NiRA to educate Nigerians on domain name relevance

The president of the Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA) Mr Sunday Folayan has said there is   need to educate the people on the importance and use of   domain names in the country.

In an e-newsletter statement issued by the president, titled “Our August”, the Internet Society highlights on how Internet governance remains critical to economic and social opportunities, said,  (NiRA)

has lined up events that will educate the  people on Internet Governance and will deepen the knowledge base of the Domain Name System (DNS) Industry and create further awareness of the .ng brand, which is the Nigerian Identity in Cyberspace. According to him, “this has the potential to further reduce the unemployment level in the country and encourage growth of the Nigerian economy,” Folayan said. The President said, the Body will in this month of August 2015, conduct a registrar’s technical training, for new and existing accredited registrars.

He said that NiRA will also conduct technical training and policy enlightenment to newly Accredited Registrars, that  the dates for the trainings would be communicated in due time.

Note that the Registrar’s Accreditation Technical Training is open also to all existing accredited registrars who desire to be abreast with current happenings of the Domain Name Industry, he stated.

He explained that there will be discussions on NiRA Policies which govern the DNS activities for the .ng ccTLD. The NiRA academy will educate people on Internet Governance; bridge the gap in the knowledge base of the DNS Industry in Nigeria by developing the DNS Industry in Nigeria and to grow local DNS

entrepreneurs, develop capacity in other DNS related specialization such as Website design and development, Cybersecurity, Networking.

It will also breed certification based relationships with third parties like NITDA, NCC, ICANN, CPN; create opportunities for our youth to build and develop their own businesses and contribute to the growth of the Nigerian economy.

“We expect our registrars to further create awareness through their resellers and further increase the number of domain names (Nigerian Internet domain names) in the year 2015,”Folayan  said.