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- 24 Aug 2015
NiRA Showcases Investment Opportunities in .ng Domain Names
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) said domain names have proven to be in high demand in this present age of ICT business, as many individuals and/or corporate bodies invest huge…
- 12 Dec 2016
5 Tips On Protecting Your Business’s Domain Name
Your domain name is what direct users to your websites. Hence, it is important for companies to take necessary precautions to protect your domain name so that it will not be hijacked or redirected to…
- 11 Jan 2016
NiRA Says .ng Domain Name Registration Totalled 22,113 in 2015
The total domain names with Nigeria identification on the cyberspace reached 22,113 in December 2015. This shows an increase with 7,651 new domain names, compared to 14,462 total domain names the…
- 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 –…
- 12 Jan 2018
NiRA Achieved 24,788 Domain Names in 2017
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) said that 24,788 domain names were registered in the country’s code domain name as at 2017 bringing the total to 101,695, up from 76,907 names…
- 15 Oct 2015
.ng Domain Names Surpass 27,000, NiRA Seeks Support
Statistics released on Wednesday by the Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NiRA) revealed that the domain name renewal rate in September 2015 was higher compared to the renewals in other…
- 23 Jan 2017
NiRA Hints on How to Coin Domain Name, Cites 10 Examples
As 2017 interesting domain names countdown commences, the Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA) has even disclosed the innovators in the area up to 2016. According to Rev’ Sunday…
- 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…
- 18 Mar 2017
New Top-Level Domain Names Push WIPO Cybersquatting Cases to Record High
Trademark owners filed all-time record 3,036 cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) with World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in 2016, an increase of 10% over…
- 19 Apr 2017
The Relevance, Importance of .NG Domain Names
It is interesting to note that while Nigeria has over 19 million Facebook users, it has way less than 100,000 .NG domain names. It is, however, common knowledge that the more domain names a country…
- 13 Apr 2017
New Study Shows Domain Names Worth $9.8Bn Opportunity
A new study reveals a potential USD 9.8 billion growth opportunity in online revenue through a routine update to Internet systems, including those for speakers of languages that do not use the…
- 29 Mar 2016
Nigeria Loses N10Bn Annually Hosting Domain Names Offshore - NiRA
Nigeria is losing not less than N10 billion yearly through hosting its country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), dotng (.ng) domain names outside the country, the Nigeria Internet Registration…
- 11 Jun 2024
ICANN80: Nigerians Using .NG Domain Name Surpass 225,000
The total domain names of the .ng registry have increased to 225,533, according to data made available by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA). Mrs. Busayo Balogun, Head of Technical…
- 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…
- 13 Nov 2015
NiRA Lists Essential Steps to Choosing Website, Blog Domain Name
Since the launching of campaigns for the promotion of .ng in the first week of November 2015, the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA). In addition to the campaigns primarily on Facebook…
- 16 Feb 2016
NiRA Celebrates Decade of .ng Domain Name Management
Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA), the leading Country Code Top Level domain name registry in West Africa, has scheduled a number of activities to mark its tenth year anniversary.…
- 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.…
- 20 Jun 2017
.africa Domain Name Records 1000 Business Sign Up
Trademark owners have registered nearly 1000 .africa domain names, making it one of the top ten largest number of domain name reservations during the sunrise phase of the new geographic Top Level…
- 8 Sept 2017
Over 8000 Businesses & Individuals Assign on .africa Domain Name
It is now possible to own an Internet address, or domain name, ending with .africa. Already, more than 8000 of the continent’s and world’s biggest brands, businesses and individuals have registered…
- 22 May 2016
NIRA Registers Additional 2,436 .ng Domain Names in April
Mr Sunday Folayan, President of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), said on Saturday that 2,436 dotng (.ng) domain names were registered in the month of April. Folayan made this…
- 13 Jun 2024
Nigeria Ranks Second as Africa Domain Name Registrations Hit 4.33m
In the latest study commissioned by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in collaboration with PowerSoft Africa, Nigeria moved up to second place in the Africa Domain Name…
- 9 Aug 2015
NiRA to Discuss .ng Domain Name Relevance to Internet Governance
The Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA) has identified that who manages the Internet and how the Internet is governed as constantly discussed in the domain name system (DNS) requires…
- 21 Mar 2022
NiRA Reduces .NG Domain Name Price by Over 40%
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has reduced the price of .NG domain by over forty per cent (40%). NiRA is responsible for maintaining the database of registered names in the .ng…
- 4 Sept 2018
Africa Registry Launches Gateway Solution for Domain Names in Africa
Africa Registry, part of the CentralNic Group, is a leading provider of domain names for Africa since 2005, is delighted to announce a new programme from its gateway service RRPproxy to empower…
- 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 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…
- 14 May 2025
Q1 2025 .ng Domain Name Statistics Reflect Nigeria’s Advancing Digital Landscape
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) presents its report on .ng domain name registration and renewal statistics for the first quarter of 2025, highlighting the continued expansion of…
- 1 Oct 2017
ICANN Delays Changing Keys Protecting Domain Name System
By peter oluka The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") Thursday announced that the plan to change the cryptographic key that helps protect the Domain Name System (DNS) is…
- 3 Mar 2017
Ponzi Schemes: NiRA Tightens Noose on Domain Name Abusers
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) in response to internet abuse, especially with the rise of Ponzi schemes, has set up a ‘Law Enforcement Desk’ to handle complaints on domain name…
- 10 Nov 2009
Unique gTld to Cost N27.6m
Any organization or individual in the country interested in registering first level domain will have to pay N27.6million under a new top level domain name expected to be introduced by Internet…