Nigeria has the largest population in Africa. Home to some 186 million people, the lack of a proper transport system makes the country look chaotic with people running around trying to go about their daily business in the best way possible. That is why when Uber was launched in this country in 2014, the residents felt that there was now some efficiency in the way they conducted their business because commuting made much easier. Since its launch, one million Nigerians had already used Uber within two years. The number was growing and that is when developers decided to look a closer look at how they could best milk this opportunity of supply and demand. Not only developers, many startups, entrepreneurs were thinking along the lines of getting an app that talks, walks and thinks like Uber because they realized that\u00a0taxi apps like uber were going to stay in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
A recession had also taken a toll on this vast African country and people were looking for jobs for survival. Many people thought of using their cars to ferry people to earn a loving\u2013 however, a smarter way of doing this was also indeed a welcome thought.<\/p>\n