New NiRA boss to improve registry, .ng as Oluka joins board

The newly elected president of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), Adesola Akinsanya, has promised to improve the fortunes of the registry, especially the slow attraction of Nigeria’s domain name, the .ng.

Akinsanya, who took over from the immediate past president, Mohammed Rudman, has Murtala Abdullahi as the new vice president. They were elected during NiRA’s 15th yearly general meeting held in Lagos.

Members also elected officials to fill vacant positions on the Board of Trustees (BoT) and the Executive Board of Directors (EBoD). Elected to NiRA BoT are Mrs. Mary Uduma; Yunusa Zakari Ya’u; Mrs. Ibukun Odusote; Remmy Nweke, and Biyi Oladipo, while Ebenezer Dare; Seun Kehinde; and Peter Oluka were elected as members of the EBoD.

Source: The Guardian