Nigeria Internet Registration Association: Difference between revisions

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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

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.^[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] In April 2013, NiRA opened .ng for registration outside of Nigeria.

Leadership edit

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

Switch to .ng edit

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.^[6] As part of the campaign, NiRA offered 50,000 free .ng domain names to its customers in March, 2011.^[7]. 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

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.^[8];

The Local Internet Content Forum (LICF);

The Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) ^[9].

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==

↑ NiRA
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ccNSO Member Profile - .ng
↑ IANA Redelegation Report - .ng, June 10, 2004 (first redelegation).
↑ About NiRA
↑ IANA Redelegation Report - .ng, April 7, 2009 (second redelegation)
↑ TechnologyAvenue - "Switch to NG" launch
↑ TodayISP - Press Release
↑ DigitalSenseAfrica
↑ NIGF[1]

[1] NiRA

[ccnso-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ccNSO Member Profile - .ng

[3] IANA Redelegation Report - .ng, June 10, 2004 (first redelegation).

[4] About NiRA

[5] IANA Redelegation Report - .ng, April 7, 2009 (second redelegation)

[6] TechnologyAvenue - "Switch to NG" launch

[7] TodayISP - Press Release

[8] DigitalSenseAfrica

[9] NIGF[1]

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-'''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''' or '''Nigeria Internet Registration Association''' is the registry of Nigeria's .ng [[ccTLD]]. <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 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>[http://ccnso.icann.org/about/member-profiles/ng.htm ICANN ccNSO]</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==
-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>
+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.
+==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]]
+[[Adebunmi Adeola Akinbo]]
+Edith Udeagwu
 ==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. Google has registered Google.ng but has yet to provide local content. Meanwhile, Microsoft, after much resistance, finally registered bi.ng in February, 2011. It is likely that Microsoft payed a high amount, near 3 million in Nigerian currency, to register the domain.<ref>[http://www.loyokezie.com/2011/02/05/finally-microsoft-gets-bi-ngd/ LoyOkezie]</ref>
+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, organized the Digital Sense Forum 2010, held in Lagos.<ref>[http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/Ekuwem.html DigitalSenseAfrica]</ref> It represents Nigeria in ICANN fora and is interested in hosting an [[ICANN]] meeting planned for 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.
-==External Links==
-* NiRA registrars [http://74.50.49.158/index.php/registrars list].
+* The Digital Sense Forum.<ref>[http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/Ekuwem.html DigitalSenseAfrica]</ref>;
-==References==
+* 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=='''
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+[[Category:CcTLD Registry]]
+[[Category:ccNSO Member]]