Before Coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria, Olayinka Rafiu, an Uber driver, used to earn between N15,000 to N20,000 daily, but since the end of February when Nigeria recorded its first COVID-19 case, Rafiu has been struggling to make a living. And Uber, Bolt and other car-hailing firms operating in Nigeria are not willing to throw him and other platform-drivers a lifeline; except they get infected with COVID-19.

The Coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria had started on a small scale, but since mid-March, the confirmed cases have risen to 4787 (as at press time) within the country. So the car-hailing market is on a beam scale, as the COVID-19 case increases in Nigeria, the demand for car-hailing services drops, even after the lockdown has been lifted.

From his usual twenty daily trips, Rafiu says he now accounts for one trip after roaming Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub. This is the result of the COVID-19 pandemic which has kept Lagosians indoors and cost many their source of income.

Now, coupled with the restriction on movements and curfew in revenue-driven routes; Lagos and Abuja - both of which have recorded 1990 cases and 360 cases respectively - these drivers have joined.... https://allnews.ng/news/how-uber-bolt-abandon-nigerian-drivers-tie-financial-aid-to-coronavirus-infection