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Conner44:
no mind me. I felt like fishing today.

I threw small bait here and have already caught the regular mgbada on this thread

. mgbada

Conner44:
Ehailing in lagos is dead yes its true. It is totally dead.

Once upon a time when people like pearl and cheerful were posting huge dashboards to motivate others we never knew that some few ones already knew ehailing was on its last legs and dangling by a thread.

They were seriously advising other Drivers to stop listening to dubious posters that call themselves drivers on this thread showing fake dashboards and port to something better or suffer for life and risk losing their eyesight and proper body posture in the course of driving.

After all, back then ehailing was already terribly unprofitable to those same set of people, then out of nowhere, Tinubu and his governance came into the picture and has finally killed off ehailing for good.

But in the end we still give proper and major thanks to the Almighty all because after the advices and bants (coming from the usual suspects) concerning the wellbeing of their fellow struggling Drivers and their families on this thread . . .

most Drivers are wiser now
They have applied for and secured good salaried jobs

many Drivers are more focused today
They have all learnt soft tech skills and are landing lucrative remote work contracts

past Drivers are prudent now
No more buying fuel anyhow and checking mpgs everyday just to be moving the whole of lagos upandan. Now they move just themselves and families

all the stubborn Drivers went broke
They have sold off their vehicles and gone back to their villages

So coming to this thread today to seek updated knowledge concerning everyday ehailing struggles in lagos is no longer possible. Nobody drives on ehailing again. Everybody has moved on to greater things, taking helicopter from lekki to ikeja. . . or are treking, cycling, Jumping danfo and flying bike upandan or are just plain broke.

If you are outside on the road and see any corolla or civic carrying someone it's definitely private and all the moove suzukis you see have been privatised. That's the reality some people here want us to accept. Their insider source told them that Uber is getting ready to shutdown operations in nigeria, bolt have already threaded water long enough and Indrive is just . . . there, let's not even talk about rida.

Infact if you're coming to tbis thread today it's just to reminisce about old times and reach out to people you miss who you haven't seen their posts in a while like a few members do these days . Just to check if people are still alive or dead . . . Then the other member might come out and post stuff like "I am fine, just busy travelling for work and getting major allowances. Too busy to post " and that will be the end of their discussion till when loneliness triggers another call-out between them.

This is the current reality on the nairaland lagos uber thread today AND WE ARE TOTALLY HAPPY AND CONTENTED WITH THE SITUATION OF THE TREAD

So please, newbies seeking information should start from page one and read up to page 5000, anyone who has a question can post and pray the 'serious' drivers take out time to reply their posts and the old usual members can continue using this thread as their avenue to relieve stress and pass time with their cruise and bants. After giving so much information and experience for the past 7 years and over 5000 pages on this thread they believe they have earned the right to do with this thread as they please. It is not their fault that stubborn or less fortunate drivers hadn't moved on to other businesses or professional engagements since all the months that they had been shouting and warning, so let nobody blame them.

Instead blame yourselves for still attempting to invest in or are still driving on any ehailing platforms in nigeria after all the warnings the more experienced ones gave here or still attempting to come here for information, tips and tricks concerning ehailng.

So when people wonder why the thread has suddenlygone cold and dead, why drivers no longer post or update stuff here . . . It is simply because THEY HAVE ALL MOVED ON and I think you should do so too

Zobo.

Breaking news

How true is this? Abuja pilots on this thread please kindly confirm.

ksmart027:
Watin dey happen na, the thread just dry. . Meanwhile avoid night especially these ember month, two drivers were killed in ph yesterday, so let's be careful out there.

Fuel subsidy removal is bitting hard, Drivers are feeling the heat. we need pearl to bring back his motivational speech to ginger men to get back to the hustle. Na when hustle sweet people dey come online on this thread comment.

As per the killing of drivers Bolt needs to scrape that driver score activity or acceptance rate, that shiit is one of the factors that is putting drivers life in danger especially the naive and inexperienced ones.

