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I've been waiting for this for long, so which registry can we use to get .ng?

by tyng 16y ago

mayank 16y ago
I tried hunting through the government website, and it lists a large number of registrars, but none of them seem to offer an easy way to sign up for one. Keep in mind the following things though: (1) You need to have a business in Nigeria (2) ccTLDs are subject to local laws, so be careful before basing your brand around a ccTLD name. Case in point: Bitly http://workbench.cadenhead.org/news/3503/bitly-builds-business-libya-domain http://workbench.cadenhead.org/news/3503/bitly-builds-busine...
- tyng 16y ago
  Very true, without the power of Microsoft it's hard to maintain that domain name... in such a remote place.. I mind as well just give up. And likewise I searched the government website and none of its accredited registrars offer straight .ng registration
  - mayank 16y ago
    I saw another Nigerian company for which an "exception" had been made. Overall, I think it's risky business right now, especially if you manage to snag a desirable .ng domain. I don't mean this as offensive, but it's not unimaginable in Nigeria that a few greased palms could lead to an "exception" being made for re-assigning your DNS record if you don't have local interests there to back you up.
- oewete 16y ago
  Official Registry Link for .ng ccTLD : http://www.nira.org.ng http://www.nira.org.ng
jonknee 16y ago
You can use the one Microsoft did: http://www.webdomains.com.ng/ http://www.webdomains.com.ng/
- tyng 16y ago
  Unfortunately they don't offer .ng on their website, probably still a over-the-counter thing
  - oewete 16y ago
    Hi, I represent Websoft [www.websoft.com.ng], the Registrar for Microsoft's bi.ng. The Buy-Now process of 2nd level .ng domains is on & its not over-the-counter, here is it official link by the registry published in 2010 http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/auction http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/auction So far, The domains listed below have been registered by Websoft: 1)3m.ng 2)leadership.ng 3)google.ng 4)gmail.ng 5)youtube.ng 6)honeywell.ng 7)googli.ng 8)bi.ng
- oewete 16y ago
  http://www.webdomains.com.ng/cpanel.php?page=sldwhois http://www.webdomains.com.ng/cpanel.php?page=sldwhois

I've been waiting for this for long, so which registry can we use to get .ng?

by tyng 16y ago

I've been waiting for this for long, so which registry can we use to get .ng?

I tried hunting through the government website, and it lists a large number of registrars, but none of them seem to offer an easy way to sign up for one. Keep in mind the following things though: (1) You need to have a business in Nigeria (2) ccTLDs are subject to local laws, so be careful before basing your brand around a ccTLD name. Case in point: Bitly http://workbench.cadenhead.org/news/3503/bitly-builds-business-libya-domain http://workbench.cadenhead.org/news/3503/bitly-builds-busine...

tyng 16y ago
Very true, without the power of Microsoft it's hard to maintain that domain name... in such a remote place.. I mind as well just give up. And likewise I searched the government website and none of its accredited registrars offer straight .ng registration
- mayank 16y ago
  I saw another Nigerian company for which an "exception" had been made. Overall, I think it's risky business right now, especially if you manage to snag a desirable .ng domain. I don't mean this as offensive, but it's not unimaginable in Nigeria that a few greased palms could lead to an "exception" being made for re-assigning your DNS record if you don't have local interests there to back you up.
oewete 16y ago
Official Registry Link for .ng ccTLD : http://www.nira.org.ng http://www.nira.org.ng

jonknee 16y ago

You can use the one Microsoft did: http://www.webdomains.com.ng/ http://www.webdomains.com.ng/

tyng 16y ago
Unfortunately they don't offer .ng on their website, probably still a over-the-counter thing
- oewete 16y ago
  Hi, I represent Websoft [www.websoft.com.ng], the Registrar for Microsoft's bi.ng. The Buy-Now process of 2nd level .ng domains is on & its not over-the-counter, here is it official link by the registry published in 2010 http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/auction http://www.nira.org.ng/index.php/auction So far, The domains listed below have been registered by Websoft: 1)3m.ng 2)leadership.ng 3)google.ng 4)gmail.ng 5)youtube.ng 6)honeywell.ng 7)googli.ng 8)bi.ng
oewete 16y ago
http://www.webdomains.com.ng/cpanel.php?page=sldwhois http://www.webdomains.com.ng/cpanel.php?page=sldwhois