₦airaland Forum

Dabadwela:
Same thing dat happened to LNG and d buzz dat year. The future isn't CNG,dat's y it's not popular in world power countries.

Save money buy electric car, go electric

Gentlelife50:
Nigerians can be funny sha
After denying ourselves and riders Ac and fuel price keeps increasing nko?
What next?
Maybe we will start accepting their rides and put them inside danfo...

Jegheter:
. Atleast for now it works. Bro actually not using AC now enables me work like normal. Sacrifices are needed in life. I'm even more touched by the riders that understand. A few of them even after not using AC still tip. They totally understand and agree that fares should be higher with ac.

It's all enlightenment and awareness. The riders don't look at me as begging for more fares as few have said ahhh oga this fine car no ac. But as a way of protest as alot of them have cars dey maintain at home.

In all some cars had to automatically retire with the new price. Some buy fuel and done recover the fuel money. V6 wey dey double funds before go automatically retire.

It is well

Kumuyiii:
1. That's my contribution to the protest for better prices.. Or you'd rather have me take the shitty ones? The point flew right over ur head.

2. That's basically like 1.5 ltr of fuel, it's a straight road cruise. Call it business expenditure

3. Do whatever he hell works 4u

Glithronix:
Then stop picking ridiculous trips.
AC is a must for me and my rider, cos the kind of rides I pick, I don't contemplate on turning off/on AC.
How man go dey drive without AC in this current climate?


Much respect, baba.

Jegheter:
From where. I didn't get such auto message abi na u generate an urself. But I don save am . As na em I go adopt for prices above 15k.

No need for long story u see d message on time and save both out times

Gentlelife50:
Okay, good you agree it's a temporary solution.

Memberclub:
did Seun the rider agreed?

chidifrank:
Majority of the trips in a day are mostly ridiculous. How man go do nah

chidifrank:
Majority of the trips in a day are mostly ridiculous. How man go do nah

Kaymax2222:
Update update

Gentlelife50:
Nigerians can be funny sha
After denying ourselves and riders Ac and fuel price keeps increasing nko?
What next?
Maybe we will start accepting their rides and put them inside danfo...

Pearl1910:
That number two is a capital false.

Jegheter:
Honestly if you must be a higher earner on indrive u must pick does trips. Dey r not ridiculous as say but it could be more. Eg 30km trip for 10k in 1hr or slightly more. This trip is not worth ac for me but a go to trip. To keep it going. Still making profit and utilizing time cause that's the lot u will see on indrive.

Any other thing comes with extra bargain and long waits

Derrils:
Chainlink has been on my radar for a while, and I’ve been researching the best way to accumulate it over time.

hardiodun:
Hello pilots, trust our day went well.
So I'm the lady who came on here last year September 2025 and mentioned that I was looking to buy 2 Nigerian used cars with a budget of 6 million. I got so many advice, yabs etc lol..

I actually got offers for some naija used cars but upon testing them with the help of a professional, turned out they had major issues so I didn't get any of them. I however decided to buy brand new kekes and gave them out on hire purchase, however, here's what I did differently.

Firstly I went to Keke parks,some even very far from where I stay and made enquiries on how hire purchase works from riders. They thought I was a potential rider on the lookout for who'd be willing to give me Keke on hire purchase. This made them relax and they gave me all the info I needed. Cost of current hire purchase value for keke, weekly remittance amount etc.
Next I located the chairman of the park and told them my intention of buying keke and the need for riders in the park, now there was a clause, I'd be involving my lawyer and there'd be an agreement. Most of the chairmen agreed, however the value for the duration of the hire purchase didn't tally with the information I had gotten from riders themselves, the chairman were offering something lower but made it seem like that was the standard. I immediately disengaged those ones. Some asked me what amount I had in mind, and how I want my weekly remittance to be like, I told them , but upon hearing a lawyer will be involved, they started dragging feet and delaying providing riders in their park, I also immediately disengaged.

I got another park whose chairman agreed with my payment terms and also an agreement at a lawyer's.

Note that in the course of looking for parks, approaching park chairman, I had gotten the two kekes from the company and installed trackers right there in the company before even driving it out. I engaged a car tracking company for this service.

So with my kekes ready and having gotten a park chairman who had riders on ground, I dragged all of them to the lawyer's chambers, 7 people in total. park chairman, 2 riders, each rider provided two guarantors each. At the lawyer's, everyone provided their NIN, passport photographs and signed the already prepared agreement documents. Addresses were verified. Lawyer gave warning and orientation on why there should be no stories regarding payment. Default for 2 weeks consecutively, then say goodbye to the keke, even if you have one week payment left, your money otilo. (My lawyer no be charge and bail ooo, very solid man 😁). Handover day was scheduled. On handover day, each rider stood beside the keke and we took pictures.

Long and short, it's been 5 months of bliss (Oct 2025 to March 2026) . Payment is supposed to be 10a.m on the scheduled day of the week as per agreement, but 6a.m, chairman don credit me 😁. I monitor their activities from time to time on my phone via the tracker's app.

