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Lagos State Government: Strategic Hiring
Lagos State plans to triple data centre capacity to 250MW by 2030, positioning as major AI infrastructure hub beyond startup ecosystem
Source: TechCabal (Africa)
The leadership read
A hiring build-out like this points to deepening artificial intelligence executive bench strength over the coming quarters.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 98.6 (Neutral), down 1.4 on the prior month; EMEA hiring signal is running steady (-1.1pts).
Lagos State Government: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Artificial Intelligence median of 1 across 96 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow.
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