NITDA Inaugurates Enforcement Committee On Domain Name Compliance Policy

The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA has inaugurated a 14-man enforcement committee to monitor the implementation of Nigerian Government Second-Level Domain Policy, in order to enhance public confidence in the authenticity and security of information and other services accessed from government-owned websites.

This is in line with the Federal Government’s drive towards economic diversification and commitment to the development of a robust digital economy.

The Policy is aimed at promoting the Nigerian State and its uniqueness in the global digital space, with the ultimate goal of social and economic growth and development. In addition to security, the use of the Nigerian Government Second-Level domain will further promote a desirable image of Nigeria in the cyberspace.

An accelerated increase in the online presence of all Nigerian entities, initiatives, and programs on the cyberspace will impact our digital economy growth and the Digital Nigeria for all.

It could be recalled that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the National Second Level Domain Policy on February 16, 2022, making the Nigerian Second-Level Domain mandatory for all government-owned websites and official email correspondence of all government personnel and assigned NITDA, with statutory mandate of regulating IT in the country to champion the implementation of the new policy.

NITDA by its enabling (NITDA Act, 2007) of Second Schedule Section 6(m) is mandated to manage and administer Nigeria’s ccTLD (.ng).

This power gives NITDA the authority to allocate and administer the Nigerian Government Second-Level domains on .gov.ng; .edu.ng; .mil.ng; .sch.ng and any other second-level domain name that may be approved in the future.

The Policy derives its authority from a Memorandum of Understanding which appoints the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) as the manager of the Registry for the ccTLD.ng.