@ gov ng
Legal Unit
National Information Technology Development Agency
Abuja
TRUE OR FALSE ?
OUTLINE
This presentation will highlight the
various policies and guidelines which
has been designed for the
management of domains on the
.gov.ng second level domain. Before
then we will consider the basis for
these policies and guidelines, what is
the definition of policies and
guidelines, the various standards
being prepared for government
presence on the Internet. We will
indicate current government
presence and show a step by step
procedure of getting a government
domain
Basis of the Policies and
Guidelines
Nigerian Government on
the Internet
Policies and Guidelines
Policy Foundations and Direction
The Policy foundations and directions for the .ng
domain can be found in various documents.
The NITDA Act 2007
Provides the Policy Direction for Management of
Nigerian Domain.
NITDA MOU with ICANN
which
forms the foundation of NITDA Managing the ng
domain for the good of all Nigerians
http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/cctl
ds/ng
NITDA MOU with NIRA
which
transfers the day to day management of .ng to
NIRA based on Stakeholders decision
NITDA
Agreements
with
Registrars
Provides
roles
and
responsibilities
for
the
accredited
management of registered names.
in
NITDA MOU with NIRA
NIRA Agreements
with Registrars
NITDA
(Government)
Section 6 of NITDA Act 2007
Report
Guidelines
Standards and
Regulations
Agreement
Supervise
NIRA
(Non-Government)
Registered Under Nigerian Law
Infrastructure
Agreement
.gov.ng
NCR
(Private Sector)
Legal Entity Under Nigerian Law
Policy Foundations and Directions
The Policy Directions for the
Nigerian Internet Domain can be
found in the NITDA Act 2007:
•Section 6 (a)
•Section 6 (b)
• Section 6 (m)
• Second Schedule of the NITDA Act
2007
Accelerate Internet and Internet
penetration in Nigeria and
promote sound Internet
Governance
The Agency shall have supervisory authority
over any organization incorporated’ under
the laws of Nigeria to manage and
administer Nigeria’s country code top level
domain
Picture This…
www.cenbank.org
www.nigeriapolice.org
www.nercng.org
http://www.pppra-nigeria.org
http://www.nnpcgroup.com
 http://www.nnpc-nigeria.com
 www.copyright.gov.ng
 www.cbn.gov.ng
 www.npf.gov.ng
 www.energy.gov.ng
Policy Process
Develop a
Draft Policy
Expose Policy
to
Stakeholders
Publish and
enforce Policy
Policy
Development
Process
Re-Present
Draft
Incorporating
Comments
Receive
Comments
from
Stakeholders
Incorporate
Comments
into Policy
Draft
Naming Conventions
The naming conventions are
designed to ensure that any entity
registering under the .gov domain
are easily recognizable either by
using a recognized acronym or the
official abbreviation
Letters a-z and
digits 0-9
Spaces and
specialized
characters are not
allowed $#&*
Can contain
hyphen but not at
the end or the
beginning
Generic names are
not allowed!
Minimum of 3
Characters and
Maximum of 63
APPLICATION PROCESS
Submit an Authorization
Letter at the earliest but
not later than 30 days
after completing the
online registration.
Consider if you are
eligible then visit Visit
www.registry.gov.ng
Register the Domain
Name request using
Online Registration
Service.
the Domain Manager
will process the request
accordingly. The
Registrar will contact
the client if any
additional information
about the registration is
required, prior to
activation.
Dispute Resolution
No adjudication shall be made within the
registration function as to whether the
applicant has a legitimate right to a name,
beyond compliance with the .gov.ng
policies.
The Registrant (applicant), in lodging the
request for a name, informs the Domain
Provider that they are asserting a claimed
right to a name.
In the case of conflicting name requests
between an applicant and an existing
gov.ng domain name registration, in the
first instance the parties concerned
(applicant and existing Registrant) should
attempt to resolve the matter, and report
to the NITDA if the resolution includes a
change of registration details.
Disputes that extend outside of the
gov.ng domain should refer to the
NIRA Dispute Resolution Process.
Should a dispute not be able to be resolved
between the parties, this should be
reported to NITDA for further consultation
and mediation.
STANDARDS
Currently under development
Content
 Design
 Actual content
Security
 DNS
 Site Seal
 Site Access
 Encryption
Accessibility
 Language
 Disability
Hosting Standards
TRUE OR FALSE ?
For the Internet, personal perception is
irrelevant
THANK YOU
Emmanuel Edet
eedet@nitda.gov.ng
08065338432