.gov.ng is a type of .ng domain extension that is intended for the 3 tiers of Government in Nigeria, and their respective Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The .gov.ng extension is however heavily moderated. All applications for registrations are manually vetted following the submitted documents that accompany the application. Only the […]
How to add or edit CNAME, MX Records, A Records & other DNS Records
Nameserver Information To use the DNS Service, you need to change the nameservers of your domain name to the default nameservers of Web4Africa listed below: ns1.web4africa.com ns2.web4africa.com ns3.web4africa.com ns4.web4africa.com This can be changed from our Client Area >> Services >> Domains Edit DNS Should you want to add or edit CNAME, […]
Payment to Web4Africa from Ghana
Our main payment gateway in Ghana supports 2 main payment methods: Mobile Money, Bank Cards Mobile Money payment in Ghana Residents of Ghana can pay in Ghana Cedis via any of the mobile money schemes offers by MTN Mobile Money, Airtel-Tigo Cash or Vodafone Cash. To pay, simply choose the “Card / […]
This Web Hosting Account has been suspended
A Web Hosting account can be suspended by Web4Africa for a number of reasons, which include unpaid invoices, abuse issues or activities that are against our Terms of Services. Billing / Unpaid Invoice Depending on the payment cycle of a particular web hosting account, renewal invoices are generated automatically and […]
Payment to Web4Africa from Nigeria
Making payments to Web4Africa from Nigeria for domain names, virtual servers, dedicated servers and other web hosting solutions is easy and convenient for our clients. Payments are in Nigeria Naira. Our primary payment gateway in Nigeria supports multiple local payment options. Simply choose the “Card / Mobile Money / Bank” […]
Why am I constantly logged-out of the Web4Africa Client Area?
Session loss from Web4Africa Client Area Based on the IP setup of some mobile networks, Web4Africa clients are likely to experience session loss in the course of the use of the Client Area. This implies that you are logged-out automatically whilst using the Client Area. The challenge is due to […]
New MTN MobileMoney Payment Approval Process [Ghana]
The following applies to Web4Africa customers paying via MTN Mobile Money in Ghana, only. As part of efforts to improve the security of Mobile Money payments, MTN Ghana has introduced a new way for customers to approve transactions. Starting Monday 6th August 2018, when Web4Africa sends a payment request to MTN […]
Price Increase on .PW & .SPACE
The respective registries for .PW and .SPACE are increasing pricing effective 21st August 2018. Web4Africa would be increasing pricing for both TLDs to $20 per year from that date. Existing domains would continue to be renewed at their current $10 per year till they stop being renewed.
.NG Policy Changes & Price-Drop on .NG Transfers
.NG Policy Changes The policy regarding the Restoration of all .NG Domain names is changing effective 1st August 2018. The restoration of .NG Domain Name Extensions including (.ng, .com.ng, .org.ng, .net.ng etc) that have expired and are in Restoration Phase (also known as Redemption Period) would now attract a fee of […]
How long does DNS take to propagate?
Several factors feed into the time it takes DNS records to propagate through the Internet. The intricate technical details would be well beyond the scope of this article but a safe rule of thumb is to assume the propagation could take up to 24 to 48 hours.