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Osinbajo visits Uber Greenlight Hub in Abuja

By Editor
30 May 2018   |   4:17 am
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday visited the Uber Greenlighht Hub in Abuja.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday visited the Uber Greenlighht Hub in Abuja.

The General Manager West Africa, Uber, Lola Kassim received him. Other officials who received the vice president were the Greenlight Operations Manager Nigeria, Uber, O’Yoma Ukueku and other members of the Uber team

The officials told Osinbajo the vision of Uber to create 50,000 direct economic opportunities in Nigeria by 2020.

They also explained how the organisation was bringing additional socio-economic values to the country.

Osinbajo, who took a tour around the facility, was shown a live demonstration of how prospective driver-partners are on boarded unto the Uber app.

The visit revealed Uber’s commitment to engaging with various policy and regulatory arms of government.

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