The President, Nigeria
Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Rev. Sunday Folayan has described Galaxy
Backbone Ltd as the Best .ng country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) Registrar in
the country at the 2016 .ng Web Awards organized by NIRA, the managers of the
country’s domain name, reports ITRealms.
According
to a press statement from Galaxy, Rev.
Folayan said that the NiRA Presidential award is given to organizations and
individuals for their commitment to the development of the ICT industry in
Nigeria.
Galaxy Backbone
Ltd, he said was special recognized at the award for her contributions to the
growth of the .ng domain name ecosystem.
“The strategic
position taken by Galaxy Backbone Limited to register and use the .ng domain
name, demonstrates the organization’s commitment to relate with the .ng online
identity of Nigerians, Nigerian businesses, local content and culture. This key
to doing business within and outside Nigeria and this qualifies Galaxy Backbone
Ltd as an invaluable asset in this our historic celebration of the .ng online
identity, excellence and creativity” he was quoted as saying.
ITRealms recalls that Galaxy Backbone Ltd has among its mandates the handling of the
registration of .ng top domain name in the Nigerian public sector.
A public
institution, Galaxy Backbone Ltd, is charged with building and operating shared
ICT Infrastructure and services for all Federal Government Ministries,
Departments and Agencies.
The
establishment of Galaxy Backbone by the Federal Government was driven by the
need for Government to pursue a cohesive and harmonized approach to information
and communications technology acquisition, deployment and utilization in the
public sector.
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