Earning as a runner

If you already move around your estate — you know the gates, the shops, the shortcuts — Urua lets you turn that into income. You run errands for your neighbours and get paid per job. No boss, no fixed shift, no waiting around for nothing.

What a runner actually does

Two kinds of jobs, both simple. Pickups — someone needs something collected and brought to their gate. Store deliveries — someone orders from a shop and needs it carried home. You see the job, what it pays, and where it's going before you accept. If it fits your route and your time, you take it. If it doesn't, you skip it.

On your own schedule

You decide when you're available. Heading out anyway? Pick up a job along the way. Free for an hour in the evening? Take a few runs. Nobody schedules you, and nobody penalises you for being offline. The point is to fit earning around your day, not the other way round.

Paid per job, in-app

Every job has a clear payout, and you're paid for the work you do — not by the hour sitting idle. Payment runs through the app, so there's no chasing anyone for cash. You do the run, the money's accounted for.

Where things stand

We'll be honest: it's early. Urua is opening estate-by-estate across Abuja and Lagos, so how busy it is depends on how active your area is right now. In a quiet estate there won't be a job every hour yet. But getting in early means you become the runner people know — the one who's reliable, who's quick to the gate — before the area fills up. That reputation is worth something as Urua grows around you.

If you want to run errands in your area, install the app and sign up as a runner. Start with the jobs near you, build a name for being dependable, and grow from there.

Become a runner