The Cost Of Web Hosting In Nigeria.

How much is web hosting in Nigeria? is a question often asked by so many, and in this article, therefore, I will show you the cost of web hosting in Nigeria, based on 3 web hosting companies in Nigeria: Truehost, HoostAfrica, and DomainKing.

Web hosting in Nigeria may seem somehow complicated or difficult based on the reliability of several web hosting companies that are not as popular as their foreign counterparts.

Web hosting companies in the world for example Bluehost, are known to host millions of websites in the world.

But then, hosting your website in Bluehost is very expensive if you compare it to the cost of web hosting here in Nigeria.

And for that reason, if you are a small business just starting out, it is advisable, to begin with, a web hosting company in Nigeria and upgrade to a foreign web hosting company when you make big money.

So if you have decided to try out a web hosting company in Nigeria, let me dive into showing you the cost of web hosting here in Nigeria as provided by 3 of the cheap and affordable web hosting companies in Nigeria: Truehost, HostAfrica, and DomainKing.

In the end, I hope you will be able to come up with a budget plan that is suitable for your business needs depending on what you are able to afford.

How much is web hosting in Nigeria?

The cost of web hosting in Nigeria depends on several factors, one of which is the web hosting company. On average, you should expect to spend nothing more or less than ₦1200 for a domain name and ₦900 per month for a web hosting account.

All you need to host a website in Nigeria.

To host a website, you are going to need the following 2 things:

A domain name.
A web hosting account.

1. A domain name

A domain name is basically a unique name you have on the internet that people can type into a browser and easily access your files which are stored as a database on your hosting account.

The best way to choose a domain name is to make it correspond with your type of business or niche.

For example, if you are opening a website for a hotel, you should include hotels to make it specific to not only your visitors but also the search engine robot.

Having a domain that corresponds with your business will help you to gain authority for your specific niche and in so doing rank higher on search engines.

How to choose a domain name in Nigeria.

To however chose a domain name in Nigeria, you have to run a search to check if the name already exists.

There are basically 2 ways of doing this and they are;

Simply type the domain name into a browser and if it does not open it means the domain name is free.
Visit a domain provider or hosting company and use their domain search integration to check if the domain name you have chosen already exists.

Please note that when using a domain provider or web hosting company to look up a domain you are going to get 2 responses which are: Available and not available.

Available simply means that there is no one using the domain name and as such it is free.

Not available means that there is already a website or blog on the internet using your chosen domain name. And so you can either choose a new domain name or modify the one you have already chosen.

Also, there are domain names that have been bought by someone and put out for sale.

In this case, you will simply see an advert that the domain is for sale and if you are interested in buying it you can look up the price and buy.

How to come up with a domain name in Nigeria

In case you are still lost on what domain name is best for your business here in Nigeria, you can opt for a domain name generator.

A domain name generator is simply a platform that will suggest names that you can choose for your online business.

One of them is BizNameWiz.com.

When you get to that website, simply input a keyword suitable for your business and click generate, you can then use the results to select a domain name you like.

The next step now is to register that domain name and let me quickly show you how;

How to register a domain name in Nigeria.

To register a domain name in Nigeria you need to do the following:

Use the 2 methods we showed above to run a search that will help you ensure the domain name is available.
Head to Truehost Cloud and add the domain name to your cart.
Go ahead and make payments to complete your registration process

How much does a domain cost in Nigeria?

To help us accurately know the cost of web hosting in Nigeria, we must also know the cost of a domain name.

As a matter of fact, the cost of a domain name will be affected by several factors which include:

Type of domain or domain extension.
The domain registrar or web hosting company.

Below is a table of the top three domain registrars in Nigeria.

Domain/company	Truehost	Host Africa	DomainKing
.com.ng	₦1200	₦1,200	₦1,200
.com	₦5,800	₦4,700	₦6,300
.ng	₦4,999	₦9,960	₦6,000

As you can see, the cost of a domain name varies from one web hosting company to another.

At this point, we have been able to answer half of the questions people ask about the cost of web hosting in Nigeria. Considering the fact that a domain name is a vital part of a website as well as contributes to the cost of getting one.

Now after purchasing a domain name, you are going to need somewhere to enable you to store your files which come in the form of articles, images, videos, audio, etc.

And the only place that will enable you to do so is a web hosting account which you will be able to purchase from your preferred web hosting company.

2. A web hosting account in Nigeria.

With a web hosting account, you have will have all the resources you need to run a website in Nigeria.

But before then, you need to know the cost of web hosting in Nigeria.

Well, just like the cost of domains, web hosting companies charge different prices to host your website.

To make this easier for you, we have compared the entry hosting plans of the three best web hosting companies in Nigeria.

	Package Name	Cost per month	Features
Truehost Cloud.	Silver Hosting	₦500	30 GB Disk Space Unlimited Bandwidth Transfer Unlimited Email Accounts Maximum Domain Hosted: 3 Free Lets Encrypt SSL Certificate Unlimited FTP Accounts Unlimited Databases Shared IP Address Cpanel Free Script Installer – softaculous apps All CMS – Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Magento Latest PHP, Perl, MySQL, Postgre Database
HostAfrica	Web starter NG	₦999	– 20GB SSD Storage – Unlimited Web Traffic (FUP applies) – Host 2 Domains (1 Addon domain) – 25 x Email Addresses – 1 x FTP Accounts – 5 x Sub-Domains – 5 x MySQL Databases – 1 x CPU unit
DomainKing.ng	Soldier	₦750	4 GB Disk Space Unmetered Bandwidth 1 Hosted Domain (Host 1 Website in this Plan) 1 Free.COM.NG Domain with this Plan Free SSL 1 Subdomain Unlimited Email Accounts cPanel Control Panel Free WordPress Setup Linux/PHP v5/Perl/CGI