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Internet country code top-level domain for Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
.ng is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Nigeria. It is overseen by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA).
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| Introduced | 15 March 1995 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Nigeria Internet Registration Association |
| Sponsor | National Information Technology Development Agency |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Nigeria |
| Actual use | Very popular in Nigeria |
| Registered domains | 157,072 (May 2020)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | Open domains can be registered by anybody with intent to use; semi-closed and closed domains have specific industry-based restrictions. |
| Structure | Registrations can be made both at the second and third levels; NIRA may register premium domains at the second level |
| Documents | NIRA Policies[dead link] |
| Dispute policies | NIRA Dispute Resolution Policy[dead link] |
| Registry website | NIRA (Nigeria Internet Registration Association) |
The top-level domain was first delegated in 1995 to Ibukun Odusote at the Yaba College of Technology.[2] She was made a life patron of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association in 2013 for her work.[3]
Operations were initially handled by an organization in Italy, the Instituto per le Applicazioni Telematiche[2] (today known as the Istituto di Informatica e Telematica),[4] but were later transferred to Randy Bush.[2] In 2004, .ng was re-delegated in 2004 to a Nigerian organization, the National Information Technology Development Agency,[2] and then in 2009, re-delegated to the Nigeria Internet Registration Association.[2]
In addition, NIRA themselves reserve the right to register 'premium' top level domains under .ng (for example, "google.ng").[5]
As of March 2022, there are 75 registrars accredited by NIRA.[6] The most popular domain zone is .com.ng, having almost 70% of all national domains registered. The .ng domain comes next (17%) although within the zone a domain name is shorter, domain registration here costs several times more than in .com.ng while .org.ng, which is usually used by non-profit organisations, ranks third (7%).[7]
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