FILE PHOTO: Uber's logo is pictured at its office in Tokyo, Japan, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo. TOKYO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies plans to launch its first taxi-hailing pilot service in Japan that will connect passengers to other taxi providers, as it seeks to expand in the country where the
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Leasing industry maintains upward trend, grows by 14.5% in 2017
Nigeria’s outstanding lease volume increased to N1.44trillion in 2017 from N1.26trillion the previous year, representing a growth of 14.5 percent, according to a recent report released by the Equipment Leasing Association of Nigeria, ELAN. The report listed relative stability in the macroeconomic environment, increasing lease demand, new entrants into the leasing
Rehabilitation of Ikorodu-Sagamu road begins
The Federal Government of Nigeria has commenced the rehabilitation of the 30.4-kilometre road linking Lagos State to Sagamu town in Ogun State. This is a major access road for trucks and tankers evacuating petroleum products from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s depot in Mosimi. The project was awarded to Arab Contractors and
Green light for driving in Europe after Brexit
Eurotunnel - freight tunnel The Department for Transport said the agreement meant the continuation of existing insurance processes between the UK and EU. Millions of British drivers will be able to carry on using existing insurance policies in the EU after Brexit without the need for additional paperwork, the Government has confirmed. The
Self-driving technology hits speed bumps
A self-driving Volvo vehicle, purchased by Uber Multiple accidents have put automated cars and trucks in the hot seat. Automated vehicle technology in the United States has been gaining less support in recent months after various crashes have occurred involving self-driving cars. On March 18, an Uber Volvo SUV operating in self-driving mode
Nigerian Govt Signs $6.68 Billion Contract on Ibadan-Kaduna Rail
A section of the Ibadan-Kaduna Rail project. The federal government of Nigeria on Tuesday signed $6.68 billion contract agreement for the Ibadan-Kaduna segment of the Lagos-Kano rail line with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). The information is in a statement by Yetunde Sonaike, the Director, Press, Federal Ministry of Transportation in Abuja. Mrs.
Uber names new UK boss as it battles to keep London licence
Trump said Amazon cost the USPS ‘billions.’ But the post office has a different explanation.
President Trump's slam of Amazon in a March 29 tweet is hardly the first time the two have clashed. (Jhaan Elker/The Washington Post) The U.S. Postal Service says that its large financial losses are caused by market forces and governmental constraints but not Amazon.com, in a release of its quarterly statistics that stood
Didi Chuxing suspends Hitch after passenger death
The death of a 21-year-old woman after taking a ride with Didi Chuxing has sparked a social media backlash and forced China's equivalent of Uber to suspend its car-pool service. The 21-year-old flight attendant died on 6 May in Zhengzhou. She had ordered a ride using Didi's Hitch service, which pairs up
Revealed – How Uber Drivers Are Fleecing Customers in Billing Fraud
Nairobi - Taxi-hailing service Uber's drivers are using dummy apps to extend the distance travelled by riders in order to charge them exaggerated fees, hitting Kenyan users' confidence in the automated billing system. The dummy apps, which have recently caused an uproar in Nigeria, interfere with the Uber Application's location (GPS)