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 theSecond 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.References
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