I waited this long to see the pattern before coming to give this update. Thank you everyone who gave advice at the time, even the guy who yabbed me and told me to put my money in fixed deposit, I'm grateful. @glithronix @omoapena @eyo and few others I can't remember their names, I'm grateful. (Please pardon my long epistle).

hardiodun:
Hello pilots, trust our day went well.
So I'm the lady who came on here last year September 2025 and mentioned that I was looking to buy 2 Nigerian used cars with a budget of 6 million. I got so many advice, yabs etc lol..

I actually got offers for some naija used cars but upon testing them with the help of a professional, turned out they had major issues so I didn't get any of them. I however decided to buy brand new kekes and gave them out on hire purchase, however, here's what I did differently.

Firstly I went to Keke parks,some even very far from where I stay and made enquiries on how hire purchase works from riders. They thought I was a potential rider on the lookout for who'd be willing to give me Keke on hire purchase. This made them relax and they gave me all the info I needed. Cost of current hire purchase value for keke, weekly remittance amount etc.
Next I located the chairman of the park and told them my intention of buying keke and the need for riders in the park, now there was a clause, I'd be involving my lawyer and there'd be an agreement. Most of the chairmen agreed, however the value for the duration of the hire purchase didn't tally with the information I had gotten from riders themselves, the chairman were offering something lower but made it seem like that was the standard. I immediately disengaged those ones. Some asked me what amount I had in mind, and how I want my weekly remittance to be like, I told them , but upon hearing a lawyer will be involved, they started dragging feet and delaying providing riders in their park, I also immediately disengaged.

I got another park whose chairman agreed with my payment terms and also an agreement at a lawyer's.

Note that in the course of looking for parks, approaching park chairman, I had gotten the two kekes from the company and installed trackers right there in the company before even driving it out. I engaged a car tracking company for this service.

So with my kekes ready and having gotten a park chairman who had riders on ground, I dragged all of them to the lawyer's chambers, 7 people in total. park chairman, 2 riders, each rider provided two guarantors each. At the lawyer's, everyone provided their NIN, passport photographs and signed the already prepared agreement documents. Addresses were verified. Lawyer gave warning and orientation on why there should be no stories regarding payment. Default for 2 weeks consecutively, then say goodbye to the keke, even if you have one week payment left, your money otilo. (My lawyer no be charge and bail ooo, very solid man 😁). Handover day was scheduled. On handover day, each rider stood beside the keke and we took pictures.

Long and short, it's been 5 months of bliss (Oct 2025 to March 2026) . Payment is supposed to be 10a.m on the scheduled day of the week as per agreement, but 6a.m, chairman don credit me 😁. I monitor their activities from time to time on my phone via the tracker's app.

I waited this long to see the pattern before coming to give this update. Thank you everyone who gave advice at the time, even the guy who yabbed me and told me to put my money in fixed deposit, I'm grateful. @glithronix @omoapena @eyo and few others I can't remember their names, I'm grateful. (Please pardon my long epistle).

hardiodun:
Hello pilots, trust our day went well.
So I'm the lady who came on here last year September 2025 and mentioned that I was looking to buy 2 Nigerian used cars with a budget of 6 million. I got so many advice, yabs etc lol..

I actually got offers for some naija used cars but upon testing them with the help of a professional, turned out they had major issues so I didn't get any of them. I however decided to buy brand new kekes and gave them out on hire purchase, however, here's what I did differently.

Firstly I went to Keke parks,some even very far from where I stay and made enquiries on how hire purchase works from riders. They thought I was a potential rider on the lookout for who'd be willing to give me Keke on hire purchase. This made them relax and they gave me all the info I needed. Cost of current hire purchase value for keke, weekly remittance amount etc.
Next I located the chairman of the park and told them my intention of buying keke and the need for riders in the park, now there was a clause, I'd be involving my lawyer and there'd be an agreement. Most of the chairmen agreed, however the value for the duration of the hire purchase didn't tally with the information I had gotten from riders themselves, the chairman were offering something lower but made it seem like that was the standard. I immediately disengaged those ones. Some asked me what amount I had in mind, and how I want my weekly remittance to be like, I told them , but upon hearing a lawyer will be involved, they started dragging feet and delaying providing riders in their park, I also immediately disengaged.

I got another park whose chairman agreed with my payment terms and also an agreement at a lawyer's.

Note that in the course of looking for parks, approaching park chairman, I had gotten the two kekes from the company and installed trackers right there in the company before even driving it out. I engaged a car tracking company for this service.

