Across Nigeria’s public transport—whether its minibuses, okadas, shared taxis or danfos—determines how people get from point A to B. In the past decade several ride-hailing and ride-sharing companies have come to disrupt how Nigerians move and go about their daily lives. While companies like Uber, Bolt and now Indrive have established footprints, thousands of smaller

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Nigeria’s January approval of a 50% telecom tariff hike has unlocked over $1 billion in fresh infrastructure spending, with operators including MTN, Airtel, and Globacom, upgrading networks, importing equipment, and building new towers, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) executive vice chairman Aminu Maida said. The NCC says the move restores the market principles that spurred Nigeria’s

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