Uber Launches New Products, Expands to Akure, Owerri

By Adedapo Adesanya After years of delays and extensions, the Lagos Blue Line Rail has begun commercial operations, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu taking the first ride this morning (September 4). The first phase of the rail line extends from Marina to Mile 2 with five stations located in Marina, National Theatre, Iganmu, Alaba, and Orile. Operations commenced from Marina to Mile 2 Train Station, with Mr Sanwo-Olu taking the first ride at about 09:45 am. He was joined by some select persons, including the Commissioner of Police for the state, Mr Idowu Owohunwa; the First Lady, Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu; the

By Adedapo Adesanya * Cost of other alternatives transport soar in Review Month ** Ripples of fuel subsidy spur rise in food, rent, others *** President Tinubu launches palliative measures to cushion effect The average fare paid by commuters for bus journeys within the city per increased by 97.9 per cent from N649.59 in May 2023 to N1,285.41 in June 2023 as Nigerians grapple with a rise in prices after President Bola Tinubu announced the removal of fuel subsidy. This was contained in the Transport Fare Watch June 2023 released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) over the weekend,

By Adedapo Adesanya Ride-hailing service, inDrive, has rapidly expanded its services to 17 Nigerian cities in less than 12 months. In a statement seen by Business Post on Monday, inDrive now operates in Port Harcourt, Abuja, Kano, Kaduna, Benin City, Nnewi, Aba, Onitsha, Jos, Enugu, Warri, Abeokuta, Akure, Owerri, Calabar, Ado Ekiti, and Uyo. Across other Sub-Saharan African markets, the company expanded to Maseru in Lesotho, and Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. In addition to these cities, the platform is also operational in several African countries such as South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Ghana, and Namibia. Compared to Uber and Bolt, inDrive

By Bliss Okperan Twelve officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have faced a disciplinary panel constituted to look into the allegations of unethical misconduct against them. The Acting General Manager of LASTMA Mr Olalekan Bakare Oki, confirmed on Thursday that the affected personnel of the agency could be dismissed or demoted if found guilty. He disclosed that the disciplinary panel was statutorily constituted with three Permanent Secretaries as guided by the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations. Mr Oki said one of the 12 persons was exonerated, while the others have been recommended for dismissal and

By Dipo Olowookere Sport loving Nigerians, especially the car racing freaks, will have a unique opportunity of being part of the forthcoming Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix, which will run between September 28, 2016 to October 2, 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Lyxvara Concierge, has disclosed. Lyxvara Concierge, the firm packaging the programme in Nigeria, is a first class sport tourism, which has its headquarters in Lagos. The 18th edition of the Formula 1 Malaysia Grand Prix is the first time it has been moved in the F1 calendar for many years. Coming right after the Singapore F1 Grand Prix,

By Dipo Olowookere Those in the habit of evading tax in Rivers State have been warned to desist from such because from 2019, they will not escape prison term. Chairman of the Rivers State Internal Revenue Service (RIRS), Mr Adoage Norteh, who gave this warning, said the state government will no longer condone such act from next year. Mr Norteh boasted that with the new system put in place by his agency, it would be very difficult for anybody or company to evade tax again in the state. He said that the state would no longer be involved in tax

By Adedapo Adesanya As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Airtel Nigeria reaffirmed its support for underprivileged children in Nigeria as it pledged to build modern toilet facilities as well as donate educational materials to the pupils of Methodist Central Primary School in Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa-Ibom State. The telecommunication service embarked on this in the fourth episode of the ongoing Season 5 of its Airtel Touching Lives, which will air on Sunday, February 23. Episode 4 documents the heartfelt story of Methodist Central Primary School in Akwa-Ibom State, which had been in a state of disrepair,

By Dipo Olowookere The management of Access Bank Plc has rubbished reports in some sections of the media that the bank and its official were recently charged to court by the Independent Corruption Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The lender and its officials were reported to have been dragged to court over their alleged refusal to lift a Post-No-Debit (PND) order on the accounts belonging to Blaid Properties Limited and Blaid Construction Limited. Reacting to the issue via a statement, Access Bank said the report, which it claimed contained misleading information, was mainly “calculated to embarrass the bank,

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The importation of refined sugar and its derivatives into Nigeria from the Free Trade Zones (FTZs) has been prohibited. This action was taken by the Nigerian government to protect the sugar industry, which is governed by the Nigerian Sugar Master Plan (NSMP). Already, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Niyi Adebayo, has issued a circular to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to ensure strict compliance with this directive. Also, the NPA has issued a directive to terminal operators of the Lagos Port Complex (LPC), Apapa, Lagos not to allow the importation of refined sugar and

By Nneka Okumazie Making money is not making progress, never has, regardless of what is generally accepted, and making money will unlikely ever mean making progress. Many often defend capitalism by saying it gave you that, or it did this, but capitalism actually plays last in what it takes to make progress in any civilization. Human, purpose, time/environment, and resources are the major composition of how progress is made. For humans, aside from those who would be required to do the end work – like for great shapes or great walls, the level of intelligence for any human, as well

By Aduragbemi Omiyale President Muhammadu Buhari has warned Nigerians and voters against taking laws into their hands after the announcement of election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The electoral body will conduct the presidential election taking place on Saturday, February 25, 2023, and it is being contested by 18 candidates, of which three are the major contenders; Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Mr Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and Mr Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). There has been an unprecedented interest of young Nigerians in this year’s exercise,

By Dipo Olowookere The controversies surrounding the senior secondary school certificate of President Muhammadu Buhari may have finally been brought to an end. This is because the West African Examination Council (WAEC) finally presented its certificate to the President on Friday. Registrar of WAEC, Dr Iyi Uwadiae, led top management staff of the examination council to the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja, today to present the certificate to Mr Buhari, confirming that he sat for the exam many years ago. Spokesman of President, Mr Femi Adesina, took to his Twitter handle today to confirm this. “WAEC presents attestation certificate