This ember months your safety first before anyother thing

pansophist:
Trying to be humorous but ended up being idiotic.

. Fake write up. No body in his or her right sense will put this thrash on wedding invitation

Rayban26:

We are missing Buhari so much

Comeback for 3rd term bubu

bjtinz:
@bolded. to me that's not bad at all.

13k in this present economy is not good. You have no idea of inflation in the country at the moment

Truthshotcrazy:
13k times 10days assuming no mechanic visits for car maintenance & repairs====130k naira.
30days ==390k naira not bad. Almost $4000 plus

dey play , 13k profit every day ?

Truthshotcrazy:
13k times 10days assuming no mechanic visits for car maintenance & repairs====130k naira.
30days ==390k naira not bad. Almost $4000 plus

$4000 is #4million naira

TemmyDayo50:
You see that 13k wey remain, more than half of it will still go on maintenance at the long run...

Definitely. And cost of spare parts are times two now

OVB123:
Where we dey double hustle dey go? for dis one wey fuel go soon enter 850 per litre.

N850 per litre is inevitable. The hand writing is on the wall.

Oyindamolah:
Is that not profitable? Let assume it 10k, multiple that by 5 that's 50k a week and 200k a month.

13k is not so good for the driver's effort, for you to make 56k in day, you have to drive round the clock. 6am to 11pm. There must be surge of 1.5 upward, and it must be on weekends cos the road is free no traffic. And mind you 56k is not what drivers makes every single day. It is way far below. They only make that kind of money on peak days only.

Oyindamolah:
hmmmmm, just last week a friend told me he made 56k and he bought fuel of 29k, do the maths and he showed me everything on his phone 📱,

56k in sales

29k in fuel

25% commission on 56k = 14k commission To be paid by driver to Bolt or Uber, money will remain 42k

Minus fuel money from 42k: 42k - 29k = 13k profit after all expenses.

Your friend made 13k only after all expenses and driving a whole day

Nyanabo:
Normally Uber rate is high. Try using bolt or Drivehud

They all the same.

Cheap prices (except when there is surge)

High commission.

High fuel price will not allow you make profit reasonable profit

Larry1960:


General zodd why is the ; naira going down

It's crazy Naira is still going down. I saw it coming but the smartest thing anybody can do now is to look for ways to earn in dollars.

Larry1960:


Why is naira going down

Balling and Chopping life,

Sam Larry

Itsrm:
Wrong sir. They are not importing fuel. Only the big players with access to dollar at the I&E window are importing fuel.

You can't buy dollar at the parallel market to import fuel simply because you can't compete with those who get it at the I&E window.

And with the reintroduction of subsidies, we don't know how far the government is willing to go to keep fuel at current price

You don come again

Akazy:
Sharp deal!
Lagos deal

Toyota Camry
Very clean with sound engine
Naija used
First body.
Owner is relocating abroad.

2.4m

09110154504

body still look sharp. But e go don waka well well

Omoapena:
Fuel drains faster now o or am I the only 1 experiencing this?

.

Marketers are now mixing PMS with something for sustainability of their business, that's why fuel dey quick finish nowadays. Thats the only means of rationing this product available to them instead of tampering with the meter and the pump price.

Forex is bitting them in their A$$ . Some of them are selling with no or very low profit margin. Before Xmas, petrol will hit #750-900,

Important information.

Indriver drivers take note. Fare no dey increase on long distance and traffic O! Before you accept any trip going to island, choose your price well

https://businessday.ng/news/article/lasg-announces-two-sundays-traffic-diversion-on-3rd-mainland-bridge-for-palliative-works/

Pearl1910:
Well, for people that didn't go to school and those that went to do ahaj rather than learn, if someone says "I made" within the context of this discussion, it means profit. U don't make something and not see it, or can u?

I no fit explain too much, below is my 5 days work. Monday to Friday. I slept in my house Saturday and Sunday. Make of it whatever u want.

