FOREIGN DOMAIN NAMES, .com, .net , .org ... PREFERED BY NIGERIANS TO NIGERIA'S .ng

Amongst the most popular domain names are .com, .net, .org. Does Nigeria have its own domain name? The answer is yes, and this is .ng .But why do Nigerian s prefer patronising foreighn domain to our indeginouse own? I think a number of factors are responsible for this as seen:

• Before .ng came up lots of peoples had already keyed into foreign domain names which has become their identity or niche name which is already widely known by clients/customers. As such it would be difficult adapting a new name.
• Foreign domains are far more popular, hence the patronage. I would naturally prefer what is popular to that is not known.
• The lack of trust and pride in our local content also puts people at bay from anything having to do with Nigeria as opposed to its foreign counterpart.

Nigerians spend over N752.66m yearly servicing over 600,000 registered foreign domain names. The country has lost N3.76bn in the past five years to outside patronage. 
At the close of 2012, only 26,000 domain names are registered in .ng. Lets together cherish what we have and make the most of it. Nigeria is our identity and its our responsibility to cherish and promote this.