Uber to cut 10% of global workforce and exit Nigeria and Uganda

Uber is cutting about 10% of its global workforce while withdrawing from Nigeria and Uganda, adding a country-level retreat to a broad organisational overhaul.

Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi announced the layoffs in a message to employees, describing them as part of “significant organisational changes.” Uber employs roughly 34,000 people and operates in more than 70 countries, according to a recent SEC filing.

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Today, we’re making a number of significant organisational changes across Uber.

Khosrowshahi said the company wants a simpler and faster platform. The message said a leaner organisation would create clearer ownership, speed up decisions and give employees more time to build rather than coordinate.

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As a result, we will be reducing the size of our team by about 10 percent.

Founded in 2009, Uber transformed urban transportation by allowing people to use their own vehicles to provide rides. It later expanded into food and retail delivery and short-distance courier services. Driver compensation varies by country, and many drivers have complained that they do not receive adequate pay for their work and vehicle use.

The company has also closed services in some markets. On Wednesday, Uber said it would shut down its business in Nigeria and Uganda, after leaving Tanzania earlier this year.

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A leaner organisation will mean clearer ownership, faster decisions, and more time spent building rather than coordinating.