West Africa

Uber is shutting down its ride-hailing operations in Nigeria, ending a 12-year presence in Africa’s most populous country. The company confirmed that its services would cease on 2 September 2026, following what it described as a review of its business operations. Uber entered Nigeria in 2014 with a launch in Lagos before expanding its services […]

Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.43% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, its strongest quarterly growth rate in more than two years, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics. The result marks an improvement from 3.89% in the first quarter of 2026 and 4.23% in the second quarter of 2025. Both the oil