Announcements

.NG SLD Go-Live is 8.00am Nigerian time April 16th

  • 15th April 2013
  The "Go live" time for domain registration on the second level is 8.00 AM local Nigerian time (GMT+1) on Tuesday April 16, 2013. NIRA has promised to forward to Registrars a list of domain names considered premium which will not be available for registration but would rather be offered up for auction at a later date.  Any name not on the ...
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NIRA revises .ng domain name policy – Opens up the 2nd level .ng

  • 8th April 2013
  We will like to share with you some good news on the .ng domain name space – in order that you may have first-mover advantage.   Last night the managers of the .ng domain name NIRA (Nigeria Internet Registration Association) informed all registrars about a change in the domain name policy. Here is the relevant quote in the ...
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Interswitch Payment Notice: Introduction of New Interswitch Payment Engine-Webpay

  • 16th September 2012
INTERSWITCH ONLINE PAYMENTS NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR PORTAL This announcement is especially for our Nigerian clients who may wish to pay online for goods using the Interswitch Webpay.  It concerns some upgrade in security features and usage. The Central Bank of Nigeria mandated banks with effect from 1 April 2010, to commence the issuances of ...
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.ng Domain Naming Convention Summarized...

  • 2nd October 2011
The Vice President of the Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NIRA) Mr. Sunday Folayan, has explained domain name convention guiding the acceptance and otherwise of the organizations policies with regards to .ng country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) domain name. Speaking on ‘Domain Naming Conventions’ at the recently held ...
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