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How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by givedemwotowoto(op): 3:57pm On Sep 13

This was the reason Uber left Nigeria. GST team is doing an amazing job, they are well-researched. Nigerians have no idea they are paying a 7.5% transportation VAT via hidden charges. Don’t allow the APC to gaslight you.

This was the reason Uber left Nigeria. GST team is doing an amazing job, they are well-researched. Nigerians have no idea they are paying a 7.5% transportation VAT via hidden charges. Don’t allow the APC to gaslight you. pic.twitter.com/990Qnqln5H
— NEFERTITI (@firstladyship) September 12, 2026

Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by givedemwotowoto(op): 3:57pm On Sep 13*

The worst people to be called Nigerians today are those who complain about this government but don't have voter's cards

Imagine watching your home and family destroyed as a man without putting up a fight.

Seun nlfpmod

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Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by Burob: 4:30pm On Sep 13

givedemwotowoto:
The worst people to be called Nigerians today are those who complain about this government but don't have voter's cards

Imagine watching your home and family destroyed as a man without putting up a fight.

So how come Bolt was able to generate record profit in Nigeria huh

.

A Failure will always look 👀 for a reason, or someone else to blame for being a Failure.

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Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by givedemwotowoto(op): 4:36pm On Sep 13

Burob:
So how come Bolt was able to generate record profit in Nigeria .

A Failure will always look 👀 for a reason, or someone else to blame for being a Failure.

So Uber, world's largest on-demand ride-hailing and taxi giant, is a failure according to Tinubunomics?

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Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by softtorce: 4:39pm On Sep 13

Hopefully she should explain how the same Bolt is able to purchase Glove that now ones a bigger share than Bolt in the same Nigeria.

Nigeria as you many foolish fools trying to fool the populace because they support Peter Obi

givedemwotowoto:
This was the reason Uber left Nigeria. GST team is doing an amazing job, they are well-researched. Nigerians have no idea they are paying a 7.5% transportation VAT via hidden charges. Don’t allow the APC to gaslight you. pic.twitter.com/990Qnqln5H
— NEFERTITI (@firstladyship) September 12, 2026

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Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by Lithiumite: 4:43pm On Sep 13

I don't get,isnt uber supposed to pay VAT which is already built into the ride charge it self.......or am not understanding English again?

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Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by Burob: 4:44pm On Sep 13

givedemwotowoto:
So Uber, world's largest on-demand ride-hailing and taxi giant, is a failure according to Tinubunomics?

If they are not Failures, why did they leave your country huh

, who is complaining that Uber left Nigeria, are u an uber driver?

Migrate your services to bolt, or any other demand ride-hailing, and taxi giants of your choice.

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Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by Burob: 4:46pm On Sep 13

Lithiumite:
Uber currently operates in only 2 African countries, so whats the fuzz all about uber,other competitors are filling the void effectively and newer local e hailing companies now have th3 opportunities to cone in......China doesn't even have uber.

Don’t mind that givedemwotowoto, Uber left Nigeria, so what?

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Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by HacheNoire: 4:59pm On Sep 13

Gibberish!
How much tax do they pay in US, UK and Canada?

But when we do same, it’s our government killing business!

Uber has opened the path for home grown startups that will later compete around the world.

With our population, we won’t subsidize or exclude any business from our policies, and if we must do, it must be home grown.

Should we also talk about how they were extorting drivers pre-tax?

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Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by givedemwotowoto(op): 5:00pm On Sep 13

Burob:
If they are not Failures, why did they leave your country , who is complaining that Uber left Nigeria, are u an uber driver?

Migrate your services to bolt, or any other demand ride-hailing, and taxi giants of your choice.

So just migrate to Bolt and ignore the poor leadership and policies "killing" businesses and foreign investment?

In your opinion, are Nigerians citizens who should hold their leaders accountable, or mere subjects who should simply adapt to whatever their leaders do?

Tell us

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Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by Racoon(m): 5:03pm On Sep 13

UBER and many multi-conglomerate macroindustries left Nigeria simply because of the worsening purchasing power of the naira. A contracted economy because of unfavourable policies does not nation any good.

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Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by Burob: 5:37pm On Sep 13

givedemwotowoto:
So just migrate to Bolt and ignore the poor leadership and policies "killing" businesses and foreign investment?

