This e-hailing platform links individual drivers with potential users. Capitalising on the country’s underdeveloped public transport system, large population, and rapid urbanization. E-hailing mobility services have experienced exponential growth, expanding from just two operators in 2014 to about 26 operators by 2022 in major cities across Nigeria.

E-hailing mobility platforms have seen a steady rise in Nigeria since their introduction. Uber, the first to launch in 2014, operates in Lagos, Abuja, and Benin City as a service. In 2015, platforms such as Jekalo (Lagos), Afrocab (Lagos and Abuja), and Gomyway (Lagos) followed, all adopting the service entity model.

Holy Cab and Palmdrive entered the Lagos market in 2016, operating under the same business model. GIG Mobility, launched in 2016, expanded its operations beyond Lagos to include Abuja, Port Harcourt, and other cities, functioning as both a taxi and app operator.

Oga Taxi, also launched in 2016, operates in Lagos as a service entity. Bolt (formerly Taxify) started operations in 2017, covering multiple locations, including Lagos, Ogun, Ibadan, Benin City, and Owerri, attesting to the acceptance of e-hailing services by Nigerians.

On August 3, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited announced pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, pump price review to N855 per litre, reaching about N1,000 per litre in some filling stations across the country.

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