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

Miss [[Mary Uduma]], president of the organization, opposes [[ICANN]]'s decision to create a [[.xxx]] [[sTLD]].<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, the [[ccTLD]] was managed by the National Information Technology Development Agency on behalf of the Federal Government and was hosted in the 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> To promote the [[ccTLD]] 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]</ref>

NiRA was started as a stakeholder organization in 2005 for the maintenance of [[.ng]] domain names, prior to which, the [[ccTLD]] was managed by the National Information Technology Development Agency on behalf of the Federal Government. Initially, .ng was hosted in the USA by an American [[Randy Bush]] has its Technical Contact. Its 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> To promote the [[ccTLD]] 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]</ref>. However, in April 2013, NiRA opened its Top Level (.ng) for registration and witnessed a boom.

==Switch to .ng==

==Switch to .ng==

NiRA has recently started a campaign '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. As a result of campaign local, as well as international, companies have started giving attention to .ng domains.<ref>[http://www.technologyavenue.com.ng/web3.0/2011/09/20/switch-to-ng-domain-name-firms-told/ TechnologyAvenue]</ref> Furthermore, .ng is an [[ccTLD#Open ccTLDs|Open ccTLD]], and thus can be registered by anyone around the globe. With its innovative Executive and the support of the National Information Technology Development Agency of Nigeria (NITDA) and the excellent leadership of the Ministry of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Jognson, the switchto.gov.ng has been accepted with a deadline set in Agusut 18th, 2014 for all Government Bodies at all levels to change.

NiRA has recently started a campaign '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. As a result of campaign local, as well as international, companies have started giving attention to .ng domains.<ref>[http://www.technologyavenue.com.ng/web3.0/2011/09/20/switch-to-ng-domain-name-firms-told/ TechnologyAvenue]</ref> Furthermore, .ng is an [[ccTLD#Open ccTLDs|Open ccTLD]], and thus can be registered by anyone around the globe. With its innovative Executive and the support of the National Information Technology Development Agency of Nigeria (NITDA) and the excellent leadership of the Ministry of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, the switchto.gov.ng has been accepted with a deadline set in August 18th, 2014 for all Government Bodies at all levels to change.

==Events==

==Events==

The Local Internet Content Forum (LICF)

The Local Internet Content Forum (LICF)

Others expected are:

Other expectations are:

Corporate 1000

-Corporate-1-Million i.e. NG Corps, NG Media College, NG Young CEOs  et al;

NG Corps et al; to mention a few.

-Centenary Giveaways; to mention a few.

It represents Nigeria in ICANN fora and is interested in hosting an [[ICANN]] meeting planned for 2015.<ref>[http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/constiution/14-icann-2015 NiRA]</ref>

It represents Nigeria in ICANN fora and is interested in hosting an [[ICANN]] meeting planned for 2015.<ref>[http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/constiution/14-icann-2015 NiRA]</ref>