Uber Plans to Launch Boat Taxis in Nigeria’s Biggest City
- Company in talks with local regulators to launch service
- Lagos, with 22 million people, is known for traffic congestion
Passengers alight from a ferry in Lagos.
Photographer: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images
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Uber Technology Inc. is planning to launch its boat business in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital and biggest city, to beat traffic congestion.
The ride-hailing service company is in talks with the Lagos state government and regulatory authorities to start Uber Boats services on its waterways, Uber’s Chief Business Officer Brooks Entwistle said Thursday in an interview.