Nairobi has been identified as one of the launch cities for an ambitious flying cars plan. The McFly.aero blockchain project is starting the set up of infrastructure for air taxis service in 23 cities in 13 countries, including Nairobi. It is a two-part business incubator, the first spanning a technological consortium
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Apapa/Oshodi Expressway – Traffic Chaos Stalls Self-Help Road Rehabilitation Works
Uber’s self-driving trucks are making deliveries in Arizona
Uber’s self-driving trucks making deliveries in Arizona. ...though Uber won’t say how many. Uber announced today that its self-driving trucks have been operating in Arizona for the last couple of months. The company said it has two main transfer hubs in Sanders and Topock, but other than that, Uber is being pretty
Taxi drivers protest against Uber ‘invasion’ in Greece
Greek taxi drivers shout slogans during a protest against taxi-hailing apps such as Uber in Athens, Greece March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis Hundreds of taxi drivers marched in central Athens on Tuesday to protest at what they called an “invasion” by Uber and attacked passing cars they thought were being used
Greek railway workers, taxi drivers stage strikes
Occasional strikes and protests do occur in Greece but, overall, the country continues to boast one of the highest safety and security records worldwide. There has been changes and cancellations on all railway services in Athens, Thessaloniki and Patras, as well as the trains to Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, since
Petrol demand hits 50 million litres daily, NNPC incurs N24bn monthly as subsidy
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Sunday announced that it was spending N774m daily (about N23.99bn monthly) as subsidy on the 50 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit consumed across the country. Although it described the amount as under-recovery, the oil firm stated that the amount was due to the proliferation
FedEx won’t drop the NRA so these companies are dropping FedEx
Unlike dozens of other companies, FedEx has stood firm with the National Rifle Association Companies cutting FedEx ties Despite a massive online campaign and an exodus by other major companies that had previously partnered with the National Rifle Association in various ways, FedEx has stood firm that it will not cut ties with the group.
Confederation of Zimbabwe Industry Welcomes National Railways Revival
The revival of National Railways of Zimbabwe comes as one of the key economic deliverables that will set many companies on a recovery trajectory as it has potential to significantly lower heavy industries' transport costs, Confederation of Zimbabwe Industry (CZI) Bulawayo chapter president Joseph Gunda has said. President Mnangagwa commissioned a
Tanzania’s New Railway Projected to Reduce Transport Costs
Dar es Salaam - When completed and operational, the standard-gauge railway (SGR) will help in reducing the transit-time and the costs in Tanzania. This was said in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday by the executive secretary of the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA), Mr. Dieudonne Dukundane, during the UNCTAD
Nigeria needs $2bn to revive Lagos-Kano rail line – VP
Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge line Nigeria's Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, said on Wednesday that the country requires about $2bn (N610bn) to revive the Lagos-Kano rail line as part of efforts to boost local and international trade along the northern and southern zones. Osinbajo spoke at the opening of the inaugural edition of the Lagos-Kano Economic