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How to split your Uber fare with other people
Uber is one of the biggest ride-hailing services around the world. It lets you order a cab service to any destination immediately, schedule a ride for a later date and time, and even allows you to share ride with another Uber rider going to the... Read More
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Little Cab offers its drivers smartphones in partnership with Pioneer Credit
The ride-hailing industry is heavily dependent on the internet and since the drivers are always on the move, it is paramount that they have decently capable smartphones when out and about. But many drivers out here are not exactly 'monied'. Little Cab is partnering with... Read More
Ride-Hailing in Nigeria: Can GidiCab successfully compete with Bolt & Uber?
Just recently, owners of Nigerian Social Media Twitter handle, ‘@GidiTraffic’ (a traffic update handle) announced the launch of its latest service – a ride-on application called GidiCab. GidiCab will compete for market share with the likes of Bolt, Uber, and OgaTaxi in the ride-hailing market.... Read More
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Bolt (formerly Taxify) Launches operations in Kisumu, Kakamega and Thika
Bolt is one of the major players in the ride-hailing industry in Kenya with current operations in Nairobi and Mombasa. The firm is looking to further expand its footprint in the Kenyan market with expansion into 3 more towns in the country. Bolt has just... Read More
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SafeBoda prepares to launch in Nigeria; to compete with Gokada and MAX
SafeBoda, a Ugandan-based venture-backed bike-hailing start-up, is finalizing plans to launch in Nigeria. This move by the company comes slightly a year after it expanded operations to Kenya, its second East African country (after Uganda) and opened an engineering hub in Barcelona, Spain. Now, SafeBoda's... Read More
Bolt (Taxify) expands to 2 new cities in Nigeria
Bolt Nigeria (formerly and popularly known as Taxify) has expanded its operation to two new cities in Nigeria -- Calabar and Uyo (Calabar's and Akwa Ibom's state capital respectively). This comes not too long after the commercial ride-hailing service company changed its name and expanded... Read More
Here are other Ride-hailing services in Nigeria (asides Uber & Bolt)
The Nigeria Ride-hailing ecosystem is presently not what it used to be. About five (5) years ago, the niche was a non-existent one in the Nigeria tech ecosystem. Now, however, it might interest you to know that there are about 20 players in the e-hailing... Read More
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Safeboda launches 50% discount on cashless rides
In July of 2017, Safeboda introduced credit as one of the payment methods for rides. Since then, customers would get to their destinations without fishing out their wallets as long as they had Safeboda credit loaded on their account. After reinstating mobile money credit top... Read More
How to give directions to your friend or the delivery guy to reach your home
I grew up and stayed in Tororo much of my life. I then moved to Kampala for my university education. One major challenge I got was giving people directions to where I was. In most cases, I also didn't know where I was and therefore... Read More
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