The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has confirmed that its official website was hacked. The agency disclosed the breach in a statement shared through its official X handle on Wednesday night.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has assured the public that it is actively working to recover its hacked website. In a statement posted on its official X handle, the agency urged the public to disregard any information originating from the site until it is fully restored.
The post read, “This is to inform the public that the NBS Website has been hacked and we are working to recover it. Please disregard any message or report posted until the website is fully restored. Thank you.”
The NBS website is a key platform for publishing vital statistics across various sectors in the country. However, as of Thursday morning, attempts to access the website at www.nigerianstat.gov.ng were unsuccessful, with a message stating, “the site can’t be reached.
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