E-hailing operators, including Uber and Bolt, are engaging the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) over the restrictions affecting their operations at Nigerian airports. This is coming amid growing criticism from passengers and industry stakeholders over the development, reports Daily Trust. The operators’ engagement with FAAN is aime...
•A car with the Bolt logo E-hailing platform Bolt has disclosed that Isaac Satlat, the Nigerian student murdered by suspected carjackers in Pretoria, South Africa, was not registered as a driver on its platform and was operating illegally at the time of the incident. Satlat, 22, was reportedly killed on February 11, 2026, after picking [&helli...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned Uber, Bolt, Indrive, Rida, and LagRide to appear for a public hearing on the growing unrest in the ride-hailing sector. Mr Azeez Jaiyesimi, the Chairman, Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Lagos Chapter, made this known in a statement by the union’s Public Relations O...
The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Lagos State Chapter, is planning a 24-hour protest on May Day over alleged anti-labour practices by app-based companies including Uber, Bolt. In a statement signed by AUATON Public Relations Officer Steven Iwindoye today, the union said members would be staying off the apps, ...
•Bolt Challenge Nigerians and South Africans’ online debacle took a new dimension this morning after both divides engaged in another supremacy battle. Citizens from two countries went for each others’ jugulars by ordering e-hailing drivers from opposing countries in the comfort of their homes, reports The PUNCH. While South Africans began the ...

