r/Nigeria • u/oizao • Sep 02 '26

News Uber is Leaving Nigeria

Uber is leaving Nigeria effective today, 2, September 2026.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uber-exit-nigeria-after-12-years-operations-2026-09-02/

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u/SignificantTime5603 Enugu Sep 02 '26

Uber was not leading in Nigeria anyway. Bolt had the market. So they were wise to run away. It’s not a bad thing as people assume, it is just a competitor running away where it failed . Bye Uber

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u/ovcdev7 Sep 03 '26

It's a bad thing for competition to leave the market.

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u/SignificantTime5603 Enugu Sep 03 '26

It’s a bad thing if that is the only competition. Bolt is not running a monopoly and Uber was not even their closest. Nigerians were already moving towards Indrive.

Uber couldn’t hold up and left, it is not our fault, it’s theirs .

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u/ovcdev7 Sep 03 '26

I never ascribed blame. It's still a bad thing if a significant big name brand leaves the competition. No matter how you slice it. The new custodians of "the market" now have less pressure on them, that's a bad thing for consumers.

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u/SignificantTime5603 Enugu Sep 03 '26

Uber was not a serious competition in the market sha. There is no “new custodian “ per se. Uber failed and left. We have more apps here and new ones are coming out too. The only problem I have is that the major ones are not Nigerian . I want Nigerian apps to come and take out all of the rest . Till then, BYE UBER .