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  • Driving for Uber in Lagos I suspect has to be very challenging
    by hduto
  • Wonder how much this was influenced by both drivers and riders gaming the system.

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IYaBPIwope0

    by ompogUe
  • It feels like people are comparing Uber the brand in their own country and applying that to other countries

    * People assume that Uber is a big brand in Nigeria and Uganda, this might not be true

    * People assume that Uber is popular in these countries, this might also not be true

    by tabs_or_spaces
  • US SOCOM also just pulled out of Nigeria.

    The rumor is that this is becoming politically sensitive, so the US DoW is turning things over to none other than Erik Prince (Blackwater, Xe, etc).

    Nigeria is an important source of minerals, for example: lithium.

    Africa is being hotly contested right now between ISIS, the US / West, China, and state-local political factions.

    by esseph
  • Uber was never really in Nigeria much, despite apparently being here a long time. I use ride-hailing a lot, and I've never used it because it is not available in my state, or in most states, for that matter.
    by melodyogonna
  • Bolt (the CEE ridesharing app) is the primary player in Nigeria. In Uganda it's primarily a bunch of local startups.
    by alephnerd
  • Makes sense, Uber's 30-50% cut is far too much. How can they compete with inDrive which only takes 10%. And on inDrive you set your own fare.

    Rides are 20-40% cheaper elsewhere, why would anyone pay extra for Uber?

    by tristanj
  • According to some people on X, they shut down immediately, while rides were still active. Sounds like an unplanned (and quite crazy) action.

    https://x.com/gergelyorosz/status/2095256757178188113

    by jhogervorst

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