In your opinion, are Nigerians citizens who should hold their leaders accountable, or mere subjects who should simply adapt to whatever their leaders do?

Tell us

Lazy man, must always find excuse.

Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by SeeWahala: 6:28pm On Sep 13

If you k ew how many private businesses and SMEs that tilumbu's policies have murdered you will cry for nigeria undecided

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Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by Gotocourt: 6:43pm On Sep 13

Skyrocketing inflation affects purchasing power and disposable income. Standard of living is worse.

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Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by DeLaRue: 7:12pm On Sep 13*

Nigerians and histrionics.

Uber left. So? They also left Tanzania and several other large countries. And what is so special about Uber.

What services do Uber provide that Bolt doesn't.

This is an opportunity for Nigerian-owned start ups to come into the fray.

At the end of the day, Uber is mostly (not solely) a software, and I would be suprised if Uber directly employed more than 200 people in Nigeria - by the way, Uber drivers are not direct employees of Uber.

It is not as if Uber invested in a multi billion dollar factory employing thousands of people.

The problem with ride hailing businesses in most parts of the world is that, it is not a very profitable business. Grab is very dominant in South East Asia, but it is barely profitable.

Even Uber only became profitable in the US after about 10 years of heavy losses. So, if a business makes a decision to leave countries where they're are struggling to make profits, why are some people making it look like it is a catastrophe for those countries.

There are hundreds if not thousands of businesses that employ more people directly in Nigeria than Uber ever did. If one of those Nigerian companies shut down, no one says a word. But if a struggling foreign company whose services are also being provided by other companies shut down, some Nigerians go into a meltdown.

I think to them, validation by a white- owned company is more important to them. So when that validation is seen to be taken away, they go into a near irrational emotional breakdown.

I repeat, Uber leaving is an opportunity for those who care. If you are in a large-enough city, you can create your own uber for your city. It does not have to be nationwide. It's mostly a software. It can be done. The big challenge is ensuring you attract enough drivers to match passenger demand. If you can solve this challenge for your city, it is perfectly doable.

So people should stop whingeing and start thinking and seeing opportunities.

Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by nairalanda1(m): 7:53pm On Sep 13

givedemwotowoto:
This was the reason Uber left Nigeria. GST team is doing an amazing job, they are well-researched. Nigerians have no idea they are paying a 7.5% transportation VAT via hidden charges. Don’t allow the APC to gaslight you. pic.twitter.com/990Qnqln5H
— NEFERTITI (@firstladyship) September 12, 2026

Uber left because it was for rich Nigerians only. Not for all Nigerians.

I was once watching a police response video on YouTube where a single mother in the USA hired a uber for her and her three children, asked the uber to take her to a nightclub then entered the nightclub and abandoned her children with the Uber driver , who waited for her and called the police.

The fact is, a single mother called uber. Can a single woman of the lower class do that in Nigeria.

Uber was doomed in Nigeria form the start. Bolt and Indrive would soon follow. Majority of Nigerians do not use their service. Even in Abuja, the people uber were competing for would still prefer to hire taxi or buy their cars . Taxi and bus are far more affordable than Uber.

Like now I spent 1500 on transporting myself by public transport from my house to my working place. If I used uber, Na 3000 or more I go spend.

Uber was just glorified taxi service for the rich in Nigeria. Rich people and maybe the occasional middle class person. Not for the masses

Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by 1vandragon: 8:00pm On Sep 13

In 1999, the gdp per capita/median income in Nigeria was $400+

In 2014, it was $4000+

In 2026, it is $1600.

In West Africa, Nigeria is the only country to experience a significant decrease in gdp per capita between 1999 and 2026. Other west African countries witnessed increases over the period.

This is the real economic statistics that touches the common man.

Make of that what you will...

Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by Twist4u: 12:00am On Sep 14

Excerpt from BBC report September 03,2026.

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Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by Christistruth03: 3:06am On Sep 14

Re: How Tinubu's Policies "Killed" Uber By Kofoworola Odozi by Dalohad: 7:26am On Sep 14

Tinubu's wicked policies killed Uber, Nigeria will be kicking out Tinubu next year the way Tinubu has kicked out struggling businesses from the economic milieu.

Tinubu cannot survive 2027.

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