Bolt (formerly Taxify), the leading on-demand transportation platform in Africa, today launched operations in Uyo and Calabar. It is the first ride-hailing service to connect passengers with drivers in these cities.

The expansion move brings Bolt’s cities in Nigeria to a total of seven: the service is already well established in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Owerri and Benin City.

Bolt is a cell phone-based application that lets passengers easily, quickly and cost-effectively request for a driver to pick them up wherever they are, to take them wherever they want to go.

Uche Okafor, Bolt’s Regional Manager for West Africa: “After our successful launches in Nigeria’s main centres, expanding to Uyo and Calabar is a natural next step for Bolt as it further reinforces our position to make urban travel easier, quicker and more reliable. We are also looking forward to introducing flexible employment opportunities to thousands of drivers and vehicle owners in both cities”.

Bolt service is easy to use: passengers simply download the Bolt app from the iOS or Android app stores and set up a user profile. When they’re ready to ride, users open the app, set their location and their intended destination. The app will then give a cost estimate for the trip. Once passengers request the ride, the app alerts drivers nearby who accept the ride.

Once a driver has accepted the ride, passengers will be able to see their driver’s name, photo, car make and model, and registration, as well as be able to track the driver making his or her way towards them in real time – all of which makes it easy to be sure that they get safely into the correct vehicle with the correct driver. Passengers can also share their trip details using the “share your ETA” function on the app, as an extra layer of security. When the ride is complete, payment is made with cash, or via the debit card details, the rider entered into the app.

To celebrate Bolt’s launch in both cities, Bolt will be offering a 20% discount on all fares for the launch period and passengers can enjoy a free first ride up to N2000 with the promo codes BOLTUYO and BOLTCALABAR when they apply the promo codes using their debit cards.

Bolt has already signed drivers up to the platform in both cities, who all receive 85% of all fares paid by passengers. What’s more, drivers using the platform are their own boss, as they can choose how many hours they drive, there are no monthly dues, and they can work in whichever areas they want to.

How do drivers in Uyo and Calabar join Bolt?

If you want to become a Bolt driver, you will need a valid Nigerian driver’s license, an Android or iOS smartphone with GPS, and undergo an onboarding/training program.

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/2019/05/04/bolt-launches-in-uyo-and-calabar/

Good morning fellow Nigerians

Finally


The local based firm there


Muza ride were so mediocre


Guess they have been closed with this


Anyway uyo is small. So most rides won't pass 1k to 2k

But cars will last long

This people are just senseless. Bolt in Lagos is still a scam they are running to other states. Nonsense

Uber still the best

Your news ain't detailed.

...yes?
What do you want?
At the news: this is good.
I am happy for my fellow Cross River and Akwa Ibom citizens.

Not bad. But I have a better and more effective model for a city like Calabar with relatively low vehicles traffic

Good hope it will reduce the stress on commuters

Good move

I do not know what your experiences with them are, but I have ways preferred Taxify(bolt) to uber during my Lagos trips

Olaiya26:
This people are just senseless. Bolt in Lagos is still a scam they are running to other states. Nonsense

Uber still the best

This is impressive, quite innovative. I hope more people venture into this. At least, this will also create jobs as long as the system is maintained. How I wish all roads were good and free, it would have been more interesting, they should try and sustain it too...

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Olaiya26:
This people are just senseless. Bolt in Lagos is still a scam they are running to other states. Nonsense

Uber still the best

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Bolt

When dem go come Kano?

Kaduna bolt on ma mind

Is it the laid back, sleepy Calabar town that I know or what?

Nice one

cool

Just wait n see how they will price from watt to Marian 50 naira

Calabar is too small

Why are they all avoiding Port Harcourt?

lonelydora:
Why are they all avoiding Port Harcourt?

Alu 4. Aka rivers of blood. Even if
Ph is on steady 2.0 surge, I wouldn't drive there.

lonelydora:
Why are they all avoiding Port Harcourt?

Maybe it's the insecurity. We would hear that a driver has been beheaded and Wike would put the blame on the FG.

HarryDuce:
Maybe it's the insecurity. We would hear that a driver has been beheaded and Wike would put the blame on FG.

I think also it's because of the nature of the roads. PH have also Aba Road