Taxify: The new Entry into Nigeria’s e-hailing taxi sector

Taxify, fastest growing Eastern European transport technology company, currently operational in 20 cities across 15 countries, is making its way to Lagos, Nigeria on November 18, 2016.

In 2016 the ridesharing service made its entry into the African market by first launching in Johannesburg and Cape Town in April of this year. They followed this by launching operations in Nairobi in July, and in Accra last month.

The Operations Manager, Taxify Nigeria, Mr. Uche Okafor, said  “Riders are ensured of the best experience using Taxify as their rides are handled by happier partners which ultimately leads to a better service delivery to riders. We believe the bulk of the earnings of a trip should go to vehicle owner amidst the rising cost of maintaining and fueling the vehicle.”

Taxify operates on the principle of better service delivery for customers by charging 30% less than it’s closest competitors, and its driver partners will be earning 15% more than the closest competitor.

Individuals who are interested in becoming driver partners for Taxify can register here. Users can download the Taxify app on their phone’s store. The app is available for both iOS and Android devices.

Racall that Topnaija.ng reported earlier in the week about Safaricom’s Little intention to make an entrance early next year into the Nigerian market, thereby bringing the total number of on-demand taxi services in Nigeria to 16.

Though price of rides in Lagos have not reduced significantly, despite the fact that Lagos holds the largest share of ridesharing apps in Africa. One can only hope that with the entrance of these two ride-sharing apps-who are Ubers’s top competitors in Africa, will bring about the crash in prices that riders are anxiously waiting for.