WhatsApp, the instant communication app owned by Meta, is reportedly down.
WhatsApp users in Nigeria are currently unable to send or receive messages on the app.
WhatsApp outage was noted few minutes past 8:00 Tuesday morning.
WhatsApp has acknowledged the issue. “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we’re working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as quickly as possible,” a Meta spokesperson said.
It is not clear what has caused the disruption. There is no statement on WhatsApp or parent company Meta’s (erstwhile Facebook) official Twitter account.
Several users have also reported the disruption on Twitter and as of writing this post, the hashtag “whatsappdown” has garnered over 60,000-plus tweets and counting. #WhatsAppdown
