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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 [[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 [[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 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>


==External Links==
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Revision as of 18:04, 9 September 2011

Type: Non Profit
Industry: Registry
Founded: March 23, 2005
Headquarters: 9 Kofo Abayomi Street

Victoria Island Lagos

Country: Nigeria
Email: admin[at]nira.org.ng
Website: NiRA
Facebook: NiRA
Key People
Mary Uduma, President

A. Odeyemi, Chairman Board of Trustees
Sola Bickersteth, COO

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.[1]

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 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.[2]

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.[3]

External Links

  • NiRA registrars list.


References