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title: ".ng" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communications-in-nigeria", "internet-properties-established-in-1995", "country-code-top-level-domains", "internet-in-nigeria", "telecommunications-in-nigeria"] description: "Internet country code top-level domain for Nigeria" topic_path: "engineering" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.ng" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Internet country code top-level domain for Nigeria ::

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Field	Value
name	.ng
image	Nigerian Internet Registration Authority (logo).gif
alt	NIRA
introduced	15 March 1995
type	Country code top-level domain
status	Active
registry	Nigeria Internet Registration Association
sponsor	National Information Technology Development Agency
intendeduse	Entities connected with Nigeria
registereddomains	157,072
dateregistereddomains	May 2020
refregistereddomains
actualuse	Very popular in Nigeria
restrictions	Open domains can be registered by anybody with intent to use; semi-closed and closed domains have specific industry-based restrictions.
structure	Registrations can be made both at the second and third levels; NIRA may register premium domains at the second level
document	NIRA Policies
disputepolicy	NIRA Dispute Resolution Policy
website	NIRA (Nigeria Internet Registration Association)
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| name = .ng | image = Nigerian Internet Registration Authority (logo).gif | alt = NIRA | introduced = 15 March 1995 | type = Country code top-level domain | status = Active | registry = Nigeria Internet Registration Association | sponsor = National Information Technology Development Agency | intendeduse = Entities connected with Nigeria | registereddomains = 157,072 | dateregistereddomains = May 2020 | refregistereddomains = | actualuse = Very popular in Nigeria | restrictions = Open domains can be registered by anybody with intent to use; semi-closed and closed domains have specific industry-based restrictions. | structure = Registrations can be made both at the second and third levels; NIRA may register premium domains at the second level | document = NIRA Policies | disputepolicy = NIRA Dispute Resolution Policy | website = 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. She was made a life patron of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association in 2013 for her work.

Operations were initially handled by an organization in Italy, the Instituto per le Applicazioni Telematiche (today known as the **), but were later transferred to Randy Bush. In 2004, .ng was re-delegated to a Nigerian organization, 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 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").

Statistics

As of March 2022, there are 75 registrars accredited by NIRA. 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.

Adoption

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

References

References

1. ".NG DOMAIN NAME REPORT MAY 2020".
2. "IANA — Report on the Redelegation of the .NG Top-Level Domain".
3. [http://www.itrealms.com.ng/2013/05/nira-gets-3-life-patrons.html NIRA gets 3 life Patrons], IT Realms, Retrieved 23 January 2016
4. "Vent'anni di Cnr-Iit". [[National Research Council (Italy).
5. "NIRA Domain name policy".
6. (2 June 2017). "History of NiRA(new) – NiRA Website".
7. ".NG Domain usage statistics. December, 2017".
8. Umeh, Juliet. (19 October 2025). "Senate, BPP, NITDA champion full .ng adoption to strengthen Nigeria's identity". Vanguard.

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