As Strategic Digital Infrastructure, NiRA Intensifies Campaign for Top Premium .ng Domain Name

Emma Okonji

Having designated .ng domain name as Nigeria’s strategic digital infrastructure, the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the body responsible for managing Nigeria’s country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), has ntensified campaign for top premium .ng domain name at affordable price for all Nigerians and businesses operating in Nigeria.

President of NiRA, Mr. Adesola Akinsanya, in his recent monthly message to Nigerians, with the theme: ‘Advancing Trust, Governance, and Global Engagement for the .ng Domain’, called on Nigerians to take advantage the .ng domain name to grow their businesses.

According to him, “In this digital age, if your business is not online, you are leaving serious money on the table. But just being online isn’t enough. You need a name people will remember, trust, and find easily and a premium .ng domain gives you exactly that.”

“We’ve curated the most powerful .ng domains across Nigeria’s hottest sectors, and this is a chance for businesses to get the name they have always wanted at a very affordable price,” Akinsanya further said.

He listed some of the sectors that could benefit from the top premium .ng domain name, to include: Tech and Digital; Finance and FinTech; Agriculture; Healthcare; Real Estate; Consumer and Lifestyle Market; Retail and e-Commerce; Education; Entertainment and Media; Travel and Tourism, as well as Professionals, among others.

For Tech and Digital, he said businesses could get names like broadband.ng, security.ng, or software.ng.

For the Finance and FinTech sector, he said businesses could get names like cash.ng, investment.ng, or banks.ng that could give businesses the instant credibility for a market built on trust.

For Agriculture, he said businesses could connect directly with Nigeria’s economic backbone, when such business has domain names like agro.ng, farm.ng, or chicken.ng.

For the Healthcare sector, Akinsanya advised healthcare practitioners tobuild immediate trust with patients and partners and to secure essential domains like health.ng, doctor.ng, or hospital.ng, that are available at affordable price.

For the Real Estate sector, he said investors in Real Estate business couldhavethe go-to name in property and own the market with house.ng, construction.ng or the locally brilliant naijahomes.ng.

The consumer and lifestyle, including entertainment and tourism sectors are not left out in the price campaign, as Akinsanya said the Retail and e-Commerce sector could alwaysstand out in the crowded online marketplace with a sharp, memorable name like clothing.ng, gift.ng, or cosmetics.ng.

For the Entertainment and Media, he said from Nollywood to Afrobeats, entertainers could lead the creative change with domains like entertainment.ng, movie.ng, or africanmusic.ng, while the Travel and Tourism sector could be the first click for travelers with powerful names like flights.ng, airline.ng, and tourismnigeria.ng that are still available.

For the education sector, he explained that investors in education could tap into Nigeria’s massive youth market with authoritative domains like education.ng, and college.ng.

For Professionals, Communities and Big Ideas, Akinsanya said they could grow their businesses instantly with marketing.ng, consulting.ng, or lawyer.ng.

“Another important initiative launched in the month of June, is the .ng Monthly Webinar Series, powered by the .ng Academy. The monthly webinar series themed: ‘Putting Nigeria First in the Digital Age: Why .ng Matters’, is apt as it provided opportunity for engaging discourse on the role of .ng in driving the Nigeria-First Policy agenda of the federal government. It also addresses key insights on the role of .ng in driving sectors of the Nigerian economy and contributing to the GDP growth,” Akinsanya added.

According to the statistics released by NiRA, the total registration, renewal and restoration for .ng domain name, is 229,250, as at April 2025, which is an increase from the 222,820 recorded in April 2024.