Tech

Okiki Oludare’s KS Enterprise to expand into tech with uber-like app rollout in the UK

Ihesiulo Grace 28 December 2024 0

Renowned entrepreneur Okiki Oludare known by many of his peers in the industry as Kiki Oludare is taking his visionary leadership to the tech industry as his company, KS Enterprise, announces plans to launch an innovative ride-hailing app. Dubbed an “Uber-like” platform, this new venture is set

Business

Uber to grant UK drivers workers’ rights

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2021 0

After winning a court battle that could reshape the gig economy, two former Uber drivers said on Wednesday that they should be paid the minimum wage for the entire time they are signed on to the app. Following a UK Supreme Court defeat last month, the Silicon Valley-based company reclassified its more than 70,000 drivers […]

Business

Supreme Court rules: Uber drivers are workers not self-employed

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2021 0

Uber drivers must be treated as workers rather than self-employed, the UK’s Supreme Court has ruled. The decision could mean that thousands of Uber drivers are entitled to a minimum salary and vacation pay. The ruling could leave a heavy compensation bill facing the ride-hailing app, and have wider implications for the gig economy. The […]

News

Bobboyi advocate independence for SUBEBs to ensure efficiency, accountability

Ihesiulo Grace 3 June 2020 0

The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi is advocating for the independence of State Universal Basic Education Boards for the effective implementation of UBE programmes in their respective states.  This according to him will ensure efficiency, accountability as well as ensure effective operation without due

Featured News

Fact Check: Reports on ‘Uber driver carrying Italian Coronavirus patient demands 100m” is fake – AIT

Ihesiulo Grace 29 February 2020 0

Africa Independent Television, AIT has denied a report claiming that one Adewale Isaac Olorogun, said to be an Uber driver, picked up the Italian who tested positive to coronavirus in Lagos. According to a message widely circulated on social media, the said Uber driver, who has reportedly contracted the virus, refused to be quarantined and […]

Crime

Uber driver docked for allegedly stealing employer’s N2m car

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2020 0

Lagos – A 25-year-old Uber driver, Shuaibu Babatunde, who allegedly absconded with his employer’s Toyota Corolla, valued at N2 million on Monday appeared in a Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The police charged Babatunde, who resides in Ikorodu area, near Lagos, is charged with theft. He however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution […]

Tech

Uber is trying to conquer food delivery with ‘Uber Eats’

Ihesiulo Grace 2 January 2020 0

A stone’s throw from Nelson Mandela’s former home in South Africa’s Soweto township, Dumile Badela’s restaurant is now more hectic and lucrative than ever, thanks to Uber Eats, his hungriest customer yet. Having already dominated Africa’s ride-hailing sector, Uber is trying to conquer the food delivery market by leveraging its massive fleet of drivers in […]

News

FAAN denies banning Uber, Bolt and others from Lagos airport

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2019 0

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN has dissmised reports it has banned car hailing apps from driving into any of the airports across the country. There were reports online recently that the agency had banned Uber, Bolt and other car hailing apps from plying roads within airports. The claim was backed up by the […]

Aviation

Uber, Bolt, others not banned at airports – FAAN

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2019 0

The Management of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it did not ban Uber, Bolt and others at Lagos and other airports in the country. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, said in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday that the attention of FAAN was drawn to an online report, […]

Business World

Uber loses London license

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2019 0

Uber has lost its license to operate in the city beyond midnight local time, London transit officials stated. In a statement, Transport for London (TfL) said it had identified “a pattern of failures by the company including several breaches that placed passengers and their safety at risk. Uber reacted to this, saying that it would appeal […]

News Nigeria

Uber, taxify drivers to protest insecurity along driving routes

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2018 0

DRIVERS operating under Uber, Taxify and other e-Hailibg schemes under the aegis of the National Union of Professional e-Hailing Drivers Partners (NUPEDP) have vowed to embark on strike during the May Day celebration following discrepancies observed in the condition of service and engagements arrangement, including security concerns, unrealistic targets and poor pricing

Opinion

“The Nigerian Police is Your Friend?”

Ihesiulo Grace 30 December 2017 0

“My friend, an Uber Driver who resides in Apapa with number plate APP 78 EZ had this meted on him by officers of the Nigerian Police Force. I was passing through Soloki Street, Surulere, Lagos. I wasn’t aware i drove through a One Way Street as I’m not conversant with the area; The police officers […]

News Tech

Uber launches new products to support driver-partners’ needs

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2017 0

Uber today announced a powerful set of new features on the app that will make it even easier for driver-partners across Nigeria to choose when, where, and how they drive. Driver-partners in Nigeria choose to drive with Uber because they can use the app on their own terms. With these new features, Uber is doubling […]

Tech

Lola Kassim appointed new GM for Uber West Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

Uber has announced the appointment of Lola Kassim, a Nigerian-Canadian, as its new general manager for West Africa. Lola, most recently, worked as a Management Consultant with McKinsey and Company where she led teams providing strategic business advice and implementing organizational and operational improvements in the energy, public and financial services sectors in West

News Tech World

Uber name Iranian-American Dara Khosrowshahi as new CEO

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2017 0

Uber, the popular ride-hailing service announced Dara Khosrowshahi as its new chief executive on Monday. The company has recently dealt with a range of controversies from an internal culture of sexual harassment and discrimination, a legal tussle with tech giant, Google, a severed relationship with drivers and investors and a #DeleteUber movement that stemmed from […]