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name=.ng| |
name=.ng| |
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background=#CCF| |
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image=[[File:Nigerian Internet Registration Authority (logo).gif|NIRA]]| |
image=[[File:Nigerian Internet Registration Authority (logo).gif|NIRA]]| |
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introduced=1995| |
introduced=1995{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}| |
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type=[[Country code top-level domain]]| |
type=[[Country code top-level domain]]| |
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status=Active| |
status=Active| |
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dnssec=Yes| |
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registry=[[Nigeria_Internet_Registration_Association]]| |
registry=[[Nigeria_Internet_Registration_Association]]| |
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sponsor=[[National Information Technology Development Agency]]| |
sponsor=[[National Information Technology Development Agency]], [[Nigerian Network Information Center]]| |
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intendeduse=Entities connected with {{ |
intendeduse=Entities connected with {{NGA|Nigeria}}| |
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actualuse=Popular in Nigeria and abroad; Gets some other uses| |
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registereddomains=90,969| |
registereddomains=90,969| |
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dateregistereddomains= |
dateregistereddomains=July 22, 2017| |
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refregistereddomains=[http://www.nira.org.ng/nira-media/news-update/176-domain-name-registration-statistics-april-may-june-2017]| |
refregistereddomains=[http://www.nira.org.ng/nira-media/news-update/176-domain-name-registration-statistics-april-may-june-2017]| |
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restrictions=Open domains can be registered by anybody with those intent to use; some of these semi-closed and closed domains have varying specific industry-based restrictions. There are no other restrictions| |
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actualuse=Popular in Nigeria and abroad| |
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restrictions=Open domains can be registered by anybody with intent to use; semi-closed and closed domains have specific industry-based restrictions. There are no other restrictions| |
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structure=Registrations are typically made at the third level beneath second-level names; NIRA may register premium domains at the second level| |
structure=Registrations are typically made at the third level beneath second-level names; NIRA may register premium domains at the second level| |
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document=[http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/nira-policies NIRA Policies]| |
document=[http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/nira-policies NIRA Policies]| |
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disputepolicy=[http://www.nira.org.ng/media/pdf/NIRA%20DISPUTE%20RESOLUTION%20POLICY.pdf NIRA Dispute Resolution Policy]| |
disputepolicy=[http://www.nira.org.ng/media/pdf/NIRA%20DISPUTE%20RESOLUTION%20POLICY.pdf NIRA Dispute Resolution Policy]| |
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website=[http://www.nira.org.ng/ NIRA (Nigeria Internet Registration Association)] |
website={{plainlist| |
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* [http://www.nira.org.ng/ NIRA (Nigeria Internet Registration Association)] |
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* [http://www.nic.net.ng/ Nigerian Network Information Center (another website)] |
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'''.ng''' is the [[Internet]] [[country code]] [[top-level domain]] ([[ccTLD]]) for [[Nigeria]]. |
'''.ng''' is the [[Internet]] [[country code]] [[top-level domain]] ([[ccTLD]]) for [[Nigeria]].{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} |
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==.ng Domain Name== |
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On May 13, 2009, IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) completed the process of re-delegation of the .ng domain name from temporary authorities to the current Nigerian ones. For many years, [[Randy Bush (scientist)|Randy Bush]] had been the Technical contact of the .ng domain name. With the IANA re-delegation, the technical contact is now the local Nigerian DNS administrator, while the administrative contact is the president of [[Nigeria Internet Registration Association]]. |
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On May 13, 2009, IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) completed the process of re-delegation of the .ng domain name from temporary authorities to the current Nigerian ones.{{Citation Needed}} For many years, [[Randy Bush (scientist)|Randy Bush]] had been the Technical contact of the .ng domain name.{{citation_needed|date=July 2017}} With the IANA re-delegation, the technical contact is now the local Nigerian DNS administrator, while the administrative contact is the president of [[Nigeria Internet Registration Association]]. {{citation_needed|date=July 2017}} |
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To speed up the process of registering .ng domain names, NIRA has accredited a first batch of 29 Domain registrars, most of whom are Nigerian companies. Registrars are categorized into Platinum, Gold, Silver and Standard categories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/registrars |title=NIRA registrars listing |accessdate=29 November 2010 <!--Added by DASHBot--> |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114172512/http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/registrars |archivedate=14 November 2010 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> |
To speed up the process of registering .ng domain names, NIRA has accredited a first batch of 29 Domain registrars, most of whom are Nigerian companies. Registrars are categorized into Platinum, Gold, Silver and Standard categories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/registrars |title=NIRA registrars listing |accessdate=29 November 2010 <!--Added by DASHBot--> |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114172512/http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/registrars |archivedate=14 November 2010 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> |
