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{{CompanyInfo|
{{CompanyInfo|
| logo            = NiRALogo.gif
| logo            = ng logo.png
| type            = Non Profit
| type            = Non-Profit
| industry        = Registry
| industry        = Registry
| founded        = March 23, 2005
| founded        = March 23, 2005
| founders        =
| ownership      =  
| ownership      =  
| headquarters    = 9 Kofo Abayomi Street<br>
| headquarters    = 8, Funsho William's Avenue, Surulere, Lagos
Victoria Island Lagos
| country        = Nigeria
| country        = Nigeria
| businesses      =
| email          = admin [at] nira.org.ng
| products        =
| website        = [http://www.nira.org.ng NiRA.org.ng]
| employees      =
| facebook        = [http://www.facebook.com/niraworks NiRAworks]
| revenue        =
| twitter        = niraworks
| email          = admin[at]nira.org.ng
| keypeople = [[Dr. Adeola Odeyemi]], Pioneer Board Chairman <br />[[Pastor Mrs. Ibukun Odusote]], Current Board Chairman <br />[[Late Ndukwe Kalu]], Pioneer Executive President <br />[[Adesola Akinsanya]], Current Executive President <br />[[Mrs Eyitayo Iyortim]], Current COO
| website        = [http://www.nira.org.ng NiRA]
| blog            =
| facebook        = [http://www.lite.facebook.com/pages/Nigeria-Internet-Registration-Association-NIRA/153808585924?sk=wall&filter=12 NiRA]
| linkedin        =
| twitter        =  
| keypeople       = [[Mary Uduma]], President<br>
[[A. Odeyemi]], Chairman Board of Trustees<br>
[[Sola Bickersteth]], COO
}}
}}
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'''NiRA''' or '''Nigeria Internet Registration Association''' is the registry of Nigeria's .ng [[ccTLD]]. <ref>[http://www.nira.org.ng/ NiRA]</ref>


'''NiRA''' or '''Nigerian Internet Registration Association''' is the registry of [[.ng]] domain names. Besides the [[ccTLD]] it supports some other second level domains including [[com.ng]], [[edu.ng]], [[name.ng]], [[net.ng]], [[org.ng]], [[sch.ng]], [[gov.ng]], [[mil.ng]] and [[mobi.ng]].<ref>[http://www.nira.org.ng/ NiRA]</ref>
NiRA follows the [[Registry]]/[[Registrar]] model according to which .ng domain names can be registered through a NiRA accredited Registrar. It does not directly register domain names.<ref name="ccnso">[http://ccnso.icann.org/about/member-profiles/ng.htm ccNSO Member Profile - .ng]</ref>


Miss [[Mary Uduma]], president of the organization, opposes [[ICANN]]'s decision to allow [[.xxx]] domains.<ref>[http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/constiution/14-icann-2013 NiRA]</ref>


==History==
In 1995, the ccTLD was delegated by John Postel to Iyabo Odusote from Yaba College of Technology in Lagos, Nigeria. In 2004 the Nigerian government requested redelegation to the the National Information Technology Development Agency.<ref>[https://www.iana.org/reports/2004/ng-report-10jun04.html IANA Redelegation Report - .ng], June 10, 2004 (first redelegation).</ref> NiRA was started as a stakeholder organization in 2005 for the maintenance of the .ng registry.<ref name="ccnso" /> NiRA's Board of Trustees was elected in 2006 and its Executive Board in March 2007.<ref>[http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/about-nira About NiRA]</ref> In 2008, the Nigerian government and NiRA entered into a formal agreement for NiRA to become the sponsoring organization of the .ng ccTLD.<ref>[https://www.iana.org/reports/2009/ng-report-07apr2009.html IANA Redelegation Report - .ng], April 7, 2009 (second redelegation)</ref>
==Leadership==
'''Past Board of Trustee Chairman'''
Dr. Adeola Odeyemi
Deacon Chima Onyekwere
'''Past Presidents'''
Late Kalu Ndukwe
[[Mary Uduma]]
Sunday Folayan
'''Past Chief Operations Officer'''
*
[[Ope Odusan]]


==History==
[[Adebunmi Adeola Akinbo]]
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>
 
Edith Udeagwu


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>
==.ng==
In April 2013, NiRA opened .ng for registration outside of Nigeria. The .ng domain is an [[Open Use ccTLD]]; registration at the top level is open to anyone, with some restrictions and rules on registration of certain second-level domains.<ref>[https://www.nira.org.ng/images/Policies/NIRA_Domain_Names_Policy.pdf NiRA Domain Names Policy] (PDF)</ref> Leveraging the potential for [[Domain hack|domain hacking]] English words ending in -ing, the second-level domain i.ng is available for registration. Other [[second-level domain]]s including com.ng, edu.ng, name.ng, net.ng, org.ng, sch.ng, gov.ng, mil.ng, and mobi.ng.<ref name="ccnso" />


==Switch to .ng==
In 2011, NiRA started a 'Switch to .ng' urging Nigerian firms to register .ng domains. It aims to improve the visibility of Nigeria on the Internet by creating local content with ensured content security.<ref>[http://www.technologyavenue.com.ng/web3.0/2011/09/20/switch-to-ng-domain-name-firms-told/ TechnologyAvenue - "Switch to NG" launch]</ref> As part of the campaign, NiRA offered 50,000 free [[.ng]] domain names to its customers in March, 2011.<ref>[http://www.todayisp.com/news/MessView.net?IDMessage=10869 TodayISP - Press Release]</ref>. With the support of NITDA and the excellent leadership of the Ministry of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, "switchto.gov.ng" was launched to convert Nigerian agencies and governmental bodies to .ng addresses.


