Mr Muhammed Rudman
President, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA)

Muhammed Rudman is the CEO of the Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Nigeria’s first and only neutral IXP. He is also the current President of NiRA, the .ng registry, as well as the DNS Administrator contact for Nigeria.

He is a veteran IT professional with over 19 years of extensive experience in network design, implementation, optimization and operations. He is an active member of several professional organizations within and outside the country and has contributed immensely to the development of the ICT sector in Nigeria.

Rudman is the Chairman of the Nigeria IPv6 Council, the Council is a chapter of the global IPv6 Forum. The Council is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of IPv6 best practices and lessons learned in Nigeria.

He has severally been engaged as a member of various strategic and policy-making committees across the country. Rudman is a member of the National Broadband Council; The Council is tasked with the evaluation, review and monitoring of the National Broadband Plan.