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Bolt Drivers Circumvent Account Blocks

Bolt Drivers in Nigeria Rent Blocked Accounts, Exposing Gig Economy Governance Gap

Unverified — auto-generated summary, not yet reviewedStartups, VC & FundingNigeriaNov 3, 2026

Bolt drivers who have been blocked from the platform in Nigeria are renting active accounts from other users to continue working, exposing governance and gig-economy policy gaps in how the platform manages its driver base. Drivers are separately calling on Bolt to review its performance rating system, which they argue is too easily weaponised.

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