AS36938 — NIRA

AS36938 announces 1 IPv4 prefixes covering 512 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The AS handle NIRA is held by Nigeria Internet Registration Association.

What it's used for

• The address space carries the operational infrastructure for the .ng country-code top-level domain registry, as indicated by the netname ORG-NIRA1-AFRINIC and the registrant identity.
• The AS announces 512 IPv4 addresses within a single prefix (41.222.78.0/23) and one IPv6 prefix (2c0f:f098::/32), while maintaining 9 observed routing neighbours. This ratio of a small, consolidated address block against a moderate number of peers suggests a specialized service or registry network rather than a large-scale access or transit provider.

Notable

• The RDAP registrant for the announced prefix matches the AS holder, confirming that the Nigeria Internet Registration Association directly owns the address space.
• NiRA is the designated registry for the .ng ccTLD, operating under a Registry/Registrar model to manage domain name registrations in Nigeria.
• The inventory consists of a single contiguous IPv4 block and one IPv6 prefix, indicating a focused internal estate for registry services rather than a distributed customer base.

This description is AI-generated, best-effort context — not authoritative, and provided without any guarantee of accuracy.

Announced prefixes

• 41.222.78.0/23
• 2c0f:f098::/32

Upstream networks

• AS37125 Layer3 Limited
• AS36940 Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria
• AS37282 Main one Cable Company Nigeria Limited
• AS29465 MTN NIGERIA Communication limited
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions

Adjacent networks

• AS37125 Layer3 Limited
• AS36940 Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria
• AS37282 Main one Cable Company Nigeria Limited
• AS29465 MTN NIGERIA Communication limited
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions

Internet exchanges

• Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria - Lagos — Lagos, Nigeria