If you drive in Lagos, you already know the shape of the problem. The app decides the fare, the app takes its percentage, fuel takes another chunk, and what reaches your pocket at the end of the week is whatever is left. Intra Cab works the other way round. You see the request, you decide what the trip is worth, and whatever the rider pays you in cash is yours — no commission taken off the top.
Intra Cab is new in Nigeria as of October 2026. There are almost no drivers on it here yet. That is a weakness we are not going to hide, and, as you will see below, it is also the reason the first drivers in each area get the most out of it.
How it works, step by step
- Switch into driver mode and open Available Trips. You'll see ride requests from riders near you — Ikeja to Lekki Phase 1, Yaba to Victoria Island, Oshodi to the airport, whatever people around you are posting.
- Decide your price. Each request shows the pickup, the drop-off and how many passengers, before you quote. You know what fuel costs this week, what Third Mainland Bridge looks like at this hour, and whether Lekki–Epe Expressway is moving. Put a naira figure on it that makes the trip worth your while.
- The rider picks an offer — yours, or a competing driver's. If yours is accepted, you get the rider's contact details and head to the pickup.
- Get paid in cash, trip by trip. No wallet, no payout day, no commission line disappearing from your total. What the rider hands you is what you keep.
Why bidding is better for the driver
A fixed fare from an algorithm does not know that this particular trip means crawling through Ojota at rush hour, or that petrol went up again on Monday, or that you would rather not go to Ajah after 10pm unless the price makes it worth it. When you set your own offer, all of that is priced in by the person who actually knows — you.
It also means your earnings are not capped by someone else's formula, and they do not move when a platform runs a promotion to win riders from a rival. If a price is too low, you do not offer it. If a rider wants a reliable, well-rated driver and is willing to pay a fair rate for one, your rating does the talking.
Car, bus or motorcycle
Intra has three vehicle types: Car, Bus and Motorcycle. A rider chooses one when they post a request, and the request only goes to drivers of that type.
- Car is where most requests come from — everyday trips across the mainland and the Island.
- Motorcycle covers okada-style single-passenger trips, and it is switched on today for riders and drivers. This is the most underserved corner of app-based transport in Nigeria: the bike apps (Gokada, MAX, ORide, SafeBoda, UberMoto) have all left passenger rides or left the country, and Bolt and inDrive are car apps. Right now there is not one motorcycle driver on Intra in Nigeria. Okada is banned outright in ten Lagos LGAs and on the state's expressways and bridges, restricted in Abuja's centre and banned in Kano and Port Harcourt, but legal and regulated in Ibadan and on inner roads across the rest of Lagos. Where it is legal, the first bikes on the app will see every request. The detail, including exactly where okada is and isn't allowed as of October 2026, is in an okada app for Nigeria.
- Bus is for groups travelling together.
There is no separate tricycle type, so a keke doesn't have an exact match in the app today. We would rather say that plainly than promise something that isn't there.
Getting started as a driver
To start driving on Intra Cab in Nigeria you need:
- A valid Nigerian driver's licence (verified with a quick selfie-with-licence check when you sign up — riders only ever see your face, never the licence)
- A vehicle — car, motorcycle or bus — that is registered and insured as the law requires
- A photo of the vehicle, and ideally its registration papers
- A smartphone with data and a Nigerian number (+234) — your number is your login, there is no password
Once your identity and vehicle are verified, usually within minutes, you can switch into driver mode any time. No minimum hours, no daily target, no shift. The full list, in the order the app asks for it, is in what you need to drive for Intra Cab in Nigeria.
Where things stand right now, honestly
Bolt and inDrive have years of head start in Lagos and real rider numbers, and LagRide has the state behind it. (Uber left Nigeria in September 2026, which is why you won't see it in this list.) Intra has neither yet. So this is not a "delete the other apps" story. Keep driving for whoever you drive for now, install Intra alongside it, and quote on what comes through. It costs nothing, there is no exclusivity, and every trip that does come through, you keep whole.
Being early matters more here than it sounds. A request goes to the nearest available drivers of the matching type. With almost nobody in the queue, a driver in Ikeja or Surulere today is not competing with two hundred others for a request — they are often the only offer the rider sees. A rider who gets a fast, fair offer comes back and tells the next person. That is how the base in each area gets built, and the drivers who build it are the ones who benefit from it.
Tips for winning more offers
- Respond fast. You get a push notification for each new trip near you, and a WhatsApp message if you haven't reacted within a minute, so you can quote from wherever you're parked.
- Price fairly, not just low. A reasonable price from a well-rated, responsive driver often beats a slightly cheaper one from an unknown.
- Put up a clean photo of the car. Riders see it next to your offer. Daylight, no clutter, plate readable.
- Keep your rating up. It builds over trips and it is the main reason a rider picks you over someone a little cheaper.
Ready to start earning on your own terms? Download Intra Cab and switch into driver mode.
More for drivers in Nigeria: the full sign-up and approval checklist · an honest way to work out what you could earn in Lagos · Bolt, inDrive, LagRide or Intra: what each leaves in your hand after Uber's exit · okada riders: how motorcycle trips work and where okada is allowed · the Drive with Intra Cab in Nigeria page