The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) which is a self-regulating body that manages the .ng country code top level domain (ccTLD) held it’s 5th .ng awards on Friday 29th April,2022 in Ikeja, Lagos state.
Present at the event was the Director General Nigeria Mining Cadasre Obadiah Simon Nkom, The chair person Nigerian Internet Governance Mrs Mary Uduma Forum Board of trustees and directors of NIRA and other dignitaries.
The .ng awards celebrated the achievements and innovation of Nigerian Internet initiatives. The President of NIRA Mr Muhammad Rudman in his welcome address, commended the various organizations that have proudly projected their businesses using the .ng brand over the years. He also encouraged every Nigerian to register a .ng domain name and spread the word about Nigerian content.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) won the award in the “ Most Innovative Service Provider Award” Category and this category recognizes excellence in business Innovation, Online user experience, and commitment to the Nigerian internet community while embracing sound business practices based on the level of local and original content promoted with the domain name.
Other nominees in this category were:Sea Concept, LifeBank Nigeria, Hotel Booking limited and Landwey.
Mrs Yetunde Baderinwa the State Coordinator NYSC Lagos received the award on behalf of the Director- General.
Other winners at the 2022.ng awards are Best E-payment Website/Portal Alat by Wema Bank. Best Print Media website Guardian Nigeria, Best local hosting company Smartweb limited, Best E-commerce Website Jumia Nigeria, Digital Innovation in federal government Nigeria Mining Cadastre office,Digital Innovation in State Government Akwa Ibom Govt and the host of others.
The NIRA president appreciated the winners and also nominees of the award. He also encouraged Nigerian to embrace the .ng domain