Venture funding: How African startups raised $3.2bn in 2025
2025 was a successful year for African startups, as far as venture funding is concerned. Startups on the…
Drivers kick as Bolt increases commission to 21% in Benin City, booking fee to 2.9%
A leading ride-hailing company in Nigeria, Bolt, has increased its commission in Benin City, Edo State. This was…
Bolt, Uber, inDrive: Ranking Nigeria’s e-hailing platforms for availability, pricing and safety in 2025
2025 was a big year for e-hailing in Nigeria, as the industry witnessed notable growth. The Ride Hailing Safety…
Tax: e-Hailing drivers accuse inDrive of double taxation, reject FG’s 7.5% VAT
e-Hailing drivers operating on the inDrive platform have accused the company of charging them twice for Value Added…
Lagride secures $100m financing from UBA to scale its drive-to-own business
Lagos government-backed e-mobility company, Lagride, has secured $100 million in financing facility from the United Bank for Africa…
NLC insecurity protest: e-Hailing drivers in Lagos and PH to shutdown Uber, Bolt, inDrive on Dec 17
e-Hailing drivers in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Benin City, under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-based…
Meet Chidinma, the female Uber driver who dropped her aviation degree to embrace the road
It is not often that one books a ride online and finds a female driver waiting to pick…
African startup funding crosses $3bn in 2025, the highest in 3 years
African startup funding for 2025 has crossed the $3 billion mark as of December 8. This is according…
African startups raised $162m in November, as funding slows to a halt in 2025
As the year slowly grinds to an end, venture funding into Africa has slowed down, as tech startups…
Lagos AUATON launches N150k LED car roof ad board to increase drivers’ earnings
The Lagos State Council of the Amalgamated Union of the App-based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) has launched an…
