Cab company remains silent amidst rumors of shutdown in Nigeria

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February 18, 2016 5:08 PM

Its last CEO has left and the company's social media profiles were last updated in December 2015 - Facebook on the 29th, and Twitter on the 31st.

Easy Taxi

A lot seems to be going on with Easy Taxi these days with numerous reports making the rounds that the company is shutting down in Nigeria.

Most (if not all) of the details are sketchy and full of hearsay but Pulse Tech has reached out to Easy Taxi and AIG - its parent company - for comment on the matter.

All of that aside, there are a number of things that point to the fact that things have not been going on well for the Rocket Internet company for some time now.

Its last CEO has left and the company's social media profiles were last updated in December 2015. Facebook on the 29th, and Twitter on the 31st.

Easy Taxi Nigeria was one of the first of the many Rocket Internet companies to launch in Africa, back in 2013, with Bankole Cardoso as CEO. Cardoso quit the company in January 2015, and was replaced by now former CEO, Adaora Asala.

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Inasmuch as complete shutdown of Rocket Internet companies is not particularly strange at the company which is known for its operational ruthlessness, employees affected will probably still have to bear the brunt of it all.

Easy Taxi Nigeria is a subsidiary of the African Internet Group, which has Rocket Internet, MTN, Millicom, and most recently, AXAInsurance as shareholders.

So far, there are no indications that the shakeup goes beyond the borders of Nigeria - Easy Taxi Kenya still assured a new customer that they could win some freebies if they kept their eyes peeled about seven hours ago.

Pulse Tech will keep you updated as new information surfaces.

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