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- 14 Dec 2013
Easy Taxi Upgrades Mobile Application with User Friendly Features
Easy Taxi, Nigeria’s leading taxi booking application has upgraded its services to include new features in its application. Easy Taxi is the largest taxi hailing app in the world. Present in 18…
- 14 Oct 2014
Easy Taxi Launches V3 iOS App Update
Easy Taxi, the world’s largest taxi booking app, has introduced new features to support a fully integrated user experience with the most recent version of its app. The move is the latest from the…
- 9 Jun 2014
Easy Taxi, Google Train Drivers on Use of Google Map
Easy Taxi, Nigeria’s leading taxi booking application and Google (Nigeria), a multinational corporation specializing in Internet-related services and products, at the weekend, trained over 100…
- 17 Dec 2015
Facebook, Uber Launch New Partnership
Facebook, the world’s largest social network is teaming up with Uber, the most valuable startup in the world to revolve taxi booking space. Facebook has over 1 billion users across the globe while…
- 30 Sept 2017
Holla App Launches with “Ride and Gain” Promo
Holla Cab Services, an app that allows any Nigerian book taxi cab ride at the tap of a phone button, has gone live with “Ride and Gain” package, enabling customers not only spend to ride but save…
- 10 Sept 2017
Holla Cab App launches, Dangles Freebies on Riders and Drivers
Holla Cab Services, an app that would allow any Nigerian book taxi cab ride at the tap of a phone button, is oiling its machine for launch soon. On Holla Cab app, the rider can order cab service…
- 18 May 2022
FAAN Launches App for Airport Taxi
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has launched a Taxi App for the operations of FAAN Taxi at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Speaking at the ceremony at the airport in…
- 14 Jun 2014
Samsung Unveils Gifts Package, Premium Warranty for Galaxy S5 Users
In further demonstration of its commitment to customer loyalty, Samsung Electronics West Africa is offering users of the new Galaxy S5 free gifts via the new Galaxy Gifts application. The Galaxy…
- 16 Oct 2017
Holla Taxi Allows Payment with USSD Code, Other Exciting Offers
By peter oluka Ease of payment is one of the reasons some Nigerians shun e-payment related platforms. Now, with the rise of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), payment has become even…
- 27 Mar 2022
aDrop SmartCity Ride App, Africa's First Transportation "Super" App Debuts
aDrop SmartCity Ride app, Africa's first transportation "Super" app for rides, delivery, interstate travels and rentals has entered Nigeria’s logistics space. aDrop SmartCity Ride app, functions as a…
- 16 Jul 2013
Rocket Internet is $Bn Company, World’s Largest Internet Incubator
Rocket Internet has announced that it has raised a total of $500 million from partners Investment AB Kinnevik and Access Industries since May 2012, representing the largest investment ever made in an…
- 23 Jul 2018
CarXie, Nigerian Firm Launches Bars 2008 Cars from Fleet
Ahead of its formal launch this weekend, CarXie, the truly Nigerian cab company, has barred cars manufactured before 2008 from its fleet. The CarXie policy was revealed at a pre - launch…
- 22 Oct 2016
Huawei Committed to Better Connected Nigeria, Skills Dev- Li
Qualitative health and education as critical sectors of Nigerian economy can be raved up with technologies, especially now the country is transforming to a digital economy. Huawei as a company…
- 16 Dec 2013
MTN Forms e-Commerce Venture with Millicom, Rocket Internet
Millicom, the international telecommunications and media company and Rocket Internet have signed an agreement to partner with MTN to develop their African online company AIH. Together the three…
- 10 Mar 2020
Lagos Cab Operators Unveil EkoCab Mobile App
The Lagos State Taxi Drivers and Cab Operators Association, popularly known as Yellow Taxi/Eko Cab, have unveiled EkoCab Mobile App to promote the transit system in the state. The app tagged “EkoApp:…
- 7 Jul 2020
BMP Car Launches 2-in-1 Car Hailing Service to Redefine Transportation System
BMP Car, an indigenous carpooling tech startup has redefined car-hailing services by launching a 2-in-1 car-hailing transportation system in Lagos, Nigeria. BMP Car is a technology…
- 6 Oct 2014
Microsoft Innovation Grants Go To 7 African Start-Ups
Microsoft has again shown its intent in supporting African start-ups to potentially create jobs, encourage skills development and grow the continent’s knowledge economy. To fast-track their growth…
- 30 Oct 2015
Kushal Dutta is New MD Jovago Nigeria
Jovago, Africa’s largest hotel booking portal has announced Kushal Dutta as the new managing director for the company. ‎ Kushal who served as Head of Revenue Management before his appointment…
- 2 Sept 2018
Stakeholders Task Regulators on Technological Disruption Services
Stakeholders in the information and communications technology and financial technology have tasked regulatory institutions in the sectors on providing appropriate regulatory framework for…
- 27 Nov 2016
5 Ways Your Smartphone Can Enhance Your Productive
Smartphones are an essential feature of our lives in today’s digital world. However, many people deploy it to social media and simply checking their emails. But there is more you can do with your…
- 12 Dec 2016
Uber Urges Lagos Govt. to Address Taxis, Hire Service Classifications
Uber, a U.S. online transportation company with office in Lagos and Abuja (Nigeria) has called on Lagos State Government to clarify on classification of vehicles under Taxis. Ebi Atawodi, general…
- 3 Sept 2021
BMP Car Expands Footprint to Togo
Be My Partner Car (BMP Car) Nigerian tech startup has partnered with VOONOV Africans Scale-Up Studio, a Togolese based startup to expand it car-hailing service to the West African country. L-R: Yemi…
- 17 Nov 2020
Plentywaka Expands its Ride-hailing Service into Delta State
Plentywaka, the first bus-hailing app in Nigeria, has announced the launch of WakaCab, a new car-hailing service with fully-trained drivers for commuters within Delta State starting with Asaba. In an…
- 15 Nov 2016
Mastercard: 6 Tips to Avoid Blowing Your Budget this Holiday
Ahead of departing for your festive season break this year, don’t forget that planning your budget is just as important as planning what you will be packing. Mastercard shares a few tips on how to…
- 22 Oct 2015
GoMyWay.com Unleashes Carpooling, Traffic Solution in Lagos
GoMyWay, a ride-sharing marketplace connecting passengers with ride owners going along the same route, said it has secured over $100,000 funding from investors to develop carpooling infrastructure…
- 3 Nov 2020
Report Highlights How IoT Helps African Logistics Companies Pivot to Beat Covid-19
Pod Group, a provider of connectivity services for the Internet of Things (IoT) has published a report based on research carried out during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic among logistics…
- 24 Feb 2015
AIG Opens New Office in Yaba, Now in 26 Countries
Africa Internet Group (AIG), the leading internetgroup in Africa, has moved itsoffice located in Yaba area of Lagos State. The three-stairs, smart office-building houses six of AIG ventures in…
- 26 Dec 2013
How Airtel’s CSR Initiative in 2013 Turned Cynosure
Upon being enrolled into the primary school, it didn’t take long before most pupils get accustomed to going to school every morning with at least a litre of water in their water bottles-tucked into…
- 30 Aug 2016
6 Ways Tech Savvies Save Money at Lagos Hotels
Lagos City can feel extremely expensive, at least compared to anywhere else in Nigeria. When vacationing in the city, it is easy to overspend and forget about your budget, especially if you are…
- 25 Aug 2008
The Dragons Strike a Deal
Episode 4 of Dragons’ Den Nigeria saw the dragons emphasizing on creativity, personality, and the role they play in enhancing the viability of a business idea. Thomas Okoye was the first…