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STAYING SAFE ONLINE AT THIS TIME
 Daily, more and more Nigerians get on the Internet and experience some personal freedom at communicating. They sign up on Social media platforms and chat groups, reconnecting with family and friends. It is usually a great feeling, seeing that one can communicate at the speed of thought.
With this freedom of expression, comes the need to be responsible online, and avoid the spread of fake news and hate speeches. This is now more important, as we begin the 2019 general elections this coming weekend.
There is no doubt that some misguided individuals will attempt to create chaos by spreading unfounded news, fake election results etc. It is important that all Nigerians are vigilant and remain vigilant, treat every bit of information with caution, and do well to know that we will not have a nation, if we incinerate the peace of the country.
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INFORMATION ON THE DNSSEC TRAINING
NiRA, through its special purpose vehicle, NiRA Academy, is organizing a three-day training on Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC). This training would bring together various stakeholders in the ICT Industry, to effectively deploy DNSSEC. Please see the training website https://nsrc.org/workshops/2019/nira-nsrc-icann-dnssec/index.html
Why DNSSEC
The Domain Name System (DNS) is the hierarchical naming system for all resources connected to the Internet or a private network, including websites, mail servers and application servers.
NEWS
NiRA COMMENCES AUCTION PROCESS FOR SOME PREMIUM DOMAINS
 The .ng domain name string can be used in many creative ways. The number of second level domains which have been made available by NiRA have grown and the speed of their uptake is quite impressive.
In a bid to further drive the growth and awareness of the .ng brand, NiRA, in conjunction with her Accredited Registrars, will be conducting an auction of some premium domain names. This process will be carried out online and in a transparent manner. This round of Auction is coming, after the Initial auction that was conducted in 2018.
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CECAD HOSTED 2019 SAFER INTERNET DAY (SID)
The 2019 Safer Internet Day (SID) hosted by the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD) took place in NiRA’s training room on the 5th of February 2019.
This year’s Safer Internet Day was themed “Together for a Better Internet” and was focused on creating more awareness for safer, affordable and accessible internet for all Nigerians.
Mr. Hilary Damissah, the Project Coordinator, CECAD, while giving the welcome address, stressed on the importance of safer internet in our day-to-day dealings. He noted how the Internet has become an integral part of people’s daily life activities. From Online Banking to online Shopping, online Booking and online Payment, it is pertinent to create a better and safe internet not just for the adult but most importantly for the youths and children.
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.NG Domain Name Report for January 2019
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ICANN Releases its Third Report on Global Legislative and Regulatory Developments
 ICANN has released its third Report on Global Legislative and Regulatory Developments. The report identifies legislative efforts on privacy/data protection and cybersecurity across the world.
Highlighting a limited list of recent and pending legislative and regulatory initiatives on privacy/data protection and cybersecurity across the world. The report is a continuation of the initiative launched last year to identify legislative efforts across the globe early-on, to raise awareness within ICANN, and consider potential impacts. See link below for the report:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/legislative-regulatory-30jan19-en.pdf
Moving forward, the global legislative and regulatory developments reports will be published three times a year, parallel to the publishing of the ICANN Organization Report to the Board.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Date: 20 th to 21 st February 2019
Venue: Rotana Media City, Dubai, UAE
To register, please click on the link: https://registration.icann.org/register.php?id=MEDNSFUAE2019
18th Edition of CFA's Startups Hangout
Date: 27th February 2019
To register, please visit https://startups.cfamedia.ng
Date: 9 th to 14 th March 2019
Venue: Kobe, Japan
To register click on the link: https://registration.icann.org/register.php?id=kobe64
DNSSEC Training
Date: 18th to 20th March 2018
Venue: NiRA Academy, 8 Funsho Williams, Iponri, Surulere Lagos
Date: 9th to 11th April 2019
Venue: Lagos
For more details, click on https://cybersecurenigeria.org/
Date: 9 th – 21 st June 2019
Venue: Kampala, Uganda
Africa Internet Summit (AIS)
Workshop & Meetings 9 th – 21 st June 2019
Africa Internet Summit Secretariat ( https://www.internetsummit.africa) announces AfNOG’s program at The Africa Internet Summit scheduled to be held in Kampala, Uganda from 9 th to 21 st June 2019.
DNS Forum 2019
Date: 22nd to 24th July 2019
Venue: Gaborone Botswana
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