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.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.[2] She was made a life patron of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association in 2013 for her work.[3]

Operations were initially handled by an organization in Italy, the Instituto per le Applicazioni Telematiche[2] (today known as the Istituto di Informatica e Telematica [it]),[4] but were later transferred to Randy Bush.[2] In 2004, .ng was re-delegated to a Nigerian organization, the National Information Technology Development Agency,[2] and then in 2009, to the Nigeria Internet Registration Association.[2]

Second level domains

  • 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
  • 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”).[5]

Statistics

As of March 2022, there are 75 registrars accredited by NIRA.[6] 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.[7]

Adoption

In 2025, Nigerian media reported a coordinated push by public institutions and stakeholders to increase adoption of the .ng domain.[8]

References

  1. ^ “.NG DOMAIN NAME REPORT MAY 2020”. Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA). Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e “IANA — Report on the Redelegation of the .NG Top-Level Domain”. www.iana.org. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ NIRA gets 3 life Patrons, IT Realms, Retrieved 23 January 2016
  4. ^ “Vent’anni di Cnr-Iit”. National Research Council.
  5. ^ “NIRA Domain name policy”. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  6. ^ “History of NiRA(new) – NiRA Website”. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  7. ^ “.NG Domain usage statistics. December, 2017”. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  8. ^ Umeh, Juliet (19 October 2025). “Senate, BPP, NITDA champion full .ng adoption to strengthen Nigeria’s identity”. Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria.

See also