Nigeria, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has rejected claims that its restrictions on e-hailing operations at airports contributed to Uber's decision to leave Nigeria.

FAAN Managing Director, Olubunmi Kuku, said the ride-hailing company's exit was a business decision and was unrelated to the authority's efforts to regulate commercial transportation within airport premises.

Speaking with journalists on Friday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, amid renewed questions over the timing of Uber's departure and the recent disagreement between FAAN and e-hailing operators.

Uber announced on 2 September that it was discontinuing operations in Nigeria after 12 years in the country, saying the decision followed ...