The Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned top ride-hailing companies — Uber, Bolt, Indrive, Rida, and LagRide — to appear for a public hearing aimed at addressing growing tensions in the sector. According to a statement in Lagos on Monday by the of the Lagos Chapter of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Public Relations Officer, …

Ride-hailing service, Bolt has lamented that its “financial losses” following the order-a-ride prank between Nigerians and South Africans. The prank, which emerged amid ongoing rivalry between Nigeria and South Africa, forced Bolt to restrict inter-country ride requests between the two countries. The ride-hailing company also blocked an undisclosed number of riders leading to huge financial losses and disruption of service …

Technology ride-hailing firm, Bolt, says it has blocked an undisclosed number of accounts involved in requesting fake rides and cancelling them. The ride-hailing app also restricted inter-country ride requests following an escalation of such requests in Nigeria and South Africa. Early Thursday morning, Nigerians and South Africans’ online debacle took a new dimension after both divides engaged in another supremacy …

E-hailing drivers under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATWON) have decried the increase in the level of job loss among its members following the withdrawal of investors. The union lamented that vehicle owners were selling their vehicles due to the country’s dwindling economy. Speaking in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, the AUATWON spokesperson, Jossy Olawale, stated …

Ride-Hailing drivers, including Uber, Bolt, LagRide, and Indriver have demanded a price increase from ride-hailing companies. They also demanded commission fee be reduced by 50 per cent. The riders also gave ride-hailing companies a seven-day ultimatum to meet their demands. National President of the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transport Workers of Nigeria, (AUATWON),  Adedamola Adeniran presented the demands of riders …

The Amalgamated Union of App-based Transport Workers of Nigeria, comprising drivers under the platform of e-hailing companies like Uber and Bolt, has threatened to commence a nationwide protest today (Wednesday) by withdrawing services of its drivers from the general public. After the hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, the drivers decried the low fare increase by the ride-hailing …