Overview
- Uber stopped service in Nigeria and Uganda on September 2, 2026, winding down operations immediately and keeping help centres open through September 23 to handle final account and data requests.
- The company said the move is limited to those two markets and follows a company review that coincided with a global reduction of roughly 3,300 roles, or about 10% of its workforce.
- News reporting and local sources point to stiff competition from Bolt, inDrive and local platforms, higher fuel costs, inflation, currency volatility and repeated driver protests as factors that squeezed Uber’s margins in Nigeria.
- Uber offered one‑time goodwill payments to affected drivers and said it will support staff during the transition while competitors such as Bolt, inDrive, SafeBoda and local apps are expected to absorb displaced riders and drivers.
- The withdrawal narrows Uber’s presence in Africa to Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa and could raise short‑term transport costs for users while signaling a wider corporate shift away from lower‑return markets toward automated mobility and other growth areas.