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Carshopper:
Am telling you ... still testing to get better covering

It's better than no protection

Its good. Infact that will do d job.

Iv seen polythene variants used as back windscreen in a lot of cars.

if something can screen air, I think one can assume it shd b able to contain d COVID droplets.

Cheddaz:
Thank you for choosing to drive and earn with Bolt.

In line with government directives, all drivers are mandated to wear a face mask, covering your mouth and nose. The Centre for Disease Control has put together these best practices for face mask use, where they also explain how to make one yourself at home.

The adjusted statewide curfew will be in place between 7 pm - 6 am, and our services henceforth will only be available between the hours of 6 am and 7 pm daily.

As a reminder, you should:

Wear a face mask, and carry a bottle of alcohol-based hand sanitizer in your vehicle
Practice social distancing and keep the maximum number of passengers per trip in your vehicle to 2 persons, seated in the back
Ventilate the back seat area after each ride and disinfect the door handles and the seat belt buckles after each ride
We also advise the use of in-app payments as it has been shown that the virus can live on banknotes. If you must exchange cash, take extra precaution to wash your hands properly or use hand sanitizer immediately
Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness
Stay home if you feel unwell
We advise strict compliance to the above directives for your health and safety.

Nothing extra is required. Simply go online from the 4th of May to start receiving orders.



Should you need to reach the NCDC, you can do so via:

Toll-Free Calls: 080097000010
SMS: 0809 955 5577
Whatsapp: 0708 711 0839
Mobile Phone: 0703 670 8970

Air conditioning nko?

Carshopper:
We getting ready ... thanks @radautoworks for d info shared of global measures by E-hailing drivers


Educate, Enlighten and Engage

naija version.

Bigleaf1006:
Lekki flats have always been premium even when majority could not afford them,did the owners reduce rent? No

Central Lagos appartments have always been on the highside, have they all been empty? No

Air plane tickets have always been sold out despite many not being able to afford them locally,did airlines slash fares? No

The market will sell it self and transport business has always been a seller's market and not a buyer's one. Transportation is a need and not a want.

True dey didn't slash fares.

Can you explain why Arik air has slashed salaries by 80% n put 90% of staff members on LEAVE Without PAY going forward.

Carshopper:
True earnings will never be revealed by a driver partner.. most will not work on d app. So many things to consider

Very true.

[quote][quote author=Bigleaf1006 post=89057164]Lekki flats have always been premium even when majority could not afford them,did the owners reduce rent? No

Central Lagos appartments have always been on the highside, have they all been empty? No

Air plane tickets have always been sold out despite many not being able to afford them locally,did airlines slash fares? No.

Can you explain why Arik air just slashed 80% of salaries and placed 90% of staff members on leave without pay going forward.[b][/b]

confusedworld17:
Things are not the way they used to be and you expect rental to still be the same ?
15 to 18k would be fine for now.
I so much love evening and night work.
I love seeing few cars on the road at night, no plenty lastma and police. You can get away with some mistakes at night and can also commit some deliberately just for the fun of it.

You just spoke my mind.

U didn't mention d LG touts, n towing vans.,looking for cars parked on d street. Come evening n nightfall, dy r also exhausted


I hate traffic!
Esp traffic wt short distance trips.

Evenings and nights make me avoid such energy draining trips .

Eizenburg:
Unpopular Opinion
Drivers get the better end of the partnership (financially), so they should sacrifice a bit now. I think rentals should remain the same (for now), if the situation keeps declining, then a review would definitely be in order.

But drivers also do the greater part of the work.

Face greater risks too.

Yeah, I know partners pull in funds to get cars and all. But in case of fatalities, all d partner lose is d car.

The driver loses his life or maybe permanently disabled.

You have to look at it from both sides of the coin.

izzou:
[color=royalblue] What's your suggestion on what rental fee should look like this coming weeks?

Someone's on my neck. Abeg

And the person just buy the Tokunboh before lockdown start

Epp me abeg [/color]

If the car na fresh tokunbo.

