility for integration work.
- Payment links
- Invoices
- Transactions and reconciliation
- Connection status and webhooks
Digital Experts AcademyTraining built by practitioners.
Practical ICT training in networks, transmission and cybersecurity, delivered by the team operating real infrastructure.
- 01Networks
Practical training grounded in the network environments modern organisations operate.
- 02Transmission
Capability around the systems that move information across infrastructure.
- 03Cybersecurity
Security skills for resilient infrastructure and digital operations.
Infrastructure that becomes a platform for people.
America Corner Lekki is one example of infrastructure becoming a platform for education, innovation and international collaboration. Technology grows through the people and partnerships around it.
Insights
Sourced stories on the history, leadership, infrastructure and partnerships of 21CTL.
Since 1997: the 21CTL story in five eras
A history of 21st Century Technologies built around five eras instead of a list of yearly milestones, with each statement attributed to the kind of source that supports it.
Infrastructure
From 2004 to DigitalHub: tracing 21CTL's data-centre journey
A dated, source-by-source account of 21CTL's data-centre story, with capacity figures kept in their original context instead of merged into one number.
China Mobile International and 21CTL: what the June 2026 partnership announcement says
In June 2026 21st Century Technologies and China Mobile International announced a strategic partnership on localised cloud and AI-ready infrastructure in Nigeria. What was announced, and what has not been established.