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Internet country code top-level domain for Nigeria October 2021 August 2023 .ng Nigerian Internet Registration Authority (logo).gif NIRA 15 March 1995 Country code top-level domain Active Nigeria Internet Registration Association National Information Technology Development Agency Entities connected with Nigeria 157,072 May 2020 .NG DOMAIN NAME REPORT MAY 2020 Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA) https://nira.org.ng/nira-media/news-update/575-ng-domain-name-report-may-2020 15 October 2021 27 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181529/https://nira.org.ng/nira-media/news-update/575-ng-domain-name-report-may-2020 dead Very popular in Nigeria Open domains can be registered by anybody with intent to use; semi-closed and closed domains have specific industry-based restrictions. Registrations can be made both at the second and third levels; NIRA may register premium domains at the second level NIRA Policies NIRA Dispute Resolution Policy NIRA (Nigeria Internet Registration Association) .ng is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Nigeria. It is overseen by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA). History The top-level domain was first delegated in 1995 to Ibukun Odusote at the Yaba College of Technology.IANA — Report on the Redelegation of the .NG Top-Level Domain https://www.iana.org/reports/2009/ng-report-07apr2009.html 2022-07-01 www.iana.org She was made a life patron of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association in 2013 for her work.NIRA gets 3 life Patrons, IT Realms, Retrieved 23 January 2016 Operations were initially handled by an organisation in Italy, the Instituto per le Applicazioni Telematiche (today known as the Istituto di Informatica e Telematica it),Vent'anni di Cnr-Iit https://www.cnr.it/it/news/10309/vent-anni-di-cnr-iit National Research Council but were later transferred to Randy Bush. In 2004, .ng was re-delegated to a Nigerian organisation, the National Information Technology Development Agency, and then in 2009, to the Nigeria Internet Registration Association. Second level domains com.ng – open domain, commercial entities and businesses org.ng – semi-open domain, non-commercial organisations gov.ng – closed domain, governmental organisations edu.ng – closed domain, degree awarding institutions net.ng – closed domain, ISP infrastructure sch.ng – closed domain, secondary schools name.ng – open domain, individuals mobi.ng – open domain, suitable for mobile devices mil.ng – closed domain (Nigerian military establishments only) i.ng – open domain, any purpose In addition, NIRA themselves reserve the right to register 'premium' top level domains under .ng (for example, "google.ng").http://www.nira.org.ng/legal/policy NIRA Domain name policy 25 July 2017 Statistics As of March 2022, there are 75 registrars accredited by NIRA.History of NiRA(new) – NiRA Website 2 June 2017 https://nira.org.ng/history/ 2022-07-01 en-US Almost 70% of all .ng domains are registered under .com.ng. 7% are registered under .org.ng, which is chiefly used by local non-profit organisations. Although registration at the second level (directly under .ng) is available, only 17% of active .ng domains are registered there. Third-level domains (such as those under .com.ng) are several times cheaper than second-level names, which the registry considers more valuable for their potentially shorter length.https://blog.hub8.com/ng-domain-usage-statistics/ .NG Domain usage statistics. December, 2017 17 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180813012151/https://blog.hub8.com/ng-domain-usage-statistics/ 13 August 2018 dead Figures collected in August 2026 showed further growth in adoption, with 255,001 domain names registered in the .ng zone and 168 registrars accredited by NIRA.Nigeria .ng Domain Statistics https://www.tkwebhosts.com/ng/tutorials/ng-domain-statistics/ TK WebHosts Nigeria 22 September 2026 22 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260922021941/https://www.tkwebhosts.com/ng/tutorials/ng-domain-statistics/ 22 September 2026 live Adoption In 2025, Nigerian media reported a coordinated push by public institutions and stakeholders to increase adoption of the .ng domain.Umeh Juliet Senate, BPP, NITDA champion full .ng adoption to strengthen Nigeria's identity https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/10/senate-bpp-nitda-champion-full-ng-adoption-to-strengthen-nigerias-identity/ Lagos, Nigeria 19 October 2025 Vanguard References See also Internet in Nigeria ISO 3166-2:NG .africa the officially designated top-level domain (TLD) for the African and Pan African domains List of Internet top-level domains External links IANA delegation record for .ng ccTLD (1995 registration) Internet in Category:Communications in Nigeria Category:Internet properties established in 1995 Category:Country code top-level domains Category:Internet in Nigeria Category:Telecommunications in Nigeria sv:Toppdomän#N