==Events==
==Events==
NiRA is interested in hosting [[ICANN]] meeting planned in 2013.<ref>[http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/constiution/14-icann-2013 NiRA]</ref>
NiRA, in collaboration with other internet related bodies, has organized a lot of activities to date and contributed immensely to the growth and development of various organizations across Africa and in Nigeria. NiRA is supporting the growth and sustenance of organizations and associations with related reference, towards advancing the development amongst the Internet Industry.
 
* The Digital Sense Forum.<ref>[http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/Ekuwem.html DigitalSenseAfrica]</ref>;


* The Local Internet Content Forum (LICF);


==External Links==
* The Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) <ref> NIGF[http://www.nigf.org.ng]</ref>.
* NiRA registrars [http://74.50.49.158/index.php/registrars list].




==References==
Other expectations are:
 
* Corporate-1-Million i.e. NG Corps, NG Media College, NG Young CEOs  et al;
 
* Centenary Giveaways[http://www.centenarydomains.ng/];
 
* Internet Awards and Recognition, to mention a few.
 
 
'''==External Links=='''
* NiRA registrars [http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/registrars/accredited-registrars].
 
'''==References=='''
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Revision as of 19:20, 7 August 2024

Type: Non-Profit
Industry: Registry
Founded: March 23, 2005
Headquarters: 8, Funsho William's Avenue, Surulere, Lagos
Country: Nigeria
Email: admin [at] nira.org.ng
Website: NiRA.org.ng
Facebook: NiRAworks
Twitter: @niraworks
Key People
Dr. Adeola Odeyemi, Pioneer Board Chairman
Pastor Mrs. Ibukun Odusote, Current Board Chairman
Late Ndukwe Kalu, Pioneer Executive President
Adesola Akinsanya, Current Executive President
Mrs Eyitayo Iyortim, Current COO

NiRA or Nigeria Internet Registration Association is the registry of Nigeria's .ng ccTLD. [1]

NiRA follows the Registry/Registrar model according to which .ng domain names can be registered through a NiRA accredited Registrar. It does not directly register domain names.[2]


History[edit | edit source]

In 1995, the ccTLD was delegated by John Postel to Iyabo Odusote from Yaba College of Technology in Lagos, Nigeria. In 2004 the Nigerian government requested redelegation to the the National Information Technology Development Agency.[3] NiRA was started as a stakeholder organization in 2005 for the maintenance of the .ng registry.[2] NiRA's Board of Trustees was elected in 2006 and its Executive Board in March 2007.[4] In 2008, the Nigerian government and NiRA entered into a formal agreement for NiRA to become the sponsoring organization of the .ng ccTLD.[5]

Leadership[edit | edit source]

Past Board of Trustee Chairman

Dr. Adeola Odeyemi

Deacon Chima Onyekwere


Past Presidents

Late Kalu Ndukwe

Mary Uduma

Sunday Folayan


Past Chief Operations Officer

Ope Odusan

Adebunmi Adeola Akinbo

Edith Udeagwu

.ng[edit | edit source]

In April 2013, NiRA opened .ng for registration outside of Nigeria. The .ng domain is an Open Use ccTLD; registration at the top level is open to anyone, with some restrictions and rules on registration of certain second-level domains.[6] Leveraging the potential for domain hacking English words ending in -ing, the second-level domain i.ng is available for registration. Other second-level domains including com.ng, edu.ng, name.ng, net.ng, org.ng, sch.ng, gov.ng, mil.ng, and mobi.ng.[2]

Switch to .ng[edit | edit source]

In 2011, NiRA started a 'Switch to .ng' urging Nigerian firms to register .ng domains. It aims to improve the visibility of Nigeria on the Internet by creating local content with ensured content security.[7] As part of the campaign, NiRA offered 50,000 free .ng domain names to its customers in March, 2011.[8]. With the support of NITDA and the excellent leadership of the Ministry of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, "switchto.gov.ng" was launched to convert Nigerian agencies and governmental bodies to .ng addresses.

Events[edit | edit source]

NiRA, in collaboration with other internet related bodies, has organized a lot of activities to date and contributed immensely to the growth and development of various organizations across Africa and in Nigeria. NiRA is supporting the growth and sustenance of organizations and associations with related reference, towards advancing the development amongst the Internet Industry.

  • The Digital Sense Forum.[9];
  • The Local Internet Content Forum (LICF);
  • The Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) [10].


Other expectations are:

  • Corporate-1-Million i.e. NG Corps, NG Media College, NG Young CEOs et al;
  • Centenary Giveaways[2];
  • Internet Awards and Recognition, to mention a few.


==External Links==

  • NiRA registrars [3].

==References==

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