Tell the guy to hold on the car for 3-4 weeks, to see the outplay of the market.

Cos if d guy launches now, the car will just take a beating for nothing.

The returns won't justify the rigour of Lagos roads. Traffic n all.

babyfaceafrica:
The God factor

We should take responsibility.

PatrickOkunima:
True, but how does one tell if God is on his side?

I like your answer.

We should take responsibility for our actions or inactions/ passivity.

God won't come down.

imhere:
Uber business is very lucrative especially in Lagos and Abuja. If you have a car that meets their requirements as stated in this post; then you can be making #200,000 plus every week. There are many ways of running the business...
https://www.enibest.com.ng/all-posts/business/uber-business-in-nigeria-requirements-for-uber-nigeria/

You are a liar.

Theories, you have no experience in the industry.

You are not qualified to make an assessment.

peeps4u:
Let's pray the shit doesn't hit the roof due to partial lifting of lockdown.

There might even be another lockdown if things get worse.

You are right. Unfortunately, Lagos low income earners are the most vulnerable group cos deir work involves constant interaction wt people n collecting cash.

shollywendy1:
Two weeks! I dont understand

The ease in lockdown will be in phases, Six weeks .

First two weeks will give directions on whether to maintain status quo or further ease down the lockdown.

If cases don't rise exponentially after the first two weeks, then they will further relax for another 2 weeks.

xana101:
Hope Uber and Bolt will reduce their commission too. 25% and 20% respectively is way too high this period. If they continue with such commission, we just gonna be working for them like slave.

Well maybe, but don't bank on it.

Uber won't cos they HV set profit projections for the year n it wz based on 25%. Nobody saw corona hitting hard in Jan.

I'm expecting them to talk about
safety guidelines like

1.no of riders allowed to board to practice some sort of social distance.

2. From 3pm ,eliminate penalties arising from cancellations.

I don't think anyone can deliver 30k weekly rite now.

D curfew constricted d time frame for real earnings.

Even Bolt and Uber will feel it revenue - wise.

But, its just for 2 weeks, I'm sure things wud improve then.

Kenlinks546:
Banana island is also overated. Nothing de there.

Very true. First tym I got to banana island, I was terribly disappointed.

, paved stones and a few mixed used development structures.

Overhyped.....

Master granment, ur portfolio?

sexylassie2:
Bolt is an International company and Nigeria is not a big market for them users and revenue wise, they are in over 150 cities in 35 countries across Europe, Africa, North Africa, West Asia and North America.

their biggest market is in Baltic states, France, and South Africa, if bolt leaves Nigeria, it wont affect their revenue

You keep arguing.

You r not in this industry n yet you just ramble on.

Your analyze from an employee (govt I presume) standpoint.

Cos Bolt operates in various cities, so Uche should hang out and bleed.

Even if dey run internationally, will they decide the day to day running of their mission stations.

So cos P&G is a multinational, P&G Nigeria won't have their own local protocols and guidelines to tackle deir peculiar business environment.

I gave you an instance of Arik air, you deliberately avoided that quoting "Bolt is an international company bla bla bla. Dey can skip Nigeria."

Analysis from a someone who doesn't run a biz.

Arik air as a case study is enough to make you just shift shop.

Felicity0001:
To me the best way To relax this lockdown is restrict movement from 6am to 7pm them people can be free to move at night, this will give rise to a 24hrs economic system Gov Fashola has always wanted to make happen. And after this whole pandemic is over you will see how major cities like Lagos, FCT, Oh and a few others become a centre of attraction to foreign investors.

With this idea Gov will do their best to make elextricity available, street light a must and security a major thing.

We need to start thinking outside the box and start appreciating the advantages and disadvantages that come along this pandemic.

The first reason it won't work: our security architecture is very weak and amorphous.

