E-Business
Revealed! How Costs Scare Registration on .ng

Many of the costs of changing to Nigeria’s top level domain name .ng have all conspired to hobble the efforts of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) and her registrars to attract corporate organizations to the country’s identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy on the Internet.
The .ng country code top-level domains (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain reserved for Nigeria and provide easily recognizable and memorizable names to numerically addressed Internet resources.
But Opeoluwa Odusan, managing director, Africa.com and immediate past chief operating officer, NiRA, said that hidden costs such as cost of changing company’s letterhead paper, complementary cards, branded documents among others are responsible for the reluctance of corporates organisations such as banks to switch to the .ng.
Nigeria CommunicationsWeek gathered some of the corporates organisations are worried over the impact of the costs in their short-term calculations of profit and productivity.
“When I was in NiRA as chief operating officer, I met with some banks on this issue they were complaining of huge cost outlay involved in changing those items to reflect their new website which is in several millions of naira as a major factor. If you look at the few banks that have changed to .ng, when you log in on .ng it will redirect you to their .com website which does not make sense,” Odusan added.
NIRA had a few years ago initiated a campaign aimed at attracting some 100 big organizations in the country that are visible in the media to register their websites with .ng in order to make the domain popular.
Among these organizations are all the banks operating in the country and major telecommunications operators.
This initiative did not yield the desired result as greater percentage of the targeted organizations did not change to .ng.
Odusan noted that registering with .ng for corporate organizations based in the country is a way of patronizing Nigeria brand as it is in other countries of the world.
According to him, registering corporate websites on .ng will help keep the website secure from hackers and phishing.
He also frowned at some policies of NiRA including the idea of keeping some 30,000 names at premium which attract N50, 000 to register and the sharing formula between NiRA and its registrars
He said the prevailing sharing formula does not motivate registrars to push for more registration as they get little of what accrues from that effort.
Nigeria CommunicationsWeek gathered that for .ng registration of N15, 000; NiRA takes N12,000 while the registrar get N3,000.
But, registration of .com.ng which cost N1,500, NiRA takes N1,000 leaving N500 for the registrar.
Mrs. Mary Uduma, President of Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), has said that more than 250, 000 dot ng (.ng) domain names would have been registered by the end of 2014.
She said that the association, as at Dec. 2013, through its registrars, had registered more than 50, 000 domain names.
“We are expecting that we will reach 250, 000 domain names by the end of the year. We have already drawn up programmes on how to create awareness on the .ng domain names,” Uduma said.
She said that one of the strategies put in place to achieve the 250, 000 target was the ”Domain Name Fiesta”, which will hold later this month.
According to her, the fiesta will entail going round the states and local government areas to ensure that Nigerians know about the .ng domain name.
She said that another strategy to be taken by NIRA was its collaboration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
The NiRA president said that the collaboration would ensure that anybody registering its company’s name with the CAC, also took a domain name.
E-Business
FG Enrolls 59,786 Inmates on NIN Platform

Federal government has said that it has successfully captured 59,786 inmates, representing approximately 74 percent of the total prison population into the National Identity Number (NIN) database.
This figure is based on a total of 80,879 inmates across 256 custodial centres across the country.
Abubakar Umar, spokesman, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Deputy Controller of Corrections, who made this disclosure in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, dismissed recent media reports alleging that the NIN registration had yet to begin in custodial centres.
Umar described such report as misleading, inaccurate, and not representative of the current situation.
According to Umar, the NIN registration exercise within the correctional facilities was ongoing and has achieved substantial progress.
He credited the achievement to collaboration between the NCoS and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), which has enabled successful enrollment of majority of inmates into the national identity database.
According to him, “As of June 7, 2025, a total of 59,786 inmates, roughly 74 percent cent of the total inmate population have been captured on the NIMC platform,” Umar said.
“Efforts are ongoing to register the remaining inmates, and necessary mechanisms have been established to ensure the seamless completion of the process.”
He emphasised that the assertion that NIN registration has not started in custodial centres was factually incorrect and overlooks the extensive work already carried out.
The Service reaffirmed its commitment to integrating all inmates into national data systems, including NIN registration, as part of broader efforts to support rehabilitation, reintegration, and digital inclusion for individuals in custody.
Umar also urged media outlets to confirm their information with appropriate authorities before publication to prevent the spread of misinformation that could undermine the Service’s progress and public understanding.
E-Business
NIMC Denies Blocking Police Commission from Verification Server

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has clarified that all its verification service platforms remain fully functional and accessible to all authorized partners, including security agencies.

