Uber is piloting its first-ever boat service in Lagos, Nigeria October 11, 2019 (Picture: Reuters)Uber is now piloting a boat service in one of the world’s busiest cities to attract commuters desperate to avoid its notoriously congested roads. Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, is home to some 20 million people and is built on a lagoon. The ride-hailing company said its new waterway service, UberBOAT, is operated in partnership with a local ferry firm and state authorities. Passengers will be charged 500 naira (£1.09) per trip, compared with about 300 naira by minibus for a similar journey in the city. The minimum wage in Nigeria was recently increased to around 1000 naira (£2.18) a day from about 600 naira (£1.31).

Source: The North Africa Journal October 12, 2019 14:26 UTC