Tag: Uber
Uber, Taxify drivers aren’t exploited only in Nigeria. It’s happening in Africa
News of Uber and Taxify drivers embarking on a strike action was first reported over the weekend, but Monday, 19 ...
On blue collar jobs, Nigerian parents still want to pass on archaic dogmas and it’s sad
There is a cultural problem in Nigeria that normalises looking down on service industry workers. It is almost a rite ...
All you need to know about the ‘Uber’ trend on Twitter
The Uber-related accounts of two Twitter users spurred on a passionate conversation about the ride-hailing service with many pitching tents ...
Uber’s Efosa Aiyevbomwan makes case for balance between creativity and business’ messaging
What keeps me going is the knowledge that I have barely scratched the surface; even though I have worked in ...
When will Nigeria stop stigmatizing suicide and suicidal people?
Last weekend, there were two high profile suicides. One was of Caroline Flack, the former presenter of viral reality show ...
Uber & Taxify have no place in @JideSanwoolu’s mega-city
Over the last 3 weeks the Lagos state government has made life extremely difficult for poorer Lagosians. Starting with the ...
Driver Forward: Uber launches new products to further support the needs of Driver-Partners
Uber on Monday announced a powerful set of new features on the app that will make it even easier for ...
Who is Dara Khosrowshahi? | The Iranian immigrant who is now Uber CEO
Ride-hailing service, Uber has been waistdeep in highly publicized controversies ranging from an internal culture of sexual harassment and discrimination, ...
Union Bank brings Uber innovation to banking
At an interactive event which held earlier last week in Lagos, Union Bank wowed a captive audience as it unveiled ...
The Thread: How incompetent staff ruin a business within 24 hours
The popular definition of incompetent is, “inadequate to or unsuitable for a particular purpose”. Now, you can add the “staff” to ...
Uber enhances Security and Safety in Nigeria and Ghana, releases Community Guidelines for riders and driver partners
Uber has announced the release of their updated Community Guidelines in West Africa – which includes Nigeria and Ghana. The ...
Opinion: Can technology and connectivity disrupt Insurance?
by Tenu Awoonor On my way to the Pinet eInsurance conference hosted in Lagos last week, I asked myself ...
With Love From Uber: Win incredible gifts this Valentine
Uber Nigeria is rewarding its riders in Lagos and Abuja this Valentine with delightful gifts to spice up their relationships. ...
Uber is offering 50% off all rides this week
Lagos, don’t forget you can ride around the city for half the cost with Uber’s 50% off promotion! Date night? ...
Uber announces 50 per cent discount on all rides in Lagos for 10 days in November
Uber Nigeria has today announced that from the 3rd till 13th of November all riders in Lagos will get 50% ...
Red Media Africa adds Uber account to its impressive PR portfolio
Red Media Africa has been announced as Uber Nigeria’s official PR agency. This new addition to Red Media Africa’s PR ...
Victor Famubode : Is Africa ready for artificial intelligence? (Pt. 1)
by Victor Famubode From driverless cars to online financial infrastructure payments, Artificial Intelligence obviously will be the heart of the ...
What’s an Independence Day celebration without small chops? UberChops to the rescue!
Uber riders in Lagos and Abuja stand up! To make your Independence Day celebration perfect, Uber is sending delicious small ...
Opinion: Create solutions that are so good they cannot be ignored
by Segun Adeyemi This is a very short story about Sekou. Background info: I run a payment company that helps ...
The Media Blog: Beat FM’s ‘The Handover’ comes to a smartphone screen near you
The Beat 99.9 should be worried. Urban 98.6 has fully taken its space (we will talk about The Legend of ...
Bankole Oluwafemi, Kola Aina, Honey Ogundeyi… Look who else made the #YNaijaPowerList for Technology
As the annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its 5th year, we bring you the 10 most influential young Nigerians under 40 navigating the ...
Meet the speakers for #TechPlus2016
Top industry experts, resource personnel and thought leaders have been announced as speakers for the second edition of Nigeria’s largest ...
How Don Jazzy turned ‘danfo’ passenger in London
Don Jazzy has stories to tell. The Mavin CEO who is currently in the UK requested an Uber cab in London, ...
Twitter helps taxi driver with an economics degree find a job
#NigerianTwitter always gets a bad rap but sometimes it is a force for good. Yesterday, they helped a guy find ...
French taxi drivers violently protest Uber
Uber is in trouble again. This time, France is the country. Taxi drivers in France are blocking roads to Paris ...
Meet the man who makes millions and drives a taxi
A.J. Francis is an American Football player. He is set to earn $510,000 (N102,000,000) this year as a reserve defensive ...
Must Reads: Hard-Charging Uber tries olive branch, All talk but no peace: South Sudan’s stumbling talks + more
All talk but no peace: South Sudan’s stumbling talks. Yahoo News Hard-Charging Uber tries olive branch. NYTimes.com ‘There are few ...
Why Uber’s imminent Nairobi launch could be its best move in Africa yet
by Muyiwa Matuluko TechMoran reports that Uber, the disruptive luxury taxi e-Hailing service will launch in Nairobi this January. This is ...
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