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- 21 Apr 2015
NiRA Opens .ng Domain Name ‘Excit.i.ng’ Zone – COO
Nigeria's presence on the cyberspace is expected to receive a new boost with the registration of domain names under the '.i.ng' zone, said, Edith Udeagu, chief operating officer and head of the…
- 21 May 2014
NIRA Appoints New COO
The Executive Board of Directors of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) has named Mrs. Edith Udeagu as the new chief operating officer (COO) and Secretary to the Board. Mrs. Mary…
- 6 Sept 2015
NiRA Hinges .ng Domain Adoption to Broadband Penetration
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) said it looks forward to faster connectivity, increased penetration, usage and affordable Internet as panacea for improved internet business in…
- 4 Aug 2016
ATCON, NiRA & Ui To Host Int’l Workshop On IPv6
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) and University of Ibadan (UI) in partnership with Africa Network Information…
- 4 Sept 2016
Shehu, Rudman, Udeagu Lead NiRA Academy Drives
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) has made some appointments to deepen the activities of its Academy. The Board approved Sikiru Shehu appointment as Dean of the Academy; Mohammed…
- 27 Jan 2017
NIRA, Kenictld Building ‘United Africa’ in DNS Industry, Sign MoU
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), the managers of .ng Country Top Level Domain (ccTLD), has stepped up its African and global presence with the signing of a Memorandum of…
- 27 Feb 2017
NiRA Temporarily Blocks DomainKing.ng for Breach of Rules
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has temporarily blocked DomainKing.ng, an Indian based .ng Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) accredited registrar for alleged negligence of…
- 13 Mar 2017
NiRA Fixes Date for 9th AGM, To Elect Members of Trustees, Others
The .ng registry, the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has announced that it will hold its 9th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, 28th April 2017. The AGM which will hold at…
- 30 Mar 2017
NiRA Lifts Suspension on Domainking.ng
Nigeria’s domain name Registry, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has suspended the temporary ban placed on Domainking.ng following the compliance to rules guiding the industry. …
- 31 May 2017
NIRA Board Reinstates Domainking.ng to Registrars Fold
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the country’s domain name Registry, has lifted the temporary ban placed on Domainking.ng following the total compliance to rules guiding the…
- 28 Jun 2017
NIRA Seeks Media Support on DNS Awareness
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has called on the media to support towards educating the public on the Domain Name System (DNS), as an emerging industry in the country. According…
- 1 Jul 2018
Banks Shun Nigeria Cyber Identity, Use Foreign Domains
Money deposit banks are still reluctant to register their domains on .ng, Nigeria’s Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), preferring instead foreign domains, despite several years of lobbying and campaigns…
- 14 Jul 2019
Danbatta Says effective governance will protect 122 million Nigeria's Internet users
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that 122 million Nigeria's Internet users will be more protected online through a synergistic collaboration among various organisations and…
- 22 Jun 2022
NiRA Honours Institutions, Individuals Supporting .NG Growth
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry for .ng Internet Domain Names and maintainers of the database of names registered in the .ng country code Top Level Domain, has…
- 6 May 2015
Sunday Folayan Emerges NiRA President
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) at its seventh Annual General Meeting (AGM) had the four vacant positions in the Executive Board of Directors filled. From the elections, Mr.…
- 19 Feb 2016
NiRA @10: Domain Name & the Growth of Nigeria’s Digital Economy
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association, (NiRA) in its 10th year anniversary has continued to emphasize on leveraging .ng domain name as part of indices to galvanise the nation’s digital…