{
  "id": 17004638,
  "title": "Abuja e-hailing drivers struggle as fuel costs, platform charges rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/abuja-e-hailing-drivers-struggle-as-fuel-costs-platform-charges-rise",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T02:55:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/abuja-e-hailing-drivers-struggle-as-fuel-costs-platform-charges-rise/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "E-hailing drivers operating through platforms such as Bolt and inDrive in Abuja have lamented rising fuel prices, vehicle maintenance costs and platform charges, saying the expenses are eroding their earnings and making it increasingly difficult to sustain their businesses. The drivers said they often struggled to make enough money to cover fuel, repairs, spare parts […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}