So with my kekes ready and having gotten a park chairman who had riders on ground, I dragged all of them to the lawyer's chambers, 7 people in total. park chairman, 2 riders, each rider provided two guarantors each. At the lawyer's, everyone provided their NIN, passport photographs and signed the already prepared agreement documents. Addresses were verified. Lawyer gave warning and orientation on why there should be no stories regarding payment. Default for 2 weeks consecutively, then say goodbye to the keke, even if you have one week payment left, your money otilo. (My lawyer no be charge and bail ooo, very solid man 😁). Handover day was scheduled. On handover day, each rider stood beside the keke and we took pictures.

Long and short, it's been 5 months of bliss (Oct 2025 to March 2026) . Payment is supposed to be 10a.m on the scheduled day of the week as per agreement, but 6a.m, chairman don credit me 😁. I monitor their activities from time to time on my phone via the tracker's app.

I waited this long to see the pattern before coming to give this update. Thank you everyone who gave advice at the time, even the guy who yabbed me and told me to put my money in fixed deposit, I'm grateful. @glithronix @omoapena @eyo and few others I can't remember their names, I'm grateful. (Please pardon my long epistle).

Kumuyiii:
30km for 10k na giveaway na... Shuo.

chidifrank:
See sweet update ooo. This shit worked. I just tried it . They were like , don't worry we don't need your ac 😉 hahahahahha. Thank you sir

tojahh:
🤣🤣🤣🤣

Abeg read wetin una Auaton Chairman decision o. While you're here questioning if you should look for a way around to help boost your earnings. See what the people you've decided to work with have decided 😂

Like I said... After the race... We count the miles
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*PUBLIC ADDRESS TO THE ENTIRE E-HAILING COMMUNITY*

Greetings to the ever dogged, corrosive and hard working e-hailing pilots.

After the 3 days mega shutdown of e-hailing drivers in Ogun and Lagos State, these public addresses became imperative.

The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria Lagos state council hereby addresses the general public, e-hailing drivers, government authorities, and all industry stakeholders following the successful conclusion of the Lagos E-Hailing Mega Strike.

This strike was not an act of defiance for its own sake, it was a necessary response to sustained economic injustice and systemic neglect by ride-hailing application companies such as Bolt, Uber and indrive operating within our transport ecosystem.

It is both alarming and unacceptable that despite the scale and impact of this industrial action, the app companies have maintained complete silence. This calculated lack of response reflects a troubling pattern of disregard for the very drivers who power their platforms and generate their profits. Though the union is not surprised as this was exactly what we predicted.

We have stated clearly and without ambiguity:

1. Commission rates remain excessively high and exploitative, leaving drivers with a shrinking share of their own labor.

2. Fares remain unreasonably low, making it practically impossible for drivers to operate sustainably in the face of rising fuel prices, inflation, and vehicle maintenance costs.

3. Lack of proper profiling on riders, which has lead to killing drivers and stealing of vehicles.

4. Lack of collective bargaining, we are the ones owner of our business we deserve the right to be on the table of negotiation.

Drivers cannot and will not wait indefinitely while their livelihoods are pushed to the brink.

Let it be understood that: patience is not weakness. Restraint is not surrender. But there comes a point where continued silence from stakeholders becomes a direct provocation.

As a Union, we are now compelled to take decisive and forward-looking action to salvage the situation and protect drivers welfare.

Let it be clear that before the end of next week if, our plights are not looked into and resolved completely, We will actively mobilize drivers to transition toward any alternative platforms that are willing to engage, listen, and implement driver-centered policies. While we await the government regulatory actions were we can collectively fix a minimum operation standards for our business.

Drivers need a platform that shows readiness to accommodate fair operational standards and respect the economic realities faced by drivers.

The advantages of this shift are clear and strategic:

A fair and transparent fare system that reflects real market conditions

Significantly reduced commission structures

Restoration of driver dignity through negotiation power and autonomy

A platform model built on partnership, not exploitation

The 3 day warning strike was not merely a protest, rather;
A transition away from exploitation toward sustainability.
A transition from neglect to accountability.

*We urge all drivers to remain united, disciplined, and focused. Division has long been a tool used against us; unity will be the force that secures our future.*

To the app companies, this is a final window for meaningful engagement.

To the government and regulators, the time to act is now. The digital transport sector cannot continue to operate without fairness, oversight, and protection for its workforce.

*We have spoken through protest. We are now acting through direction.*

Great AUATON ✊🏻✊🏻........ United we are stronger 💪 💪

✒️Comrade Jaiyesimi Azeez aka makavelli
Lagos State chairman

Shimmaa:
Goodluck to them, but while they are planning to create their own app, they should also put into consideration how they will advertise to riders.

All this is just a total waste of time if they actually think about it very well, what I will suggest they should look into is pushing for monopoly, in some business, competition isn't necessary. The competition in ehailing is what is killing the business, assuming is just 1 app that is operating, it will be easier for them to review prices upward and people will still make use of it coz they are the only 1 rendering the service but the moment competition is allowed, everyone of them will do anything to retain riders while riders on the other hand do not care about quality, what they are after is what is cheap.


In essence, if its still possible to monopolize the market, that's the only solution to ridiculous fare.