META TO END END-TO-END ENCRYPTION FOR INSTAGRAM DIRECT MESSAGES. (PHOTO).

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 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...

SENATE URGES FED GOVT TO INITIATE POLICIES FOR LOCAL MINERS. (PHOTO).


 Senate urges Fed Govt to initiate policies for local miners


The Senate has urged the Federal Government to initiate a policy that will protect local miners and their businesses.


The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Ekong Sampson, made the call when he led members of the committee on an oversight visit to the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and some of its agencies in Abuja.


Other members of the committee on the visit included Kabeeb Mustapha (Vice Chairman – Jigawa Southwest), Minority Whip Osita Ngwu (Enugu West), Diket Plang (Plateau Central), Onyeka Nwebonyi (Ebonyi North) Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo (Nasarawa South), Prof. Anthony Ani (Ebonyi South) and Okechukwu Ezea (Enugu North).


Agencies under the ministry which the committee visited include the Nigerian Mining Cadastral Office and the Nigerian Solid Minerals Development Fund.


The Senate committee had expressed concerns about recent mining rates increase and its potential to stifle local mining investments, compared to their foreign counterparts in the sector.

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