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- 4 May 2014
.ng Domain Offers Identity, Security on Cyber space--Uduma
Mary Uduma is the president, executive board, Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA). She assumed the role in September 2010, after serving as vice-president since 2009. Uduma has also…
- 15 May 2015
Folayan Salutes Uduma, Targets Improved .ng Registration
Mr. Sunday Folayan, the newly elected president of the Nigeria internet Registration Association (NIRA) has expressed appreciation to the Mrs Mary Uduma, the immediate past president. Folayan emerged…
- 18 Sept 2018
IGF Seeks Women Participation in Internet Governance for Development
Mrs Mary Uduma, the Chairperson, Internet Governance Forum (IGF) says active participation of women in the internet process is key to the development of any nation. Uduma made this known on Tuesday…
- 22 Jan 2015
NiRA Denies Shutting Down APC Website
Mrs. Mary Uduma, president, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has dismissed All Progressives Congress (APC’s) accusation that federal government ordered the body to shut down the…
- 6 Mar 2014
NIRA Targets 250, 000 Domain Names Registration in 2014
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 recorded by the end of 2014. She disclosed…
- 18 Apr 2015
Johnson Commends NiRA, Registrars on .ng Domain Name Impacts
Dr Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology has commended the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) and the Registrars for their resolves to exploit the uniqueness of the .ng…
- 6 Jun 2014
NiRA Expects Paradigm Shift in PP Sectors Policies on .ng Registration
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), said, it views n.g domain name registration as paramount in paradigm shift in government and private sector policies and practices. This…
- 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…
- 3 Jul 2018
Internet Users Hit 103m in May- NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on has described the growth of the internet as enormous as the number of users reaching 103 million in May.…
- 4 Apr 2015
NiRA Registers, Renews 3234 .ng Domain Names in March
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) has released report on the number of domain name registration on .ng for the Month of March 2015. According to the report, ‘Domain Name Report –…
- 2 May 2014
Embrace .ng Domain for Cyber Security-NiRA
Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA) has renewed its bid to ensure more Nigerians and organization register and host their online presence on the .ng domain as efforts to ensure security…
- 6 Mar 2015
NiRA Seeks Enhanced Media Participation On .ng Awareness Campaign
‎The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), has called on media practitioners to intensify efforts, educating the public on the technological and economic benefits of embracing…
- 10 Aug 2014
Local Governments to Miss .ng Deadline
The August 31 deadline given to local governments in the country to host their websites on .ng, the country’s top level domain has recorded just 20% compliance, suggesting that most local governments…
- 16 Mar 2014
States, Local Govts. Get August Deadline on .ng
State governments’ ministries and parastatals as well as local governments in the country have till August this year to host their websites on the country’s top level domain name .ng, in a bid to…
- 8 Jul 2019
What to Expect at the 2019 Nigeria Internet Governance Forum
For the past seven years, The Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) has evolved into an inclusive Internet policy dialogue mechanism contributing to national development. In a bid to Shape…
- 9 Jul 2015
NiRA Says Africa DNS 2015 Forum as Leapfrog for Domain Services on Continent
Stakeholders from around the globe, in the African Domain name business gathered recently in Nairobi, Kenya, for the third edition of the Africa Domain Name System Forum 2015, to discuss the…
- 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…
- 4 Apr 2016
Uduma, CFA, Others Receive NiRA Presidential Awards 2016
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) recently held a gala and web awards night organised to recognise all those using the .ng domain names. The event had two sets of awards; the first…
- 18 Sept 2016
IPv6 Council Nigeria Advocates Speedy Adoption of the New Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol version Six (IPv6) Council Nigeria, has stressed the need for speedy adoption of the protocol in the country. Mr. Muhammed Rudman, Council Chairman, made this call in Abuja…
- 24 Oct 2016
NiRA Changes Strategy on Getting States, Local Govts. on .ng
After unsuccessful efforts to get all the 774 local governments and state governments in the country to register on.ng just as federal ministries and parastatals, Nigeria Internet Registration…
- 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…
- 19 Sept 2017
Nigeria Chapter Joins Internet Society to Commemorate 25th anniversary
Internet Society Nigeria Chapter yesterday joined the rest of its counterparts worldwide to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its existence. Speaking during the event held at the Nigeria Internet…
- 31 May 2026
NCC Retains Rudman as Chair of Newly Inaugurated IPv6 Council Board, Urges Advancement of Nigeria’s Digital Migration
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially inaugurated the new board of the Nigerian Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) Council in Ikeja, Lagos. Mr. Muhammed Rudman, Chief Executive…
- 20 Dec 2013
NiRA to Celebrate Nigeria @ 100 with 100,000 Free .ng Domain
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry that maintains database of names in the .ng domain, has mapped out plan to dole out not less than 100, 000 free domain names as part of…
- 2 Feb 2014
Nigeria to Miss February 4 Opening of New Internet
When the new generic top-level domain (GTLDs) opens this week, there will be no Nigerian presence on the novel superhighway domain as no Nigerian firm has applied to use the suffix at the end of a…
- 10 May 2014
Okere to Chair NIGF 2014
Mr. Austin Okere, group managing director and chief executive officer, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) plc, has been named as the chairman of the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) 2014.…
- 21 May 2014
Johnson to Declare Open NIGF
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications Technology, has confirmed participation at the forthcoming third Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) to be hosted at MUSON Centre, Onikan Lagos.…
- 26 May 2014
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…
- 8 Jul 2014
FG Orders MDAs to Move to One Portal by September
All ministries, agencies and departments (MDAs) of federal and state governments will, starting from September, transact their activities from one portal, according to Mrs. Omobola Johnson,…
- 23 Nov 2014
NiRA Targets 17m SMEs with Switch to .ng Campaign
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) plans to rollout switch to .ng campaign next year in an effort aimed at getting over 17.7million small and medium enterprises (SMES) in the…