.ng WHOIS Lookup
.ng is the country code extension of Nigeria, run by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA). This page walks through a .ng WHOIS record, from its dates and status codes to the registrar block.
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.ng WHOIS Lookup: NiRA Records and Their Fields
.ng entered the root zone on 15 March 1995 as Nigeria's country code extension. The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) operates the registry, and whois.nic.net.ng answers WHOIS queries for .ng names on port 43. The .ng zone is DNSSEC-signed, with its DS record held in the root.
A .ng WHOIS reply runs to twenty fields. It includes the creation, last update and expiry dates, the status codes, a DNSSEC line and a large registrar block with street address, city, state, country, phone number, email and an abuse email. The registrant appears only as a Registry Registrant ID, without a name or contact line. The .com.tr WHOIS lookup covers another registry that sells names under second-level categories, and the .my WHOIS lookup one with far fuller contact blocks.
About the .ng extension
- Extension
- .ng
- WHOIS server
- whois.nic.net.ng
- RDAP endpoint
- https://rdap.nic.net.ng
- Registry
- Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA)
- In the root zone since
- 15 March 1995
- Published fields
- Creation, update and expiry dates, status, registrar contact details, DNSSEC
- Registrant
- ID number only; no name or contact details
- Last checked
- 12 August 2026
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WHOIS FAQ
Who owns a .ng domain if WHOIS shows no name?
NiRA does not publish the registrant's name in .ng WHOIS, so a lookup alone cannot tell you who owns the domain. The record gives a Registry Registrant ID instead, which for nira.org.ng reads 991583-NIRA. For questions about the holder, the party to approach is the registrar, whose phone number and email appear in the same record.
Where does a .ng WHOIS record show the expiry date?
The expiry date of a .ng domain sits on the Registry Expiry Date line, and the Registrar Registration Expiration Date line repeats it from the registrar's side. Creation Date and Updated Date are published too, so you can work out a name's age and its last change. If a .ng name you want is taken, the expiry line shows when its current term ends.
Why does a .ng WHOIS record show 2099 as the expiry date?
The 2099 date belongs to nira.org.ng, NiRA's own domain, which was registered in 2009 and runs until 30 January 2099. Registries give their infrastructure names distant dates like this so they never come close to lapsing. On an ordinary .ng domain, the line shows the real end of the paid term.
What do serverUpdateProhibited and serverDeleteProhibited mean on .ng?
These codes mean the registry has locked the domain against updates and deletion. The server prefix shows that NiRA set the locks, so the registrar cannot lift them on its own. nira.org.ng carries both next to active, which marks a name in normal use. Codes with the client prefix, by contrast, are set and removed by the registrar.
How do I report abuse involving a .ng domain?
Send the report to the address on the Registrar Abuse Contact Email line of the .ng record. The same block gives the registrar's postal address and phone number in case the email goes unanswered. For nira.org.ng, the abuse address and the registrar's general email are identical. Because every record carries this block, you do not have to look for the contact elsewhere.
Can I look up a .ng domain through RDAP?
Yes, IANA lists rdap.nic.net.ng as the RDAP service for .ng, but the endpoint can time out without answering. The WHOIS server on port 43 returns the complete record, so it remains the dependable source of .ng registration data. Tools that depend on RDAP alone can therefore come back empty for a .ng name.