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==History== |
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* .ng domain was established in 1990{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}, currently activated since 1994{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}, registered and introduced on 1995.{{citation_needed|date=July 2017}} |
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==Introduction== |
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==Registering .ng Website domains== |
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==.ng Domain Registrations== |
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As of July 22, 2017, they are currently 90,969 domains registered{{Citation Needed}}, currently, they are another 69,000,000 website domains registered in the .ng Domain.{{citation_needed|date=July 2017}}, making some of these Nigerian Websites Popular in Nigeria.{{Citation Needed}} |
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==Second level domains== |
==Second level domains== |
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Registrations are made Directly at third-level{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} beneath second-level Domains{{citation_needed|date=July 2017}}: |
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* '''com.ng''' – open domain, commercial entities and businesses |
* '''com.ng''' – open domain, commercial entities and businesses |
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* '''org.ng''' – semi-open domain, non-commercial organizations |
* '''org.ng''' – semi-open domain, non-commercial organizations |
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* '''edu.ng''' – closed domain, degree awarding institutions |
* '''edu.ng''' – closed domain, degree awarding institutions |
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* '''net.ng''' – closed domain, ISP infrastructure |
* '''net.ng''' – closed domain, ISP infrastructure |
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* '''soc.ng''' – closed domain, Societies |
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* '''sch.ng''' – closed domain, Secondary Schools |
* '''sch.ng''' – closed domain, Secondary Schools |
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* '''name.ng ''' – open domain |
* '''name.ng ''' – open domain |
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* '''mobi.ng ''' – open domain, suitable for mobile devices |
* '''mobi.ng ''' – open domain, suitable for mobile devices |
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* '''info.ng''' – closed domain, Information |
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* '''web.ng''' – closed domain, Web |
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* '''media.ng''' – closed domain, Media |
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* '''expand.ng''' – open domain, Expansion |
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* '''ngo.ng''' – closed domain, Non-Governmental |
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* '''site.ng''' – closed domain, Sites |
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* '''tv.ng''' – closed domain, Television |
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* '''group.ng''' – closed domain, Groups |
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* '''store.ng''' – closed domain, Stores |
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* '''tech.ng''' – closed domain, Technology |
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* '''tm.ng''' – closed domain, Trademarks |
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* '''news.ng''' – closed domain, News |
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* '''ind.ng''' – closed domain, Industrial |
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* '''med.ng''' – closed domain, Health-related Services |
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* '''firm.ng''' – closed domain, Firms |
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* '''sys.ng''' – closed domain, Systems |
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* '''biz.ng''' – closed domain, Business |
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* '''arts.ng''' – closed domain, Cultural Organizations |
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* '''lib.ng''' – closed domain, Library |
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* '''home.ng''' – closed domain, Homes |
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* '''mil.ng ''' – closed domain (Nigerian Military Establishments only) |
* '''mil.ng ''' – closed domain (Nigerian Military Establishments only) |
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* '''i.ng ''' – open domain, All purpose and businesses |
* '''i.ng ''' – open domain, All purpose and businesses |
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* '''per.ng''' – closed domain, Personal |
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* '''dns.ng''' – closed domain, Domain-name Servers |
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* '''link.ng''' – closed domain, Links |
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* '''free.ng''' – closed domain, Free |
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* '''tour.ng''' – closed domain, Tourism |
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* '''hotel.ng''' – closed domain, Hotels |
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* '''line.ng''' – closed domain, Lines |
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* '''stat.ng''' – closed domain, Statistics |
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* '''lgu.ng''' – closed domain, Local Government |
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* '''pol.ng''' – closed domain, (Nigerian Police Force only) |
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* '''gate.ng''' – closed domain, Gates |
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* '''msc.ng''' – closed domain, Miscellanous |
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* '''url.ng''' – closed domain, URLs |
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* '''adr.ng''' – closed domain, Address |
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* '''med.ng''' – closed domain, Health-related Services |
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* '''crime.ng''' – closed domain, Crimes |
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* '''alpha.ng''' – closed domain, Alpha |
