Uber
Business Opinion Transport

Motorcycle Ride-Hailing Firms Rev Up for Race Into West Africa

Motorcycle taxi companies are expanding in West Africa with backing from investors betting that the meteoric rise of two-wheeled taxi

Jumia
Ecommerce Travel

Jumia Boss Sets Tourism Agenda For New Lagos Governor

The Managing Director of Jumia’s hotel and flight marketplace, Omolara Adagunodo, has set out a tourism agenda for the administration

Max.ng
Apps Business Digital Startup Technology Transport

Meet Four On-Demand Motorcycle Startups Battling Each Other For Market Dominance in Nigeria

Motorcycle popularly referred to as ‘Okada’ in Lagos, Nigeria has become one of the life-saving modes of transportation for the

Lagos Governor
Entrepreneurship Innovation Startup Technology

New Lagos Governor Launches Eko Innovation Centre

Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has launched the Eko Innovation Centre, a private sector-driven tech hub which is aimed at strategically

Gokada
Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Transport Venture Capital

Gokada Raises $5.3m Series A Funding Led by Rise Capital

Gokada, a Nigerian motorcycle ride-hailing firm has raised $5.3 million Series A round to scale its business. The funding round

SFAN
Africa Entrepreneurship Event Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Apply to Pitch at SFAN’s Student Entrepreneurship Week in Ghana

SFAN (Stars From All Nations) has announced the launch of the inaugural Student Entrepreneurship Week, a Pan-Africa programme for budding

Team EazyChange
Accelerator Banking Entrepreneurship Events Hackathon Innovation Hub SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup Technology

Team EazyChange Wins $10k at Wema Bank’s Hackaholics

Team EazyChange has beaten 19 other participating teams to emerge winner of the first Wema Bank Hackholics. The event was

Logistics
Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs Startup Technology Transport

African Logistics Startup, Kobo360 Unveils App to Boost Transport Biz

African Logistics startup, Kobo360 has launched its new app recently at its Lagos office. The app according to the logistics

Toyota
Apps Business Technology Transport

Shares of Ride hailing Company Lyft Debuts on Nasdaq

Shares of ride hailing company, Lyft, the first big initial public offering of the gig economy era, started trading on

Bolt
Africa Apps Business Innovation Technology

Bolt to Launch Food Delivery Service in South Africa

Taxi-hailing app, Bolt formerly-known-as Taxify, has announced plans to launch a food delivery service in South Africa. Chief executive and