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Nigeria loses another mobility giant as Moove exits weeks after Uber despite its $2.1 billion valuation and Waymo-backed US expansion

Nigeria loses another mobility giant as Moove exits weeks after Uber despite its $2.1 billion valuation and Waymo-backed US expansion — the desk wire, 9 October 2026. Nigeria-founded mobility company Moove is winding down its operations in the country, six years after launching in Lagos and barely five weeks after Uber, one of its investors, ended its Nigerian business.

Updated 9 October 2026 · First published 9 October 2026

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