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* '''omega.ng''' – closed domain, Omega |
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* '''wrh.ng''' – closed domain, Warehouse |
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* '''app.ng''' – closed domain, Applications |
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* '''cons.ng''' – closed domain, Construction |
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* '''prp.ng''' – closed domain, Properties |
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* '''music.ng''' – closed domain, Music |
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* '''sym.ng''' – closed domain, Symbol |
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* '''time.ng''' – closed domain, Time |
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* '''est.ng''' – closed domain, Establishments |
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* '''code.ng''' – closed domain, Codes |
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* '''gen.ng''' – open domain, General Uses |
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* '''prf.ng''' – closed domain, Preference |
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* '''plc.ng''' – closed domain, State-owned Companies |
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* '''hub.ng''' – closed domain, Hubs |
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* '''hsc.ng''' – open domain, High Schools |
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* '''archive.ng''' – closed domain, Archives |
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* '''games.ng''' – closed domain, Games |
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* '''prof.ng''' – closed domain, Professionals |
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* '''church.ng''' – closed domain, Churches |
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* '''source.ng''' – closed domain, Sources |
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* '''build.ng''' – closed domain, Buildings |
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* '''office.ng''' – closed domain, Offices |
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* '''number.ng''' – closed domain, Numbers |
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* '''stats.ng''' – closed domain, Statistics |
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* '''email.ng''' – closed domain, Email |
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* '''works.ng''' – closed domain, Works |
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* '''reg.ng''' – closed domain, Regions |
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* '''ict.ng''' – closed domain, Information and Communicatoon Technology |
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* '''ports.ng''' – closed domain, Ports |
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* '''stamp.ng''' – closed domain, Stamps |
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* '''fake.ng''' – closed domain, Fake Websites |
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* '''rate.ng''' – closed domain, Rate |
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* '''techl.ng''' – closed domain, Technical |
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* '''ans.ng''' – closed domains, Answers |
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* '''music.ng''' – closed domain, Music |
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* '''science.ng''' – closed domain, Sciences |
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* '''reserve.ng''' – closed domain, Reserve |
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* '''murder.ng''' – closed domain, Murder and Homicides |
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In addition, NIRA themselves reserve the right to register 'premium' top level domains under .ng (for example, '''google.ng''').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nira.org.ng/ |
In addition, NIRA themselves reserve the right to register 'premium' top level domains under .ng (for example, '''google.ng''').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nira.org.ng/media/pdf/NIRA%20Domain%20Names%20Policy.pdf|title=NIRA Domain name policy| accessdate= 16 March 2011 <!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref> |
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[[Ibukun Odusote]] was the first contact person for the .ng domain name and she was made a life patron of the [[Nigeria Internet Registration Association]] in 2013 for her pioneering work.<ref>[http://www.itrealms.com.ng/2013/05/nira-gets-3-life-patrons.html NIRA gets 3 life Patrons], IT Realms, Retrieved 23 January 2016</ref> |
[[Ibukun Odusote]] was the first contact person for the .ng domain name and she was made a life patron of the [[Nigeria Internet Registration Association]] in 2013 for her pioneering work.<ref>[http://www.itrealms.com.ng/2013/05/nira-gets-3-life-patrons.html NIRA gets 3 life Patrons], IT Realms, Retrieved 23 January 2016</ref> |
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==Internet Statistics== |
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==Re-establishment of .ng domain== |
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Currently, .ng website domains is now under the Nigerian Network Information Center.{{Citation Needed|date=July 2017}} |
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==Accredited Registrars== |
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==See Also== |
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* [[Country code top level domain]] |
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* [[Communications in Nigeria]] |
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* [[Internet in Nigeria]] |
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==External Links== |
==External Links== |
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[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ng.html IANA delegation record for .ng ccTLD (1995 registration)] |
* [https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ng.html IANA delegation record for .ng ccTLD (1995 registration)] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Communications in Nigeria]] |
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[[Category:Internet in Nigeria]] |
[[Category:Internet in Nigeria]] |
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Revision as of 09:01, 27 July 2017
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Introduced | 1995[citation needed] |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Nigeria_Internet_Registration_Association |
