Before you place an order for a .gov.ng domain, please take note of the following:
- Only state government entities can register .gov.ng domains with us.
- State government entities MUST register for a fourth-level domain under a state's third-level domain to the extent such an option is available (e.g. .lg.gov.ng for Lagos state).
- Cities and townships CANNOT register a local program/initiative, such as a local library, etc
- Cities and townships may denote the state abbreviation after the city or township name, preferably separated by a hyphen.
- Generic names are not allowed. (eg. shipping.lg.gov.ng is not allowed).
- The domain name used must be short and easy to remember (e.g. moj.lg.gov.ng instead of lagosstateministryofjustice.gov.ng)
- The letter should be addressed to the Chief Operating Officer of NiRA. The letter should also provide the following additional information:
- Minimum of two name servers; For example, ns1.tfhost.ng and ns2.tfhost.ng
- Two contact details of admin and technical persons;
- 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
- A name, designation, reachable phone number and email address must be stated for each of the contacts provided.
Registration process
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.
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.
For Federal Government parastatals, the Authorization Letter should be signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry/Executive Secretary/Director-General While at State level the request should be from the Secretary to the State Government or someone assigned by the Secretary to the State Government.
For registration at Local Government Area, the request should come from the Local Government Chairman or his nominee.
Send an email to support@tfhost.ng. Once this has been sent, your request would be vetted by NITDA to confirm that your request is genuine. It MAY take about one week for your domain to be registered and activated.
