# .edu.ng

**Registry :** Nigeria Internet Registration Association

**Registry URL :** [https://www.nira.org.ng/](https://www.nira.org.ng/)

**Registry WHOIS :** [whois.nic.net.ng](whois.nic.net.ng)

**Registry Web-based WHOIS :** [https://whois.nic.net.ng/whois.jsp](https://whois.nic.net.ng/whois.jsp)

**Registry Policy :** [https://www.nira.org.ng/legal/policy](https://www.nira.org.ng/legal/policy)

**Registry Zonefile updates :** 5 - 10 days

**DNSSEC Support :** No

**Registration Period :** 1 year

**Renewal date offset :** 35 days

**Local Presence Required :** No

**Auth Code Required :** Yes

<span>**What happens to registration period after transfer :** Restarts</span>

**Maximum Transfer Time :** 4-7 days

#### **Requirements &amp; Restrictions**

\- Minimum length: 3 characters  
\- Maximum length: 63 characters  
\- Allowed characters: a-z 0-9 -  
\- IDN characters: no

\- The **.edu.ng** is a restricted second level domain (SLD) and can only be registered by tertiary academic institutions as approved and accredited by the relevant authorities like the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), NCCE and other body as recognized by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Registrants of **.edu.ng** SLD are required to be approved and accredited Degree Awarding Tertiary Institutions.

For registering a **.edu.ng** domain, a client / reseller needs tp send the following documents as these documents are required by NIRA for verification purposes.

Once the documents are verified by NIRA, the domain will be automatically activated.

#### **Requirements for Registration :**

1\. Authorisation letter from the institution.

2\. Accreditation document from any governing body regulating the institution.

Details of all the SLD's offered by NIRA can be found on the following link:

[https://www.nira.org.ng/images/Policies/NIRA\_Domain\_Names\_Policy.pdf](https://www.nira.org.ng/images/Policies/NIRA_Domain_Names_Policy.pdf)

<span>![zone_classifications.jpg](https://www.nira.org.ng/images/zone_classifications.jpg)</span>

#### **Trade**

Process is manual, via Openprovider support.

#### **Domain updates**

via RCP or API

<span>Nameserver updates</span> - via RCP and API. Not real-time.  
Process is manual, can take up to a few business days, depending on public holidays or weekends.

<span>NB: </span>Error message like `Domain update failed: E0102, Domain could not be updated., Identical task is already being processed `means previous update is not finished yet

#### **Delete**

via RCP or API

#### **Restore**

Process is manual, via Openprovider support. Restore possibility is determined on <span class="ILfuVd">case-by-case basis</span>