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==History==

==History==

NiRA was started as a stakeholder organization in 2005 for the maintenance of [[.ng]] domain names, prior to which this [[ccTLD]] was being managed by National Information Technology Development Agency-[[NITDA]] on behalf of the Federal Government and was hosted in USA by an American [[Randy Bush]]. NiRA's board of trustees was elected in 2007 and its executive board in 2010.<ref>[http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/about-nira About NiRA]</ref>

NiRA was started as a stakeholder organization in 2005 for the maintenance of [[.ng]] domain names, prior to which this [[ccTLD]] was being managed by National Information Technology Development Agency-[[NITDA]] on behalf of the Federal Government and was hosted in USA by an American [[Randy Bush]]. Its board of trustees was elected in 2007 and its executive board in 2010.<ref>[http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/about-nira About NiRA]</ref>

NiRA follows the Registry/Registrar model according to which [[.ng]] domain names can be registered through NiRA accredited registrar. It does not directly register domain names.<ref>[http://ccnso.icann.org/about/member-profiles/ng.htm ICANN ccNSO]</ref>

NiRA follows the Registry/Registrar model according to which [[.ng]] domain names can be registered through NiRA accredited registrar. It does not directly register domain names.<ref>[http://ccnso.icann.org/about/member-profiles/ng.htm ICANN ccNSO]</ref>