Domain’s rejection threatens Nigeria’s cyberspace identity

By: Olatunde Odebiyi


The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) has lamented that the refusal of Nigerians to register with the .ng domain name is a major challenge to the nation’s cyberspace identity, a decade after it was unveiled.
Its President, Mr Sunday Folayan, who spoke in Lagos at a press conference to kick off  NIRA’s 10th anniversary, lamented that many Nigerians are not registering with the .ng domain name the way they should because they still do not believe in the country.
“They would rather register with .com or .co.uk. Nigerians do not want to patronise anything made in Nigeria because we believe we are inferior whereas we are not,” he said.
Folayan said the number of the .ng domain names registered in the last 10 years in relation to the population of over 170 million people was so insignificant. He urged Nigerians to have a change of heart  ng domain’’ helps to do better business in our locality, as we can’t rule the world without ruling our country first’’.
Folayan said owning and using .ng domain name enhances Nigeria’s local content, improves branding and geo-targeting of local content in the market. He added that the registration also enhances visibility of businesses, products and services offered online and improves credibility.
Folayan said the domain name will create availability of more names under the .ng domain, adding that the Domain Name Systems (DNS) industry is a revenue generator with abundant business opportunities.
He corrected the impression that registering a company in .ng is local,, urging Nigerians to join in the noble act of promoting the growth of indigenous businesses, cultural heritage and economy.
Folayan said NIRA will further reduce the cost of registering with the domain name to attract more people.
“For now you can get the .ng domain name registered between N2, 000 and N20, 000, but very soon, registering a domain name will be much cheaper,” he said.
Folayan said Nigerians must believe in themselves to do great things, adding that NIRA aims to see all local businesses online and wants people to have personal website.
He particularly urged small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to register, adding that they are the economic engine room of the nation and would bring technological innovation that will bring the next billion naira enterprises to the country.
He said the NiRA .ng selfie and animation competitions will be launched soon in effort to create local contents that inspire and encourage Nigerians to take advantages of the opportunities offered by the competitions.

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