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Great Patriots,

Today, the internet brings to us memories and appraise OUR TEAM effort to survive. Now, Nigeria needs you to switch from nothing to something. Its the era of great minds like you to change whatever suffix your company, organisation, institution, government bodies, groups, etc to have the .ng added to it.

Wish to know the difference and how ? You are invited to the first ever workshop on the cctld of the nation at the Muson Centre, Agip Hall come Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 at 10amprompt.

Book your seat before the d-day. Contact 070 CALL NiRA.

www.nira.org.ng

Publicity support from a member organisation (Yomm Kinboss Limited with assistance from TRIACE CONtractors and Young Internet Professionals’ (YiPS), group initiators of My Nigeria Online (MyNOL).).

PRESS RELEASE . . .
NiRA’s FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has announced that all is set for its 4th Annual General Meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 15, 2011. The meeting which is scheduled to hold at the Function Room of The Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos shall commence at 10.00 am.

The Secretary of the Executive Board / Chief Operating Officer of NiRA, Mr. Ope Odusan, confirmed this in a Press Statement recently released to newsmen saying that the AGM is coming after enough time has been given for the public enlightenment as stipulated in NiRA’s Constitution.

According to the statement, the agenda for the 4th AGM include the receipt of the Annual Report and Financial Statement for the year ended: May 2011, together with the Auditor’s Report; receipt of a Business Plan and Budget for the period of the current financial year beginning June 1, 2011; and to consider such other business that any member properly brings before the meeting. The Secretary/COO also noted that the Special Business of the AGM is to consider the proposal to have the NIRA Financial Year changed from the month of May.

The Chief Operating Officer of the Association (NIRA) which has the responsibility of managing Nigeria’s identity on the domain name space - .ng, noted the novel development that this year’s Annual General Meeting comes hard on the heels of another event of NiRA - The Joint NITDA/NIRA Workshop scheduled for Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

With the theme, “Switch To .NG, the Workshop is a collaborative effort of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) aimed at promoting the adoption of the country’s Top Level Domain .ng, with a view to building the Nigerian internet economy. Expected participants at the Workshop are Government MDAs, Banks, Associations, Telecoms Service Provider, Networks, Faith-based Organisations, Non-governmental Organisations, Institutions of Learning, Armed Forces, Professionals and Interested members of the Public.

A wider adoption of .ng, the COO noted, will help improve Nigeria’s image on the internet space, build local content, insure content security and most importantly, arrest capital flight to Foreign Service Providers.

Speaking on why Nigerians should switch to .ng, he emphasized that one of the unique features of the nation’s country code Top Level Domain is the Ease of Use. Several choice domains are still available, Mr. Odusan stated, adding that registrations could be done online via any of its over thirty accredited registrars which are listed on the association website at http://www.nira.org.ng. He affirmed that the .ng registry has grown stronger and better and has come to stay.

Participation at the Workshop is drawn from Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies; the Private Sector, Stakeholders and the Media. Accredited Registrars of NIRA shall be on hand at the venue to assist applicants with the process of registering .ng domains.
Both the Workshop and the AGM, he reiterated, will hold at the Muson Centre on September 14 and 15, respectively. Whereas the 4th AGM will hold at the Function Room, participants at the Workshop will converge at the Agip Hall. The time of commencement for each day is 10.00 a.m.
All members of the Association (individual and corporate members, alike), he pointed, should ensure that they are in good financial standing with the Association, while directing further enquiries to the NIRA Secretariat at the 9, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island Office or the website for an update on their membership status. Alternatively, NiRA could be reached on 070 -CALL NiRA.

The 4TH NiRA AGM is slated for 10.00 A.M at the Function Room of the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos he reiterated.

COO, 070 CALL NiRA.

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