Social Media Platform X, Owned by Elon Musk, Faces Downtime in Nigeria

Social media platform X, owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, faced downtime in Nigeria on January 16, 2026, affecting users' experience. The outage was reported around 3 pm and restored later.

Data from Down Detector showed a significant spike in user reports during the downtime. Cloudflare's connection errors were encountered by X users.

While X did not officially comment, global outages have been a recurring issue, with the latest one occurring on January 13, 2026. Elon Musk's company continues to face technical challenges.