Felicity0001:
To me the best way To relax this lockdown is restrict movement from 6am to 7pm them people can be free to move at night, this will give rise to a 24hrs economic system Gov Fashola has always wanted to make happen. And after this whole pandemic is over you will see how major cities like Lagos, FCT, Oh and a few others become a centre of attraction to foreign investors.

With this idea Gov will do their best to make elextricity available, street light a must and security a major thing.

We need to start thinking outside the box and start appreciating the advantages and disadvantages that come along this pandemic.

Banks and financial institutions- the main drivers of exchange DT keeps d economy running can't operate @ nite.

Even in Switzerland , Cayman islands, n other advanced countries. Banks operate only in the day.

Bro. Dis won't work in Nig.

sexylassie2:
but bolt is not own by the FG, they also have their rules on how they run their company.

they make money from delivery during the lockdown also they have other markets too.

What money from delivery? Anybody in d game knows for a surety, there is more money moving people than to ferry goods.

That niche( delivery) has keen competition.

Not owned by d govt, lasise, we r talking of survival here.

Arik air dis week ( after four weeks of zero EARNINGS) placed 90% of its staff on leave without PAY and slashed salaries by 80%.

Arik air is a company that has been in operation for over 10 years. N just FOUR weeks of ZERO earnings made them go into ghost mode.

When did Bolt start in Nigeria? How big is bolt? that they can afford not to operate.

2 Arik airplanes would buy all the physical assets of Bolt Nigeria ( no disrespect meant, but to compare size), I'm sure change go still remain.


Before lockdown , rule is
1. No air-conditioning.
2. One rider to a car n not 4 riders as d case before, n d rider has to sit at the back.

For them now, its about survival.

sexylassie2:
i meant bolt is an Estonian company and i dont know if riders safety is a priority for them.

if riders safety is a priority they will not open shop

The FG ( highest authority in the land) has given a go ahead on movts ( though restricted)

So bolt will comply n offer services,

Do you know wat you r saying? 4 weeks of zero income.
They will open o.

sexylassie2:
i am looking at them as an international brand that does not want to ruin their reputation)

Uber(american) might not open their doors, riders safety is important

Bolt(Estonian) i dont know Estonian company culture with regard to international practice but who knows, they also think about safety too

Bolt Nigeria pay d Estonia guys for their services ( linking riders wt drivers).

So, come Sat. Uche is opening shop.

Carshopper:
Na with one eye I dey always look people asking question if it's still lucrative

Abi, dey don't mind wt deir dirty fares.

Wz coming from Alagbole last december
( my first tym there n I HV vowed never to go there again,)

N I saw this neat metallic grey muscle ( Camry moving in all majesty humming like a beast, heading towards Alagbole. Taxify/ Uber

I shook my head n felt instant empathy for the car.

I'm lyk wats dz kind of car doing here. Heh

sexylassie2:
The question now is

will uber and taxify open doors?

Sharply.

Kosere ni Moscow.

You get to see mails from Uche from Friday.

Don't forget, as a firm. They have made little or nothing in revenues for the past 4 weeks.

Eizenburg:
Who are Buhari’s advisers?

How do you suspend the lockdown and enforce an 8pm to 6am curfew in Lagos. How would that work. Would offices close by 12 noon? With the crazy traffic in Lagos. The virus no Dey waka before 8pm ni?

The relax is aimed @ SMEs n not any other economic group.

This people form the bulk of the nation's workforce.

8am- 6pm. They grab whatever they can , head home n continue d following day.

Carshopper:
Lai lai ...no be uber fares oo ... na Estate package ... pick from a particular estate (pre-booked)

The lai lai no b uber fares cracked me up

Uber n Bolt can eternally SUCK the juice out of a car n las last still yank you off from deir platform.

Good one boss

nitigriti:
Good morning everybody and happy Sunday.

So, I'm thinking.

Since this Covid-19 pandemic started in December last year, infection and mortality rates in the 0 - 20 years population segment is less than 0.5% (my assumption, based on reporting in the US, UK, Spain, France, China); maybe 0% sef .

