Author: TheLagosianMagazine

On-demand transportation platform, Taxify, has finalised plans to rebrand for efficiency and movement to Bolt. The update brings the brand identity in line with the company’s broader vision of transportation that has already expanded from ride-hailing, with cars and motorbikes, to scooter sharing. Fielding questions from journalists on why the company chose to make the change, the CEO and co-founder, Bolt, Markus Villig, said Taxify, being the company’s first product was a taxi dispatch solution launched five years ago with a mission to make urban transportation more convenient and affordable. “However, the company has evolved in leaps and bounds since…

The President had earlier declared that his 2nd term would be tough, but it seems he has had a change of heart Speaking yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Buhari assured that his next four years would be peaceful and prosperous. He said, “By the grace of God, majority of Nigerians have given me another four years of continuity. We will remain focused on our promises, which remain security, economy and fighting corruption. “I want to assure you that the next four years will be peaceful, prosperous and corruption free. I, therefore, look forward to receiving your proposals so that…

An Abuja High court has rejected a move to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to redeploy the Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Mike Igini, away from the state. The ex parte injunction was sought by Mr. Stanley Okpara and had INEC and Igini as first and second respondents respectively. Recently, chieftains of the Akwa Ibom State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC called for the redeployment of Mr. Igini after they accused him of not being straight in his duties. Other independent stakeholders, however, have praised Igini’s commitment to justice. Justice O.A. Musa in rejecting…

The Lagos State Government says there’s no public holiday on Friday, March 8, advising all civil servants to be at their various duty posts. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. Bamigbetan decried reports currently circulating on social media platforms suggesting that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had declared Friday as a public holiday to enable residents to prepare for the March 9 Governorship and House of Assembly elections. He restated that all public and private schools in the state were expected to proceed on the 2nd mid-term break on Thursday 7…

Uber, the ‘King’ of ride-hailing apps around the world, seems to be losing the fight,  with so many competitors entering the market around the globe. Uber exited China in 2016, selling its China branch to Didi, its competitor in the region. In Southeast Asia, a similar situation occurred, where Grab acquired Uber’s ride-sharing and food delivery business in 2018. In Europe, Uber is struggling after overcoming regulatory battles in the United Kingdom and entering Russia through a merger with Yandex. It is facing strong competition from Cabify in Spain and BlaBlaCar in France. Similarly, its dominance in the Americas is threatened by several competitors both foreign and local. In sub-Saharan Africa, it’s…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) in a statement on Tuesday, warned that Atiku should not be blackmailed not to take the legal step, adding that the calls prevailing on him not to approach the tribunal were uncalled for. He recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari who was declared the winner of the February 23 election, had challenged his losses in court in the successive presidential elections of 2003, 2007 and 2011. Falana, however, stated that the failure of successive administrations to reform the electoral process, had created insurmountable legal obstacles for election petitioners. “The campaign that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar should…

Prophet Joshua Iginla, the Senior Pastor and Leader of Champions Royal Assembly has announced the end of his marriage with his wife. He cited infidelity on both sides as the major catalyst of the divorce. According to him, his now former wife had cheated on him some time ago and he covered it up. He confessed to cheating on her sometime after that but said she took to attacking him and spreading news and rumors about him. We deduce from his speech that both acts of infidelity occurred years ago, this is because he said the marriage has been under…

The Rarest Commodity is leadership without Ego.

Axel Zein promotes a new way we manage businesses today: think of business as a sport. In sports, the team is decisive; the team with the best players usually wins. And sports are fun. So what qualifies a manager to be the perfect coach for his team? Who is doing the work in a normal company? It is not the CEO, not the managers but the engineers, the guys on the shop floor and the sales reps. They are the players on the ield. A manager is supposed to be their coach. But we are not educated to be coaches.…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said foreign trade recorded the fourth consecutive rise from N16.29 trillion in 2015 to N32.26 trillion in 2018. The NBS said this in its “Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics for Fourth Quarter of 2018” posted on its website. The bureau said foreign trade in 2015 was N16.29 trillion, N17.34 trillion in 2016, N23.16 trillion in 2017 and it rose to N32.26 trillion in 2018. The bureau said the volume of total merchandise trade in 2018 was the highest recorded since 2014, almost doubling pre-recession levels. Meanwhile, the bureau said during the fourth quarter…