Bolt, a ride-sharing company and also one of Nigeria’s leading ride-hailing services has introduced its own tricycle in Nigeria’s south southern city of Uyo

This new development came after the Estonia-based ride-hailing service appointed Femi Akin-Laguda as Nigeria’s country manager and also introduced a new feature that allows users to add extra stops to their rides.

Speaking on the launch of the new tricycle, Akin-Lugada said, “We have already built the biggest ride-sharing platform in Nigeria for cars and the knowledge we have gained in that endeavor gives us a significant advantage in taking on the unique transportation challenges in all the cities where we operate. Tricycles in Uyo is the first step in this direction as we intend to bring a renewed effort to solving local problems with globally tested solutions.”

August last year, OPay launched its green-branded OTrike tricycles in Aba and Kano. Its operation has spread throughout twelve cities in the country. The same month, MAX.ng launched its brand of yellow MAXKeke tricycles in Lagos.

Bolt has, however, taken a different approach as it adopts the color red for its tricycles. The new launch matches with the company’s recent raise of $56 million (₦20.3 billion) from the European Investment Bank to expand its wings across newer areas of its business across Europe and Africa.

The company, formerly called Taxify has offered similar services in countries like Tanzania and Kenya. Nigeria is the first West-African country to have Bolt tricycles. Tricycles, popularly known as Keke, has become very popular in the country. They are known for providing more safety compared to motorcycles and they also provide a better option when trying to navigate through traffic than cars.

SOURCE: https://www.askifa.ng/ride-sharing-service-bolt-launches-tricycle-in-uyo/