Despite the Covid-19 pandemic break out a few months back, being an unexpected disaster as it is to some business causing total lockdown in the whole world and some business shutting down, its still an opportunity for some other business to make more money. Reading through with me in this article, you will finally believe…
In the wake of this day, the news broke on the internet the death of the Founder and CEO of Gokada, a motorcycle hailing and logistic startup in Nigeria. According to the reports on Social Media and on New York dailies, he was gruesomely murdered with an electric saw and his body pieces in his…
The Forbes Digital Startup Accelerator (Nigeria Edition) program is a sponsored 4-week digital training to help businesses build and scale their companies for the future. Forbes is looking for experienced companies who are ready to scale and opened the application to all small businesses, startups, and freelancers. In an email sent to the over 5000…
In what seems to be dramatic, the Lagos ban on Motorcycle and Tricycle in major parts of Lagos is birthing further disruption in the Lagos logistics sector as GIG Logistic a member of GIG Group set to partner ORide, others on deliveries in Lagos. This is coming a few days after Gokada, a motorcycle-hailing startup…
We reported that Gokada, a Lagos based motorcycle-hailing startup sacks most of its workforce and went into cockroach mode. The report also had it that the motorcycle-hailing startup after the controversial Lagos ban on motorcycles will pivot into logistic business and this was also confirmed by CEO of Gokada. What may now look like a…
We can confirm that Gokada, a Lagos based motorcyle-haling startup has sacked most of its workforce. Through a story published by Techpoint, we confirmed the lay off of Gokada’s major workforce strength. The Co-CEO and founder of Gokada, Fahim Saleh confirmed the report through a Techpoint reporter @ulonnaya. @ulonnaya while much of your report is…
A Tony Elumelu Foundation beneficiary, Abideen Olasupo and his friend Wale Bakare have launched dHub, a co-working space and startups development center in the heart of Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, Nigeria. According to its design, dHub will achieve sustainable development in Africa through the use of creativity, technology, and innovation. Launched 3rd December…
Popularly known as the king of exit, Sim Shagaya’s edtech startup uLesson raised $3.1 Million in seed round funding. The funding championed by the Lagos, Nairobi, and London based venture capital, TLCom announced the funding through its Twitter handle. uLesson was founded in March 2019 in the quest to make learning more individual-oriented using technology.…
Barely after 24 hours of receiving $120M B series funding, Opay, an opera-founded payment startup launched another car-hailing service. The newest service is called OCar and it can be accessed through the OPay’s mobile. The OCar comes with dua services; it will operate as a ride-hailing and ride-sharing service. The service at the start will…