Criteria for registering a .gov.ng domain name

Allotment of gov.ng is restricted to the constituents of the  Government of Nigeria at various levels right from Federal, State and local government levels on request.

It generally takes about a week as the request for the domain must be confirmed and verified before the domain can be registered

To register a .gov.ng, you have to send a scanned letter using the letterhead of the ministry or state government parastatal that plans to register the domain name. The scanned letter must be signed by the head of the institution/MDA or the next officer in the hierarchy.

1. The letter should be addressed to the Chief Operating Officer of NiRA. The letter should also provide the following additional information:

2. Minimum of two name servers; For example, nsc.go54.com and nsd.go54.com

3. A reachable phone number of the head of the institution/MDA or the next officer in the hierarchy

4. Two contact details of admin and technical persons;

5. The admin contact must be a member of staff of the institution/MDA. The technical contact can either be a member of staff or a consultant to the institution/MDA in case a technical staff is not available; and

6. A name, designation, reachable phone number, and email address must be stated for each of the contacts provided.


If you have any other inquiries, send a mail to billing@go54.com


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