As news broke early Wednesday morning of the discovery of Fahim Saleh’s body, past and present Gokada employees, his people in the logistics industry and investors in Nigerian tech struggled with shock and disbelief. Saleh, who was 33, was without his limbs and head when police turned up at his upscale apartment in New York […]
Gokada’s CEO, Fahim Saleh thinks his collapsed bike hailing operation is perfect for logistics
Gokada has partnered with Jumia to fulfil deliveries for Jumia Food. Some bikers have been cited since last weekend with delivery boxes branded as “Jumia Food.”
A group of Gokada and MAX.ng riders in Lagos are having a rally to protest a ban on commercial motorcycles The Lagos state government announced a ban on motorcycles and tricycles across the state on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. In addition, government officials say the ban will affect players in Nigeria’s mobility sector. Although the […]
At the Yaba bus stop in Lagos, eager merchants are sweeping and spreading out their day’s wares. The bustle is swelling. Eager motorcyclists are calling out to hurried pedestrians from a makeshift bike park when I notice an ORide motorcyclist zigzagging towards the park slowly. He wrestles his motorcycle with a disheveled man who is […]
Okadas have dominated the Lagos transportation landscape for decades. Despite several attempts at proscribing them through legislation, it has, more than the ubiquitous danfo, always represented true ease of movement. Lagos is a city plagued by devilish traffic jams and it is not unusual to hear people saved from missing flights and important meetings by […]