• Public: free to claim if not already owned.
• Premium: managed paid inventory, not directly claimable.
• Protected: reserved for reviewed entities or sensitive identities.
• Blocked: never available publicly.

Names may be protected where open public claiming would create a high impersonation, fraud, trademark, public-interest, religious, cultural, or regulatory risk. This includes state institutions, financial institutions, brands, official titles, public offices, and sensitive public or faith-linked terms.

Examples include names like CBN, Nigeria, presidency, church, islam, pastor, imam, mosque, bishop, emir, and other protected government or cultural identifiers.

Protected names are not self-serve claims and are not sold as marketplace inventory. Access is reviewed manually by NairaTag.

• Governments and public institutions may be asked for official domains, letters, or delegated authority.
• Brands may be asked for CAC records, trademark evidence, or corporate authorization.
• Religious, cultural, and public titles may require identity, governance, or community legitimacy review.
• Approved entities may still need phone, bank, BVN, business, wallet, or additional verification before activation.

Premium names may be offered under managed release or pricing rules. Protected names are not premium inventory. Blocked names are not offered publicly.

NairaTag may pause, reclassify, delist, or reject a listing or transfer if a name carries policy, impersonation, or legal risk.

We may freeze, review, relabel, reclaim, or reassign names where safety, legal rights, public-interest concerns, or verified impersonation complaints require it. A public claim does not override a protected-name decision.

The Name Index may evolve as new fraud patterns, regulatory requirements, or legitimate entity requests emerge.