# Vonage API: Nigeria SMS - Delivery Degradation towards MTN network

> Vonage API reported degraded SMS delivery to the MTN network in Nigeria. The affected components were SMS Middle East & Africa and Global Connectivity - SMS Middle East & Africa. Vonage API resolved the incident after about 139 minutes.

- Provider: [Vonage API](https://outages.live/vonage.md)
- Type: Incident
- State: Resolved
- Worst impact: Degraded performance
- Started: 2026-11-14 11:54 UTC
- Resolved: 2026-11-14 14:13 UTC (lasted 2 h 19 min)
- Components: SMS Middle East & Africa, Global Connectivity - SMS Middle East & Africa
- Official update: https://stspg.io/6mgn45snh1c8

## Updates from Vonage API

### resolved, 2026-11-14 14:13 UTC

This incident has been resolved.

### monitoring, 2026-11-14 13:33 UTC

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

### investigating, 2026-11-14 11:57 UTC

We are currently observing SMS delivery degradation towards Nigeria-MTN network. We are working with our carrier partners to resolve the issue and will issue an update as soon as more information becomes available. If you have any questions, please contact api.support.vonage.com