Airtel Nigeria Has Launched a Mobile App to Improve Delivery of Diesel. Airtel in collaboration with Yuzah has presented a portable mobile application aimed at enhancing the delivery of diesel in Nigeria.

Airtel Nigeria , one of the leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed and working tirelessly to live up to expectation of being the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians.

News report has it that the presentation of the portable application was in accordance with its dedication to consistently giving innovative solutions that would improve Nigeria’s economy.

Airtel Nigeria, in partnership with Yuzah the application developer created the mobile app also known as Yuzah, which allows users to request for urgent delivery of diesel to their homes or workplaces, using their mobile phones.

“The simpleness of the product and distribution model earned Yuzah, the N1million prize cash in the ‘Airtel Catapult-A-Start-up’ competition held prior in the year,” the company said

The Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Maurice Newa, described the service as a major aspect by the telco to deliver products and services that offer convenience to its customers.

“Airtel has teamed with Yuzah, one of the champs of ‘Airtel Catapult-A-Start-up’ competition to offer Nigerians this unique service which will further upgrade their access to diesel and location the inconveniences connected with the logistics involved in delivery,” he said.

He added, “Interested customers or users can download the application on their mobile phones from http:// b i t. l y/YuzahApp When this is done, the app will locate their place on the map and they will be able to see all the diesel trucks within their radius.

“The Customers can order diesel through the application and the product will be delivered within an hour once accepted by a Yuzah-approved supplier.”

He clarified that the partnership further lent belief to the company’s Catapult-A-Start-up, “which is driven by its view to support innovation and give power youthful Nigerians by creating opportunities for them to bring their business ideas to realization.”

He added, “As an organisation, we are passionate about building an association for young talented Nigerians. We are aware of the great amount of young people who are blessed with the abilities to develop relevant apps with most of them not having the open door to showoff or develop their skills. With the Catapult-A-Start-up programme, we aim not only to identify talent, but also to encourage and support local substance.”

Remarking on the partnership, the Chief Executive Officer of Yuzah.com, OvoEmorhokpor, stated that the service would offer Nigeria best convenience to purchase diesel through their mobile phones.

“We are very happy and excited about this collaboration with Airtel. Yuzah was born out of need to create a very smooth process to buy diesel and from the initial customer response, we strongly believe the service will be very useful to the larger population who use the product.

“Airtel Nigeria keeps on showing its growing support for entrepreneurship – small-business starting and invention of new things in Nigeria, and we believe we will have a successful partnership,” he said.

He says that Yuzah promises quality services as it performs tank evaluation and quality check of its diesel in front of customers before delivery, in that way guaranteeing the delivered product.

“The service is right now being taken off in pilot areas in Lagos, with plans to expand the service to other parts of the country before the end of the year,” he added.

Source: http://www.mediapaper.net/2015/08/31/airtel-nigeria-has-launched-a-mobile-app-to-improve-delivery-of-diesel/

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