Sponsor | National Information Technology Development Agency, Nigerian Network Information Center |
Intended use | Entities connected with ![]() |
Actual use | Popular in Nigeria and abroad; Gets some other uses |
Registered domains | 90,969 (July 22, 2017)[1] |
Registration restrictions | Open domains can be registered by anybody with those intent to use; some of these semi-closed and closed domains have varying specific industry-based restrictions. There are no other restrictions |
Structure | Registrations are typically made at the third level beneath second-level names; NIRA may register premium domains at the second level |
Documents | NIRA Policies |
Dispute policies | NIRA Dispute Resolution Policy |
DNSSEC | Yes |
Registry website |
.ng is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Nigeria.[citation needed]
.ng Domain Name
On May 13, 2009, IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) completed the process of re-delegation of the .ng domain name from temporary authorities to the current Nigerian ones.[citation needed] For many years, Randy Bush had been the Technical contact of the .ng domain name.[citation needed] With the IANA re-delegation, the technical contact is now the local Nigerian DNS administrator, while the administrative contact is the president of Nigeria Internet Registration Association. [citation needed]
To speed up the process of registering .ng domain names, NIRA has accredited a first batch of 29 Domain registrars, most of whom are Nigerian companies. Registrars are categorized into Platinum, Gold, Silver and Standard categories.[1]
History
- .ng domain was established in 1990[citation needed], currently activated since 1994[citation needed], registered and introduced on 1995.[citation needed]
Einführung
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Registering .ng Website domains
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.ng Domain Registrations
As of July 22, 2017, they are currently 90,969 domains registered[citation needed], currently, they are another 69,000,000 website domains registered in the .ng Domain.[citation needed], making some of these Nigerian Websites Popular in Nigeria.[citation needed]
Second level domains
Registrations are made Directly at third-level[citation needed] beneath second-level Domains[citation needed]:
- com.ng – open domain, commercial entities and businesses
- org.ng – semi-open domain, non-commercial organizations
- gov.ng – closed domain, governmental organizations
- edu.ng – closed domain, degree awarding institutions
- net.ng – closed domain, ISP infrastructure
- soc.ng – closed domain, Societies
- sch.ng – closed domain, Secondary Schools
- name.ng – open domain
- mobi.ng – open domain, suitable for mobile devices
- info.ng – closed domain, Information
- web.ng – closed domain, Web
- media.ng – closed domain, Media
- expand.ng – open domain, Expansion
- ngo.ng – closed domain, Non-Governmental
- site.ng – closed domain, Sites
- tv.ng – closed domain, Television
- group.ng – closed domain, Groups
- store.ng – closed domain, Stores
- tech.ng – closed domain, Technology
- tm.ng – closed domain, Trademarks
- news.ng – closed domain, News
- ind.ng – closed domain, Industrial
- med.ng – closed domain, Health-related Services
- firm.ng – closed domain, Firms
- sys.ng – closed domain, Systems
- biz.ng – closed domain, Business
- arts.ng – closed domain, Cultural Organizations
- lib.ng – closed domain, Library
- home.ng – closed domain, Homes
- mil.ng – closed domain (Nigerian Military Establishments only)
- i.ng – open domain, All purpose and businesses
- per.ng – closed domain, Personal
- dns.ng – closed domain, Domain-name Servers
- link.ng – closed domain, Links
- free.ng – closed domain, Free
- tour.ng – closed domain, Tourism
- hotel.ng – closed domain, Hotels
- line.ng – closed domain, Lines
- stat.ng – closed domain, Statistics
- lgu.ng – closed domain, Local Government
- pol.ng – closed domain, (Nigerian Police Force only)
- gate.ng – closed domain, Gates
- msc.ng – closed domain, Miscellanous
- url.ng – closed domain, URLs
- adr.ng – closed domain, Address
- med.ng – closed domain, Health-related Services
- crime.ng – closed domain, Crimes
- alpha.ng – closed domain, Alpha
- omega.ng – closed domain, Omega
- wrh.ng – closed domain, Warehouse
- app.ng – closed domain, Applications
- cons.ng – closed domain, Construction
- prp.ng – closed domain, Properties
- music.ng – closed domain, Music
- sym.ng – closed domain, Symbol
- time.ng – closed domain, Time
- est.ng – closed domain, Establishments
- code.ng – closed domain, Codes
- gen.ng – open domain, General Uses
- prf.ng – closed domain, Preference
- plc.ng – closed domain, State-owned Companies
- hub.ng – closed domain, Hubs
- hsc.ng – open domain, High Schools
- archive.ng – closed domain, Archives
- games.ng – closed domain, Games
- prof.ng – closed domain, Professionals
- church.ng – closed domain, Churches
- source.ng – closed domain, Sources
- build.ng – closed domain, Buildings
- office.ng – closed domain, Offices
- number.ng – closed domain, Numbers
- stats.ng – closed domain, Statistics
- email.ng – closed domain, Email
- works.ng – closed domain, Works
- reg.ng – closed domain, Regions
- ict.ng – closed domain, Information and Communicatoon Technology
- ports.ng – closed domain, Ports
- stamp.ng – closed domain, Stamps
- fake.ng – closed domain, Fake Websites
- rate.ng – closed domain, Rate
- techl.ng – closed domain, Technical
- ans.ng – closed domains, Answers
- music.ng – closed domain, Music
- science.ng – closed domain, Sciences
- reserve.ng – closed domain, Reserve
- murder.ng – closed domain, Murder and Homicides
In addition, NIRA themselves reserve the right to register 'premium' top level domains under .ng (for example, google.ng).[2]
Ibukun Odusote was the first contact person for the .ng domain name and she was made a life patron of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association in 2013 for her pioneering work.[3]
Internet Statistics
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Re-establishment of .ng domain
Currently, .ng website domains is now under the Nigerian Network Information Center.[citation needed]
Accredited Registrars
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See Also
External Links
References
- ^ "NIRA registrars listing". Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "NIRA Domain name policy" (PDF). Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ NIRA gets 3 life Patrons, IT Realms, Retrieved 23 January 2016