African health tech startups raised only $200k in Q1, 2025 despite global funding spike
Global funding into the digital health space witnessed a massive uptick in the first quarter of 2025. However,…
“I lost 4 cars in 8 years driving for Uber” – drivers union leader Comrade Ayoade shares story
In 2014, Uber became the first company to launch an e-hailing service in the Nigerian market. The company…
Bolt says Economy category only deactivated for drivers guilty of offline trips in Rivers
Leading ride-hailing company in Nigeria, Bolt, has debunked reports that it is removing its Economy Ride category for…
39 African startups raised $343m in April as 2025 funding hits $803 million
Venture funding into African startups enjoyed a major boost in April 2025, as startups across the continent raised…
Drivers kick as Bolt reportedly scraps Economy Class rides in Rivers
The Rivers State Council of the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria has kicked against a series…
Safety: Bolt launches smartphone-dashcams for South African drivers
Bolthas launched a first-of-its-kind dashcam project in South Africa. The project, which utilises drivers’ phones in place of…
Drivers vow to dump Uber, Bolt, inDrive for indigenous apps if 5% commission not met
In continuation of what they described as an era of resistance to app companies, e-Hailing drivers in Lagos…
Bolt launches electric tricycle service in Lagos, targets 1,000 tricycles by end of 2025
Electric mobility company, Bolt, has launched its Electric Tricycle service in Lagos. The launch took place at an event in…
inDrive has no plan to launch its ‘inDrive.Money’ credit facility for drivers in Nigeria
Despite groanings by e-hailing drivers in Nigeria over reduced earnings and poor finances, a leading ride-hailing company, inDrive,…
Uber, Bolt, inDrive accused of ‘corporate insensitivity’ ahead of May 1 shutdown in Rivers
Ahead of a planned boycott of the Uber, Bolt and inDrive apps by drivers in Rivers State, the…
