- Offensive Names: This list shall contain words as determined by the NIRA board to be offensive first to the Nigerian community and then to the global community. ALL requests for domains under this list would be rejected.
- Restricted Names: This shall be a list of domains that may give a wrong impression if used. This could pertain to the military, government, or other related words. ALL applications for these domains would be rejected.
- Premium Names: These are domains with generic words ONLY but command a premium value. These domains would be made available to registrants through a competitive bidding and auction process.
