Nigeria’s internet control plane experienced a significant disruption on August 31, 2026, lasting for nearly six hours. The event, which began at 18:35 UTC, primarily affected Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) visibility, a key signal for routing stability. Connectivity was reported restored by 00:30 UTC on September 1.
Technical Details
The disruption recorded a severity score of 438. The primary affected signal was the BGP control plane, which measures the visibility of network prefixes to the global routing system. The BGP signal showed a 2% drop from its peak during the observation window. Other network health indicators, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and backscatter traffic measurements, showed minimal deviation from normal baselines.
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
The disruption remained ongoing at last observation before restoration.
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