{
  "id": 8235828,
  "title": "When regulation distorts the market: The bigger lesson from Uber’s exit, By Dipo Baruwa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/when-regulation-distorts-the-market-the-bigger-lesson-from-ubers-exit",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:36:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/910561-when-regulation-distorts-the-market-the-bigger-lesson-from-ubers-exit-by-dipo-baruwa.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the first part of this discussion, I examined what Uber’s exit reveals about the analogue infrastructure beneath Nigeria’s supposedly digital economy. But physical and digital infrastructure are only part of the story. The other question is how effectively Nigeria governs the markets created on top of them. Uber’s experience in Nigeria does not only […] The post When regulation distorts the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}