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- 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 2 May 2023
NiRA Elects BoT, EBoD as Adesola Akinsanya Emerges New President
Members of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry for .ng Internet Domain Names and managers of the database of names registered in the .ng country code Top Level Domain,…
- 3 May 2023
NiRA Elect Adesola Akinsanya as New President
Members of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry for .ng Internet Domain Names and managers of the database of domain names registered in the .ng country code Top Level…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 2 May 2023
Remmy Nweke Joins NIRA BoT
Mr. Remmy Nweke, lead consulting Strategist and Group Executive Editor of ITREALMS Media group, has been elected to the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA)…
- 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…
- 2 May 2023
Peter Oluka, Editor of TechEconomy Joins NiRA Board
Peter Oluka, editor of TechEconomy has joined the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) Executive Board of Directors (EBoD). Peter, a multi-award winner practicing ICT Journalist was…
- 18 Sept 2020
Patanmi, Danbatta, Others Set for 2020 Virtual Internet Governance Forum
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and other key players in the…
- 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 –…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 10 Jan 2015
.ng Domain Registrations Hit 18, 870 in December
Although, the month of December 2014 recorded a drop in the .ng domain name purchase activities by the registrants, so far, as at December 31, 2014, there were 18,870 domain names registered.…
- 9 Mar 2015
Govts, MDAs Shun .ng, Host Servers Abroad
Most of the federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are currently hosting their webs and emails’ servers outside of the country, thereby making a mockery of the government…
- 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…
- 10 May 2015
LGAs Reluctant to Switch to .gov.ng
Most local government areas in the country are yet to comply with the directive to register their presence on .gov.ng, country’s top level domain name, some eight months after the expiration…
- 29 May 2015
NiRA Sets Up Stakeholders Engagement Committee
Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA) executive board of directors had at its quarterly meeting last week, reviewed its plans and noted the various successes recorded in the quarter. At…
- 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…
- 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…