LASG to sanction Uber for non-adherence to data sharing agreement
March 8, 2024 The Lagos State Government is set to sanction Uber Technologies System Nigeria Ltd., for failure to comply with essential data sharing agreement. The Lagos State Commissioner for…
Uber rolls out electric bike fleet in Kenya, its first in Africa
August 31, 2023 Ride-hailing firm Uber on Thursday launched an electric motorbike service in Kenya, its first in Africa, as the company seeks to make its global platform emissions free…
Disruptive Innovations: Implications for the Future of Work, By Tony Ojobo
“Your job won’t be taken by AI, but rather by someone who understands and knows how to use AI.” Nicky Verd When the San Francisco-based Open AI launched the…
App-based transport workers want FG’s trade union certification
May 10, 2023 The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria (AUATWON) has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently issue its certificate of unionisation. It said this was…
Kenya’s Odinga Challenges Presidential Poll Result in Supreme Court
August 22, 2022 Kenya’s veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga filed a challenge to the results of this month’s presidential election in the Supreme Court on Monday, his legal team said,…
LASG TO RESIDENTS: BE WARY OF UNLICENSED E-HAILING CAB OPERATORS
May 24, 2022 The Lagos State Government has urged the citizenry to be wary of unlicensed e-hailing cab operators within the State as they pose security threats to the safety…
Opibus unviels first-ever electric bus designed and developed in Africa
Jan. 25, 2022 Opibus is in the news again and as expected, the EV developer that develops, designs, and manufactures electric vehicles is paving the way for zero-emission transportation in…
Uber, Bolt drivers kick against multiple fees for road worthiness certificates
January 13, 2022 The Nigeria Union of Professional App-based Transport Workers (NUPABTW) has condemned the multiple payments for road worthiness certificates during routine vehicle inspection by ride hailing companies. Mr…
Uber, Opibus champion mass adoption of electric motorcycles across Africa
Dec. 20, 2021 Uber and Opibus have announced a strategic partnership aimed at scaling up the use of electric motorcycles in Africa and deploying up to 3,000 electric motorcycles for…
Uber partners with GetUpside to offer promotions to drivers, delivery people
Aug 17,2021 Uber Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it had partnered with retail technology startup GetUpside that would allow its drivers and delivery people in the United States get cashbacks…