SimpliRide targets drivers in second attempt to crack Nigeria’s ride-hailing market

SimpliRide’s ultimate success will depend on whether it can achieve the wide-scale adoption needed to challenge its entrenched, deep-pocketed rivals

Nigeria’s ride-hailing union, AUATON, pass vote of no confidence on president

The leadership crisis deals a significant blow to a union whose very inception was a protracted battle, culminating only in late 2023 after years of fragmentation.

Convenience is the new currency powering economic growth

Convenience culture isn’t a trend—it's reshaping the future of grocery and retail.

EXCLUSIVE: Spiro to ramp up EV production in Nigeria with new assembly plant

The new plant will significantly boost production from the current 1,000 units in 2024 and mark the company's entry into the three-wheeler segment

Nigerian startup Moove drives into US with Waymo partnership

This deal will see the African-based mobility service expand its services to the United States beginning 2025.

BD Insider: Uber goes wild

In today’s midweek update, we look at; Uber expands into tourism in South Africa with Uber Safari, Starlink doubles prices in Nigeria, Carry1st and Audiomack partner to simplify digital payments.

Exclusive: Nigeria’s first women-only ride-hailing app, HerRyde, “hibernates” after a year

After a year of operation in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja, HerRyde, a women-only ride-hailing platform has “hibernated” to re-strategise and source for funding ahead of a near re-launch.

Mobility fintech Moove raises $8 million to expand its fleet in Ghana

The funding will be used to bolster Moove’s expanding vehicle fleet in Ghana

Starting from Kenya, BuuPass is digitising ticketing for Africa’s mobility sector

In 2016, two Kenya-based entrepreneurs—Sonia Kabra and Wycliffe Omondi—set out to digitise this sector by providing operators with a bus management system (BMS) for managing their operations, inventory and sales.

Fez Delivery secures $1M seed to deepen its last-mile logistics offering in Nigeria

Fez Delivery, a leading logistics and delivery company, has raised a $1 million seed fund in a round led by Ventures Platform.

Why is SafeBoda leaving Nigeria?

After completing over 3 million rides in Nigeria, SafeBoda is halting its operations in the country to focus on its most profitable market, Uganda.

One year later, QuickBus has ₦8 million weekly GMV in Nigeria

In Q1 2022, domestic flight movements witnessed a 215% decline, according to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Road transportation remains the most used transport option for travellers within Nigeria, especially with the increase in airfares. About 80–90% of the country’s population travel via road trips. Most of the travel companies facilitating these trips work […]