Many do ask for the reasons why many don't go for .ng,well i really think everyone want to copy facebook twitter because they use .com,you are wrong that's because they deal with countries not country.

Well let me give you the reasons why you should use .ng extension

1.Local Targeting : Probably you don't know S.e.o. Favour those using local extensions i.e. Their country's main extension e.g. .ng,.co.za e.t.c.
Search engines use it to serve their users better,for example search for anything like BUHARI NIGERIAN .
The only way .com purchasers can beat .ng purchasers was if nigeria was included as part of the domain nairaland.com,naijatechguide.com.
Another sites without ng extension may not make it

2.National Honour and Pride : Who noticed that most organisations in the UK prefer .co.uk to .com ? It is a matter of loyalty to your nation. It is obvious that if we can get our own webmasters to use our own .ng extension, then, it will be awesome for our National pride.

3.Easily memorable : Arguably .ng is the most memorable extension in Nigeria due to its shortness and the fact that ng is the shortest abbreviation for Nigeria.
It will be so easy for your users to remember

4.It is cheap and affordable : Despite the fact that .ng Extension has many benefits,it is cheap and affordable and can be purchased from any top registrars in Nigeria.
It is not expected to be above #2,500

5.Webusers will easily know that it's a Nigerian website : There will be no need for people to start using webmaster tools to check if it your website is for Nigerians or not,the extension already explained that

source : http://techinfo.com.ng/2016/09/02/benefits-using-ng-domain-extension/

please, i am running my blog on wordpress, and would like to change it to .ng, but would it still be powered by wordpress? and will i be able to still apply it for adsense??

Nonso92:
please, i am running my blog on wordpress, and would like to change it to .ng, but would it still be powered by wordpress? and will i be able to still apply it for adsense??

sure it will still be powered by WordPress and it can be used to apply for adsense

6. It can be used as domain name hack. Example is my domain name Roofi.ng

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I see!

I use .com.ng and its working very fine for me. everything runs fast.

@OP you say it's cheap? You are a dreamer.

.com.ng is N1,500
.ng isN15,000


Get your facts right.

Hopefully, with the whole buy-naija-to-grow-the-naira buzz, .ng domains will become affordable soon. 15k no be here. #DearNIRA

Couldn't agree more

National honour?
This OP is high.

Op do u mean name.com.ng or name.ng Domain.
Because I know: People attach "ng" to der domain e.g loadng.com because .ng domain is very expensive and only few can afford it

Mr Seun ,is your site .COM or .NG?
Guy I'm making enough money,check my signature.

1.Local Targeting : Probably you don't know S.e.o. Favour those using local extensions i.e. Their country's main extension e.g. .ng,.co.za e.t.c.
Search engines use it to serve their users better,for example search for anything like BUHARI NIGERIAN .
The only way .com purchasers can beat .ng purchasers was if nigeria was included as part of the domain nairaland.com,naijatechguide.com.
Another sites without ng extension may not make it

No. Google doesnt give any special preference to your domain. SEO is all about relevant content. Search the phrase BUHARI NIGERIAN you will see there is no .ng website even in the first page of google. Stop misleading people abeg

2.National Honour and Pride : Who noticed that most organisations in the UK prefer .co.uk to .com ? It is a matter of loyalty to your nation. It is obvious that if we can get our own webmasters to use our own .ng extension, then, it will be awesome for our National pride.

I doubt if more 80 percent of Nigerians will agree with you.

3.Easily memorable : Arguably .ng is the most memorable extension in Nigeria due to its shortness and the fact that ng is the shortest abbreviation for Nigeria.
It will be so easy for your users to remember[quote] Ask experts and they will tell .com is the most easy domain to remember. When typing any website address, chances are that most people will complete it with .com.
[quote]4.It is cheap and affordable : Despite the fact that .ng Extension has many benefits,it is cheap and affordable and can be purchased from any top registrars in Nigeria.
It is not expected to be above #2,500

Another lie. .ng is N15,000 check https://www.web4africa.net

5.Webusers will easily know that it's a Nigerian website : There will be no need for people to start using webmaster tools to check if it your website is for Nigerians or not,the extension already explained that

agreed

Oga Shift.
.Ng costs about 12-13K while .Com costs 3K.
Maybe you meant .com.ng
That one is 1500

You're comparing foreign registrars that gives domains to their people for as low as $20.

Common gerrara here and get your facts right.

adewasco2k:
@OP you say it's cheap? You are a dreamer.

.com.ng is N1,500
.ng isN15,000


Get your facts right.

No mind am.

What do I need a site for?

techinfong

Pricing is MIA on your listing

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half of the information is just plain wrong. Wait how much is this techinfo guy paying Nairaland self?

Some wrong information there.

Number one for instance, there's no proof that this is actually so. In the past, maybe yes. But not anymore. Google will show your site for those queries if you have a better content. We know good contents get shared and linked to a lot which is all Google needs to rank your website above others. Moreover you can geo-target your website using webmaster tools if you want to (still doesn't make much of a difference). The key is better content, social signals and making sure your website is properly optimized (no duplicate content issue, etc.)

yusufu16:

No. Google doesnt give any special preference to your domain. SEO is all about relevant content. Search the phrase BUHARI NIGERIAN you will see there is no .ng website even in the first page of google. Stop misleading people abeg

I doubt if more 80 percent of Nigerians will agree with you.

Bro did you go through the article at all?
Did you even search at all,am very sure you saw nairaland and do you know exactly what naira means and do you know exactly why non-nigerian sites weren't listed in what you searched?

8Million + sir probably to seun himself

Shior

tonyx4x44:
half of the information is just plain wrong. Wait how much is this techinfo guy paying Nairaland self?

I disagree with most of your points

frugal:
Some wrong information there.

Number one for instance, there's no proof that this is actually so. In the past, maybe yes. But not anymore. Google will show your site for those queries if you have a better content. We know good contents get shared and linked to a lot which is all Google needs to rank your website above others. Moreover you can geo-target your website using webmaster tools if you want to (still doesn't make much of a difference).

And anyone that doesn't geo-target,how are they ranked based on country?

techinfong:

Bro did you go through the article at all?
Did you even search at all,am very sure you saw nairaland and do you know exactly what naira means and do you know exactly why non-nigerian sites weren't listed in what you searched?

Stop misleading people please. tell me vanguardngr.com, naij.com, thisdaylive.com, premiumtimesng.com are not nigerian sites.

Good information.

I do not know about cheap and affordable. I pay 30k for my own .ng