Archives Tag: transportation

Tourism Transport Travel

April 19, 2022

Thanks to the just concluded governorship elections, Edo State has been thrust into the national spotlight. With movies like Idahosa, Invasion 1897 and the new AM series, Enakhe premièring on the 28th of September 2020, Edo is slowly becoming a place to visit. As tourism in Edo State, picks up, people are inclined to ask about … Continue reading 4 Popular Transport Companies in Edo State

By ann

Press Release

April 19, 2022

Plentywaka, the innovative tech-driven start-up revolutionizing transport in Nigeria, has marked its first year in operation with over 190,000+ completed trips by more than 40,000 riders. Since launching in September 2019, Nigeria’s first bus-hailing app – Plentywaka, quickly became a favoured choice for travellers with a strong focus on convenience, comfort, and safety. The anniversary … Continue reading Plentywaka Marks One Year Anniversary With Over 190,000 Journeys

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Tip of the Day Tourism Transport Travel

April 19, 2022

Boat cruises and ferry rides are awesome as tourist attractions on Lagos Island. The lovely coastline and jetties are quite inviting when seen from the Falomo Bridge. But they are also the new mode of transportation from the island to the mainland if you want to beat the Lagos traffic. It has been said that … Continue reading Jetty Locations and Ferry Routes in Lagos

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Health Tourism Travel

April 19, 2022

It is no secret that COVID 19 is a travellers disease as most of the cases in Nigeria started of as imported cases. Movement advances the spread of the disease because we rely heavily on the need for mobility. But with the need for social distancing and self-isolation to stop the spread of COVID 19 … Continue reading The Effect Of COVID-19 On Transportation In Nigeria

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

In the past two weeks, there has been a bit of furore around the rather suspiciously timed launch of EkoCab, a ride-hailing service tailored towards the hitherto ‘forgotten’ yellow cabs of Lagos and also private cars like the Ubers and Bolts of this world. The announcement was greeted with scepticism and even criticism and this … Continue reading EKOCab: An Expose

By david-okwara

Tourism Travel

April 19, 2022

Have you ever been to an airport or bus park and met an indecisive passenger at the ticketing booth? The choice of where to sit can be daunting when you don’t know the pros and cons of the seats. Vehicles differ, so what we might consider a safe seat for a private car might not … Continue reading How to Choose the Best Seats When Travelling

By ann

TECH

April 19, 2022

The Eko Innovation Center is an initiative of the present administration of the Lagos State Government’s commitment to leverage on technology to solve 21st century problems. It is poised at creating businesses and solutions to problems through entrepreneurial and technological capacity across the state and in Nigeria at large. On the 28th of May, the … Continue reading Social Innovators Wanted To Solve #Ekotraffic Problem

By aanu-olajide

BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

The commercial buses in Nigeria’s cities are an unmistakable part of life in the country. They zap along interstate roads and chug up and down local avenues, drenching the environment in their colours and noise. Sometimes, they also instigate traffic jams. For the majority of its urban-dwelling citizens, these vehicles are the most affordable means … Continue reading Did You Know? The First Commercial Bus Companies in Nigeria

By ikenna-nwachukwu

TECH

April 19, 2022

About this time last year, Facebook made a commitment to use innovation and skills development to help develop and nurture communities in Nigeria by providing a platform where developers and startups can collaborate, learn and exchange ideas. This it did by partnering with CcHUB (CO-Creation Hub) as well as some other organizations such as Ventures … Continue reading Lara.ng, the transportation chatbot gets funded with the FbStart accelerator program

By aanu-olajide

apps

April 19, 2022

Lagos is one hectic city; it is crowded but you eventually have to visit it one way or another!  So it is safe to say Lagos is the bustling city of Nigeria. For every anomaly that exists in the city, something equally good always comes out of it. One of such anomalies, which every Lagosian … Continue reading App Of The Week: MAX.NG Okada

By samuelokoruwa

Top 100 SMEs

April 19, 2022

Except something else comes up, the future of the world is in sophisticated technology. The desire to achieve more with the least possible effort has always been the drive of man; cost effectiveness, energy conservation, efficient input utilization, high output maximization etc. Every sphere of man’s life is tending towards more and more technological advancement, … Continue reading Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Tomoto Innovations Nigeria Ltd.

By jeremiah

apps

April 19, 2022

Bikes, Motorcycles, or “Okadas” as they are called in Nigeria have always had their place in urban cities around the globe. The advantage they have over automobiles is apparent when the average commuter has been caught in traffic and needs to make it in time for an important meeting. Despite how smooth they are at … Continue reading App Of The Week: Gokada

By samuelokoruwa

Stories

April 19, 2022

When you travel from one state to another in Nigeria, you realise that each state has the same way of welcoming its visitors. For instance, when approaching Ogun state, you’ll find something like ‘Welcome to Ogun state. The Gateway state’ or Kogi: ‘Welcome to Kogi State. The confluence state’. But it’s a different story as … Continue reading This Danfo Lyfe: Traffic Palava

By toyin-alli-hakeem

Tourism

April 19, 2022

Have you ever travelled on the last bus because you had to get to your destination before the next day? Sometimes you will arrive at your destination around 11 pm with deserted roads and scarce transport. Other times, you may arrive at the park or airport late at night and still need to find transport … Continue reading 8 Safety Tips For Travelling At Night

By ann

Top 100 SMEs

April 19, 2022

Servicing the transportation and logistics need of a country with well over 119 million people can be an uphill task. Though there are lots of people that can drive, few drivers can truly claim to adhere to road etiquettes. This is where DriversNg comes in. DriversNg is an easy to use online platform (not an … Continue reading Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: DriversNG

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