With Uber gone, Bolt says Nigeria “remains an important market”
Uber’s departure leaves Bolt as the other major international ride-hailing platform serving Nigeria.
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Uber goes bye-bye
In today's edition: Uber ends operations in Nigeria and Uganda || Win for Uber and Bolt in Kenya || Pick n Pay’s grocery app had a bad delivery day || FNB experiences outages
Nigeria: We Were Offered $3m to Stop Campaign Against Tinubu - Atiku-Linked U.S. Lobbying Firm
[Vanguard] A United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm linked to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has alleged that its founder, Dr Karl Von Batten, was offered $3 million and invited to a confidential meeting in London to persuade him to end the firm's campaign concerning allegations
Africa: New Initiative Aims to Expand Access to Mpox Vaccines
[Unicef] Geneva/New York/Copenhagen -- A global initiative to establish a stockpile of mpox vaccines was launched on 27 August, creating a long-term mechanism to ensure countries have access to vaccines when responding to mpox outbreaks.
South Africa: IFP Boss Shuts Down ANC's Call to Axe Buthelezi Again
[Scrolla] IFP President Velenkosini Hlabisa says Buthelezi's future should be discussed privately, not in public, after the ANC demanded his removal. The dispute follows Buthelezi's opposition to uMkhanyakude's R14.6-million water tanker purchase, which he says is financially reckless.
Modjaji Books Brings Together 19 Poets from Across Southern Africa to Release Gathered Seams
Modjaji Books has released Gathered Seams, a poetry anthology gathering nineteen poems from women writers across Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and South Africa. Edited by Liliana Risi and Colleen Higgs, the collection was published as part of Modjaji’s #Woordeloos project, marking nineteen ye
Five Filmmakers Move Forward for the Inaugural $20,000 Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts
Five documentary filmmakers have emerged as finalists for the maiden edition of the Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts (NPCA), narrowed down from an initial longlist of eleven that itself was drawn from 98 submissions nationwide. Sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) and launched in October 2025, the
When will Nigeria’s economic growth finally reach the people?
Nigeria is beginning to win the battle over macroeconomic stability but losing the argument at the household level. GDP is read more When will Nigeria’s economic growth finally reach the people?
BusinessDay 03rd Sep 2026
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Why Uber is retreating from Africa’s ride-hailing market
….US-based firm leaves four African countries in one year as low fares, rising operating costs, competition and regulation squeeze the economics read more Why Uber is retreating from Africa’s ride-hailing market