MAX raises $31 million Series B funding to expand across Africa and build electric vehicle infrastructure MAX.ng to use $31 million Series B funding to expand across Africa, deploy electric vehicles infrastructure and provide credit to drivers.
MAX issues ₦10bn ($22m) series 1 bond to scale operations and create more jobs The ₦400m Series 1 Bond is MAX’s first-ever bond issuance and the first bond issued by a mobility company in Africa.
Nigeria at 60: Top sixty tech entrepreneurs that deserve to be celebrated (Part 2) The Benjamindada team is using this independence day to celebrate sixty entrepreneurs that we believe have done wonderfully.
Lagos State explains why Gokada, Oride & MAXOkada are affected by the ban on tricycles and bikes The Lagos State Government has said the reason Gokada, Oride, MAXOkada and other bike-hailing startups are affected by the ban on tricycles and bikes is because they are part of the problem
Lagos bans tricycles and bikes, what's next for bike-hailing startups? The Lagos State Government has announced the ban of tricycles (AKA "Keke NAPEP" or "Maruwa") and motorbikes (AKA Okada), including ORide, Gokada and MAXOkada. But by the book, there is a wiggle room for bike-hailing startups to negotiate the sanction.
Full list of areas tricycles and bikes have been banned in Lagos Effective from Saturday, February 1, 2020, tricycles and motorbikes are restricted from operating in six local government areas, nine local council development areas, 10 major highways and 40 bridges across Lagos State—the commercial capital of Nigeria.