You get mouth

Olenu bi kettle

Olenu bi eku

The most positive moniker on this thread, regardless of any economic crisis drivers and Nigerians are going through. This man right here will always show up with message of hope.

You deserve a special reward from Bolt

Felicity0001:
And you're more wicked and sadist than myself.

Just open your mouth waaaah!

Show us you bolt or indriver app for last week let's see how many hours you drove.

By the way, who you be self, this moniker is strange to me.

Are you part of those that joined during that recent giveaway?

Oh I get it now, you just want to comment so people can say you're an old timer when give away time comes... Okay I c... Our reputable treasurer in the person of Tojah is taking note

Weldone Sir
You're doing well

Be calming down Akpa amu.

Na me and seun the owner of Nairaland start this Uber thread wey u dey enjoy today.

I have been around since ages

Gen Z children of nowadays will not understand


E shock you?

Larry1960:
General do you have Cad or dollar for sale

. Sold out bro, will acquire some in few months time

Glithronix:
I bring this to you, pope191.

Na this kind trip pope dey enjoy

Welz:
on Sunday one rider took me to ago palcace way. with the heavy rainfall I swim no be small. I finally got a trip to ikeja na so rider say can you take me back? . na laugh i take reply "back to river niger"?. even if it's on 1.9surge I no go

I follow enter the flood on Sunday @yaba. Unexpected heavy rain Massive flood, all my car rug soak water. I spread my car for sun for good 2days before resuming again.

nifton:
Use Bolt and Rider, occasionally indriver(riders never plenty for the app).
NB: No get high expectations because this hustle for Abuja no gel like that. No use the dashboard of Lagos dey reason Abuja oh! Pricing in Lagos is miles ahead of Abuja.

Even the so called humongous figures we make in Lagos in this fuel increase period is nothing. Fuel and commission don collect everything. Las las na change e go remain

Wawelexy:
You can have money and still not have power..... The present Abachas

You can have power but yet, no money..... The present Awolowos

When you have money and power, you are the real GOAT... The present Tinubus


If you don't understand the illustration up there, you are a kid....

You fucking nailed it !!!

You are the GOAT

Anybody that didn't get it is Kid Indeed

creativehubb:
Making the painful but necessary decisions...a quality of leadership.

Sacrifices like this should start from the leadership not the citizens.

Reference:
Just above average.

Personally it is a battle between expectations and reality.

Expectations like the promise of radical reforms in the order of restructuring the state which is fundamental to the survival of this country, nothing yet.

Because the reality is that it is not people driven. And the people cannot drive a process if they are not united in their desire to better the country, to save the country.

So like the previous regime it is safe to predict that results will be average and gains largely superficial by the end of the tenure of this regime.

Its very insensitive and irresponsible for Government to implement policies that are detrimental and inhumane to her citizens without providing alternative that will cushion the effect.

Fuel subsidy removal. Astronomical increase in petrol price, almost X4 of its formal price. Nothing was done to ease the pains and suffering.

Increased Electricity tariff by 40%

High foreign exchange rate almost doubled compared to previous regime.

Increased in Federal University and polytechnic tuition fees by 1000% from #21,000 to #250,000

Inflation bitting hard on every sector of the economy.


Sometimes I think these policiies are intentional so that they can impoverishand control people. Poverty is one of the biggest tool Government use most especially in Africa to subdue the masses.

bennytrips27:
Renewed hope,I am optimistic about the future of Nigeria under BATs administration.

It might seem difficult at the beginning but it will get better.

That's how we hoped Buhari will turn things around.

Like play Like play, another 8 years will go just like that. Buhari came and wasted Odin-odin 8 years and destroyed the economy without achieving nothing.

Tinubu is gradually following the footsteps of buhari, making people poor and wretched under 3 months of his tenure. I pray and hope his policies will be favourable to the Economy and masses at the end because the rate of poverty in this country won't be quantified with words


I rate him 2/10 at this moment

Afamed:
Una go wail tire

Everyone will join the wailing soon.

Its Deja Vu. 100 days in office. The Economy is so bad