.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.NIRA gets 3 life Patrons, IT Realms, Retrieved 23 January 2016
Operations were initially handled by an organisation 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 organisation, 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 organisations gov.ng – closed domain, governmental organisations 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.
Figures collected in August 2026 showed further growth in adoption, with 255,001 domain names registered in the .ng zone and 168 registrars accredited by NIRA. Adoption In 2025, Nigerian media reported a coordinated push by public institutions and stakeholders to increase adoption of the .ng domain.
References
See also Internet in Nigeria ISO 3166-2:NG .africa the officially designated top-level domain (TLD) for the African and Pan African domains List of Internet top-level domains
External links IANA delegation record for .ng ccTLD (1995 registration)
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