TikTok has declared a temporary restriction on access to its LIVE feature for users in Nigeria during late-night hours.
The social media platform has issued an in-app notice to creators to inform them of its decision to ban late night usage.
According to the notice, their decision is a part of an ongoing safety investigation.
At midnight Nigerian time on Sunday, the platform sent a system notification to users stating, “LIVE Notices
“We’re temporarily limiting LIVE late at night in Nigeria as part of our investigation to ensure our platform remains safe and our community stays protected.”
Further checks showed that LIVE sessions, which were active earlier in the night, became inaccessible between 11pm and 5am, with affected accounts displaying a “No Access” label.
The restriction also prevented creators from viewing LIVE broadcasts from other countries.
Only creators with at least 1,000 followers, the minimum requirement to host a LIVE session, received the notification.
Several confirmed that all LIVE activities had been halted overnight.
Despite the disruption, creators who earn through LIVE gifting have their balances and previous earnings intact, easing concerns of financial loss.
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As of Monday morning, LIVE access had been restored, sparking discussions across social media as users speculated about the cause of the sudden, nationwide restriction.
Night-time hours are typically peak periods for Nigerian streamers who host matches, entertainment segments, trends and other interactive sessions that attract viewers and virtual gifts.
The development comes weeks after TikTok released updated safety statistics for West Africa.
During its West Africa Safety Summit in Dakar, Senegal, the company disclosed that in the second quarter of 2025, it took action against 2,321,813 LIVE sessions and 1,040,356 LIVE creators globally for violating its LIVE Monetisation guidelines.
In Nigeria alone, 49,512 LIVE sessions were banned within the same period.
TikTok also reported removing 3,780,426 videos in Nigeria between April and June 2025 for breaching Community Guidelines, with 98.7% taken down before being viewed and 91.9% removed within 24 hours.
