Difference between revisions of "NiRA"
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| − | | keypeople = [[Mary Uduma]], Vice President Executive Board<br> | + | | keypeople = [[A. Odeyemi]], Chairman Board of Trustees<br> |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | NiRA was started as a stakeholder organization in 2005 for the maintenance of [[.ng]] domain names. | + | 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> |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 9 September 2011
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| 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 | |
| A. Odeyemi, Chairman Board of Trustees Mary Uduma, Vice President Executive Board | |
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]
External Links
- NiRA registrars list.