Abisoye Coker-Odusote, DG, NIMC
In a statement on Thursday, the Commission firmly denied claims that it had denied the Police Service Commission (PSC) access to its verification server.
Dr. Kayode Adegoke, head of Corporate Communications, NIMC, described the reported “inability of the Police Service Commission to access the NIMC verification server” as misleading and inaccurate.
He suggested that any challenges faced by the PSC may be due to internal issues within the commission itself, not from NIMC’s end.
The statement reads: “To set the record straight, the NIMC granted verification access to all Nigerian Police formations for the verification of the National Identification Number (NIN). The NPF, PSC and other security agencies have been enjoying uninterrupted verification services for over five years.
“NIMC has provided top-notch verification services for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force, as conducted by the PSC and at no time have there been any complaints or issues regarding NIN Verification by the NPF or PSC.
“The Commission has a robust and harmonious working relationship with the Nigerian Police Force and the Police Service Commission. The Information Communications and Technology (ICT) department of the Nigeria Police Force is actively managing the long-standing verification and integration service between the NIMC and all Nigeria Police formations.Entertainment tourism packages
“NIMC will continue to provide flawless verification services for the purpose of recruitment, security mapping, cybercrime control, and any other security matters.
“The framework by which NIMC provides services to the security agencies was recently restructured for standardization and effective implementation, following consultation with the Office of the National Security Adviser, and NPF has confirmed the verification services have continued to be available. We therefore believe that any service interruption experienced by PSC may be due to internal matters.
“NIMC is committed to providing excellent verification services to the PSC, NPF and all its partners but the terms and conditions inherent must be adhered to for uninterrupted flow of service.”
E-Business
Nigeria Strengthens Cybersecurity, Launches National Cleanup Plan

Nigerian government, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has announced a strategic collaboration to strengthen cybersecurity and clean up the nation’s cyberspace.
Recognizing that cybercrime knows no borders, Nigeria also reaffirmed its commitment to fostering stronger global partnerships within the cybersecurity ecosystem.
This announcement was made during a press conference before the inaugural National Cybersecurity Conference, which is scheduled to take place in Abuja from July 9th to 11th, 2025.
Sa’ad Abubakar, national cybersecurity coordinator from the Office of National Security Advisor, said fighting cybercrime must take the whole of society and the whole of the government approach.
According to him, “Apart from the deterrent approach whereby government agencies such as Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrest individuals, take them to court and prosecute them, the youth can be nurtured into better citizens who can showcase their capacity in better ways and be useful to the country.”
Similarly, Kashifu Abdullahi, director-general, NITDA, also stressed the need for collaborative efforts in fighting cybercrimes.
According to him “Then, in addition to that, we also want to build a stronger global collaboration with the global cyber security ecosystem, because when you look at cybercrime in general, it doesn’t respect the borders.
“Someone can commit a crime from Ghana using a Nigerian ID in the US. So you can look at him physically in a different jurisdiction, pretending to be in another jurisdiction, committing the crime in another jurisdiction.
“So without that kind of synergy and working together, it will be difficult to address these challenges. The third one is challenge. The third one is getting an alternative to cybercrime for our kids in Nigeria. We have this as a major challenge.”
Inuwa further highlighted the upcoming conference’s importance, noting that it would tackle key issues through workshops, discussions on emerging threats, cross-border cybersecurity collaboration strategies, and training programmes.
He also announced that the National Cybersecurity Conference 2025 would feature the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, recognising top contributions in the field.
The DG extended an invitation to global partners to collaborate with Nigeria in building a safer digital future.
The press conference was attended by notable figures, including Ahmad Sa’ad Abubakar, National Coordinator of, the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre (NCCC); Hanniel Jafar, Representative of the President, of Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN); Ankit Shukla, Managing Director, QNA Marketing Management LLC and members of the press and other stakeholders.
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