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.com.ng is the commercial second level of Nigeria's country-code namespace, run by NIRA. It is the address most Nigerian businesses reach for first, and for four good reasons.
A .com.ng address tells customers, banks and partners that yours is a Nigerian business with a real local presence. For companies selling into the Nigerian market, that signal converts better than a generic address that could belong to anyone, anywhere.
At ₦5,000 per year, .com.ng is the cheapest way onto the Nigerian namespace — roughly half the cost of a .ng, and cheaper than most international extensions once renewal pricing is taken into account. The price you see is the price you renew at.
The .com namespace has been picked over for three decades, so most short, memorable business names are long gone. Under .com.ng the good names are still available, which means you can register the name your business actually trades under instead of a hyphenated compromise.
A .com.ng domain is a country-code extension, so search engines treat it as targeting Nigeria by default. If your customers are in Lagos, Abuja or Port Harcourt rather than spread across the world, that is exactly the geographic signal you want.
Anyone. .com.ng is an open second level, so there is no restriction on who may hold one — individuals, registered companies, non-profits and businesses based outside Nigeria are all eligible. You do not need to supply a CAC certificate, a tax identification number or any other document.
That sets it apart from Nigeria's restricted extensions. NIRA limits .edu.ng and .sch.ng to accredited educational institutions, .gov.ng and .lg.gov.ng to government bodies, and .mil.ng to the armed forces. If you are registering for a business or a personal project, .com.ng is the extension intended for you.
From an idea for a name to a live domain, the whole process takes a few minutes of your time.
Type the name you want into the search box above. We check the NIRA registry live and tell you within seconds whether yourname.com.ng is available.
If the name is taken we show you close alternatives across .ng, .com.ng and other extensions, along with the current price for each one.
Choose how many years you want to register for. You can add several domains in one go if you want to protect variations of your brand.
Provide the registrant contact details required by NIRA and pay by card or transfer. No documents or business registration certificate are needed for .com.ng.
Most .com.ng registrations are active within 24–48 hours of payment. You then get full DNS management from your account dashboard, free of charge.
All three work perfectly well as a website address. The right one depends on who your customers are and what you want the address to say about you.
| Extension | Price / year | Best for | Availability | How it reads | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .com.ng | ₦5,000 | Small businesses, startups and online stores serving Nigerian customers | Excellent — most good names are still free | Clearly Nigerian and commercial | Search |
| .ng | ₦9,500 | Established brands that want the shortest possible Nigerian address | Good, though short one-word names go quickly | Premium, modern, national | Search |
| .com | Varies by registrar | Businesses whose customers are spread across many countries | Poor — almost every common word is taken | Global and generic; gives no local signal | Search |
Everything people usually want to know before registering their first Nigerian domain.
A .com.ng domain costs ₦5,000 per year to register, and renews at the same price. Transfers into NG Domain are also ₦5,000. The exact amount is confirmed with a live quote when you search and again at checkout.
Search for the name you want on this page, pick it from the results, add it to your cart, then enter your contact details and pay. We submit the registration to NIRA and confirm by email once the domain is live.
No. Unlike restricted Nigerian extensions such as .edu.ng, .sch.ng and .gov.ng, the .com.ng namespace is open. You only need valid contact details for the registrant. There is no requirement to supply a CAC certificate or any other paperwork.
Most .com.ng domains are registered and active within 24 to 48 hours of payment being confirmed. You can point the domain at your website or email host from your dashboard as soon as it is live.
Yes. NIRA does not require the registrant to be resident in Nigeria, so anyone anywhere can register a .com.ng domain. It is a common choice for diaspora businesses and for international companies opening a Nigerian branch.
Both are Nigerian extensions administered by NIRA. A .ng address is shorter and reads as more premium, while .com.ng is the traditional commercial second level and costs less — ₦5,000 a year against ₦9,500 for .ng. Many businesses register both and redirect one to the other.
Yes. Start on our transfer page, enter the domain, and we check whether it is eligible. You will need the domain unlocked at your current registrar and its authorization code. Transfers usually complete within 5–7 days.
A .com.ng label can be 3 to 63 characters long and may use letters, digits and hyphens. It cannot begin or end with a hyphen, and it is not case sensitive. Shorter names that match how customers already refer to your business work best.
Full DNS management is included at no extra cost — A, AAAA, CNAME, MX and TXT records are all editable from your dashboard, so you can point the domain at any host or connect a professional email provider.
We send renewal reminders by email before expiry. If a .com.ng domain does expire it enters a redemption period during which you can still recover it, though extra registry fees apply. Renewing on time is always cheaper.
Good names go fast. Check whether yours is still free — it takes a few seconds and costs nothing.