Is there something science can learn from this population segment? For example, do this population segment have the so-called "herd immunity?"

Can someone shed light on this? @Carshopper, @radautoworks, @bigleaf1006, @sexylassie, @dru23, @Izzou and my other bosses.

Simple. Dt group has Extremely high immunity cos they don't regularly shed d ELIXIR of LIFE in them.

Carshopper:
This will be great ..

Although, it's not going to be easy, cos you know religious institutions wield a lot of power in Nigeria o, so politicians are lways careful not to rock the boat.

From look of things in Lagos,

I presume dey will do maybe 5am- 5pm n still ban religious gatherings.

N schools will resume maybe later in May for the school students who are writing terminal exams.

Or follow pattern of deir foreign counterparts

Carshopper:
Lockdown doesn't stop the spread ... the lockdown tactic is to spread it over a long period of time witout putting pressure on d existence facility. A lockdown situation will lead to other crisis for survival over hunger, income and production.


Do you know the virus has been with us since November/December 2019 but only came to surface in Nigeria after global cry.

Truth be told - we can't save EVERY ONE - people will die .... if anyone wants to be d statistics - Great

Enforcement has to done to achieve an controlled spread so as not to collapse an already lacking health-care system


Even during the lockdown, smaller markets still busy given the fact that foodstuff market is allowed to be open.

The control of spread starts from within your household not within a public space.

Control of spread in public space. Seems you underestimate how potent covid 19 is.

In South Korea, d index case spread it to church members, from there, it took anoda turn.

Rite now Kano testing/ isolation centre has been shut down temporarily, reason some of the staff were testing positive. A lot of committee members sef panicked n abandon deir duty posts.

Sure, LASG will relax d clampdown on Monday.
But afterwards, we are in the hands of God.,cos no measure in Lagos will slow down infection rates.

Carshopper:
This is the problem - we keep saying in Italy, in this country, in that country - every country can not apply same precautions and achieve same due to different welfare packages that the government will have to put in place....

China closed wuhan but left Shanghai and Beijing operational

Residents in most cities in US already calling for relaxation of lockdown

The NCDC response plan towards influenza published 2013 says lockdown isnt advisable.

Presently we are seeing an increase in numbers after 3weeks of lockdown - most countries saw a spike first 14days of lockdown then a gradual decline.

The typical nigerian is migratory in nature ... he moves from one place to another without no just reason sometimes.

The typical Nigerian is on a daily based income.

A method that attacks the situation with a nigerian approach while fusing a partial lockdown scenario has to be used.

Crowded market spaces - Every local govt, iyaloja and health workers can be utilized to enlighten, educate and correct movement in market spaces. Large markets should practice a higher hygiene method. Use of face masks should be strictly encouraged.

Public transport - this would have been a great time for the govt to launch mass transit that will be used to control, educate and enlighten people while they move from place to place

Yellow buses - best time for the nurtw chairman of Lagos to make a stand on his tenure. Mass education of all drivers n conductors , daily distribution of face masks at parks


Social distancing not in form of a lock down should be encouraged.

If LASG relaxes clamp down.

The three units you mentioned will NEVER work.

Lagos markets, have you been to Ebute Ero / Isaale Eko before, it's a madhouse, no social distancing will work there cos from inception, it's overcrowded.

Nurtw I laff, the only control d chairman has over members is REVENUE collection, it's free for all in the union. No yellow danfo will carry 3 people on a row when passenger yapa for ground.

What about the rickshaws? N d mini buses( Korope) Cos that one body contact dey dey wella

Facemasks. Lagos has a population of 20m people, let's say 50% will go out..

As it stands, can we boast of 5 million face masks in Lagos? @ least 3-5 million pple will b exposed daily.

I agree most lagosians earn DAILY.

Let LASG relax d clampdown n let everyone
hope PROVIDENCEwill protect him/her as dey step out.

But to think any measure apart from lock down will stop infection rates in Lagos is self deception.

Ordinary ikeja underbridge n computer village, see collision of people.