Uber is not leaving Nigeria because it ran out of money. It is leaving while the global company is growing, generating billions of dollars in cash and preparing to pour more than $10 billion into autonomous mobility. Yet in Nigeria, the same platform that once estimated it supported ₦34 billion in economic activity has become …
As a ride-hailing giant exits Nigeria, millions of passengers face a new mobility reality while thousands of drivers and rival platforms scramble for what it leaves behind For 12 years, Uber was more than an app on the phones of Nigerian commuters. It became part of the country's changing transportation culture, a digital bridge …
Nigeria's ₦70,000 minimum wage may have represented a historic increase when it replaced the previous ₦30,000 wage floor, but a fresh comparison of minimum wages across three major African economies reveals a far more troubling reality. After adjusting for differences in the prices of goods and services, the purchasing power of Nigeria's minimum wage is …
Travel content creator says encounter turned heated during local market visit A Chinese travel content creator, Xiao Jony, has warned prospective tourists to exercise caution when visiting Nigeria after he alleged that some men demanded money from him while he was exploring a local market. Xiao Jony shared a video of the encounter on …
Ride-hailing firm cites business review as it winds down operations nationwide Global ride-hailing company Uber has announced the shutdown of its operations in Nigeria, effective Wednesday, September 2, 2026, bringing its 12-year presence in the country to an end. The company announced the decision in a statement on Wednesday, describing it as a difficult …
Terrorist faction collected 90% of ransom paid nationwide from just eight cases as 7,825 Nigerians were abducted in one year A single faction of Boko Haram collected about ₦7 billion, roughly 90 per cent of all ransom paid in Nigeria in one year, from just eight kidnapping incidents, exposing a dramatic transformation in the …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for candidates offered admission from 2021 to date to either accept or reject their outstanding admission offers. The Board moved the deadline from Monday, August 31 to Wednesday, September 30, 2026, giving affected candidates an additional month to regularise their admission status. JAMB said …
The Federal Government has ruled out negotiations with terrorists, insisting that military defeat remains the only effective response to terrorism and violent extremism. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made the position known in Luanda, Angola, where she spoke with journalists on the sidelines of the 21st Extraordinary Session of the African Union …
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has inaugurated the Presidential Committee on the National Threat Assessment and Five-Year Strategic Defence Operations Plan, charging members to approach the assignment with professionalism, urgency, objectivity and patriotism. The committee, established by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has 90 days to produce a comprehensive National …
US President Donald Trump has said he believes Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is still alive despite not being seen publicly since his father was killed in a bombing at the start of the US-Israeli assault in February. Trump made the comment in an interview with conservative radio host Glenn Beck, saying Khamenei was …
