Bolt For Bolt Challenge: Reason Why Nigeria and South Africa is trending online

In the latest development, Nigerians woke up to find South Africa trending on Nigeria’s X (formerly Twitter) platform.

Nigeria and South Africa

This time, the issue revolves around the ride-hailing service, Bolt. In a provocative attempt to spite Nigerians, humiliate Nigerian drivers, and cause disruption, some South Africans were said to have been ordering Bolt rides in Nigeria from South Africa, only to cancel the order when the driver arrived at the agreed location.

A trending video on X features a South African man, alongside others, mocking a Nigerian driver, Kotoro-Ola, after cancelling a ride he had ordered with him.

In addition to the video, several screenshots of South Africans ordering Bolt rides in Nigeria from their country, solely to stress and cause financial loss to Nigerian drivers, have surfaced online.

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This development comes at a time when fuel price is on the rise in Nigeria, coupled with high food inflation.

Some Nigerians on social media have described the development as a new level of pettiness, calling it the height of joblessness and hatred taken too far.

However, some Nigerians have started returning the favour by also ordering Bolt rides in South Africa from Nigeria and cancelling them later on.

This is not the first time the two countries have been at odds on social media. Recently, the Chidimma Adetshina beauty pageant controversy further strained relationships between Nigeria and South Africa. Chidimma, a South African citizen with Nigerian roots, was forced to withdraw from the Miss South Africa competition due to questions about her nationality, sparking accusations of xenophobia and discrimination.

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