To curb insecurity in Abuja, The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), through its Transportation Secretariat, has issued operational licenses to Bolt and Nairaxi, as the exclusive ride-hailing operators authorized to provide on-demand transport and logistics services using mobile applications in FCT. Bolt, a leading transportation mobility company, operates in 500 cities, with over 3 million drivers and 150 million customers. On the other hand, Nairaxi is an indigenous mobility tech company that won an innovator’s competition organized by the Nigerian Communications Commission in February 2023. The granting of operational licenses to Bolt and Nairaxi aims to improve and regulate e-ride-hailing operations while elevating service excellence in the FCT.
The statement reads: “The Administration will soon commence enforcement operations on non-compliant operators, and others are expected to initiate their licensing processes to avoid being banned from operating in the FCT. “This move aims to tackle insecurity challenges through verifiable data tracking and other significant benefits in the nation’s capital.
“The licensing of NAIRAXI and Bolt will improve and regulate e-ride-hailing operations while elevating service excellence in the FCT.“The FCTA will initiate immediate enforcement operations to clamp down on unlicensed operators in Abuja. The Public Transport Management Scheme also warns of a potential ban on operators without the FCTA Public Transport Management License.”
Recall that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had stated in a media chat on Monday, January 22nd, that commercial drivers and vehicles in the FCT would henceforth be registered, in efforts to curb the insecurity in the nation’s capital.
“What we are trying to do now which we could not do in December but which by the grace of God, by this February, we think we will achieve, is we are not going to allow vehicles that are not with FCT color, which is being registered by the FCT, to ply commercially”, he said.
