META TO END END-TO-END ENCRYPTION FOR INSTAGRAM DIRECT MESSAGES. (PHOTO).
Meta to end end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages Meta is ending end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages, a feature the company says will no longer be available after May 8, 2026. Unlike WhatsApp, Instagram never offered encryption to all users or as a default; only select users in certain regions could opt in on a per-chat basis. A Meta spokesperson explained that the decision comes due to low adoption. “Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we’re removing this option from Instagram in the coming months,” the spokesperson said. “Anyone who wants to keep messaging with end-to-end encryption can easily do that on WhatsApp.” Meta’s messaging strategy has shifted multiple times over the years. WhatsApp chats have been encrypted since 2016, and the company began rolling out default encryption for Messenger in 2023. However, Meta has not clarified whether the Instagram decision affects Messenger, which is still in the proc...
The Kaduna State Executive Governor,Mallam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai,yesterday commended the Nigerian Army under the leadership of Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai,for its professionalism and dedication to duty.The governor made the commendation when he paid courtesy call on the Chief of Army Staff {COAS},Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai at the Army Headquarters in Abuja.Speaking further,he said that if not for the timely intervention of the Army,the problem of insecurity in Southern part of Kaduna State could have been worst.He also eulogized the Army for decimating Boko Haram terrorists and routing them out of their stronghold at Sambisa forest,describing it as unprecedented.Governor El-Rufai,applauded the efforts of 1 Division of the Nigerian Army in tackling cattle rustlings,kidnappings and other forms of criminalities in the State and appealed to the Army authority to establish more formations in Southern Kaduna,Birnin Gwari and Anchau.Responding,the COAS,Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai,thanked Governor El-Rufai for the visit,stressing that the Nigerian Army would continue to discharge its duties according to the Constitutional provision.He further disclosed that the President had approved the NA 2016 Order of Battle to establish Army units in some parts of the State.


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