icannwiki

Nigeria Internet Registration Association: Difference between revisions

← Older edit
VisualWikitext
Tehreem (talk | contribs)
1,753 edits
No edit summary
Christiane (talk | contribs)
Bureaucrats, steward, Administrators, translator
3,247 edits
Content moved to another page, added internal link, correct name spelling
 
(61 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{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
}}
}}
[[Image:UnderConstruction.png]]
'''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>


NiRA is interested in hosting [[ICANN]] meeting planned in 2013.<ref>[http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/constiution/14-icann-2013 NiRA]</ref>


==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]]. 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>
In 1995, the ccTLD was delegated by [[Jon 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> In April 2013, NiRA opened .ng for registration outside of Nigeria.


==External Links==
==Leadership==
* NiRA registrars [http://74.50.49.158/index.php/registrars list].


'''Past Board of Trustee Chairman'''


==References==
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
 
==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==
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);
 
* The Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) <ref> NIGF[http://www.nigf.org.ng]</ref>.
 
 
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=='''
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
__NOTOC__
__NOTOC__
[[Category:Companies|NiRA]]
[[Category:CcTLD Registry]]
[[Category:ccNSO Member]]
Retrieved from "https://icannwiki.org/Nigeria_Internet_Registration_Association"