Nigerian Lady, Saved by Taxi Driver’s POS After She Experiences Network Downtime, Speaks

Nigerian Lady, Saved by Taxi Driver’s POS After She Experiences Network Downtime, Speaks

  • A Nigerian lady shared a humorous incident with an Uber driver that quickly went viral on TikTok
  • In the video, she realised she couldn’t make an online payment due to a network issue and was uncertain about what to do next
  • The Uber driver then produced a POS machine, saving her from embarrassment and the woman expressed her admiration for the driver's quick thinking and resourcefulness

A Nigerian lady’s amusing encounter with an Uber driver became a viral sensation on TikTok.

When she faced a network issue that prevented her from making an online payment, she was unsure how to proceed.

Lady saved by taxi driver speaks
Lady whose network gets saved by the taxi driver opens up. Photo credit: @sayo_gold
Source: TikTok

Fortunately, the resourceful Uber driver offered a POS machine, sparing her any embarrassment.

She later shared her admiration for the driver’s quick solution and helpfulness, as shown by @sayo_gold.

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Watch the video below:

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

Mo said:

“Standing on business.”

Thandeka Dlamini wrote:

“Honest question, why you didn't link your card on the uber app and let it deducted by uber when you request?”

Boitumelo commented:

“They should normalise this actually.”

Mejullie:

“He is used to customers doing that, so he came prepared.”

Tomi:

“He was prepared.”

Mai-Senpai:

“He no gree for anybody.”

Nosiiiiiii:

“Yho we need more of these kind of drivers.”

AYOADE:

“Be like them don show the man shege.”

Elisahelisah742:

“He is like... am not playing with you.”

Sam:

“This is so smart. Sincerely Taxi's need this.”

Thoughtsbyjordan:

“Actually all drivers need this.”

June:

“Standing on business.”

Thabi Matsepe:

“He is tired.”

Luxe:

“Bro is ahead of his time if we’re being honest.”

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Masego Raboroko:

“They’d deduct money from my account and kind you, I hardly request. So I removed my card.”

Pablo:

“I think Ubers should have stickers or something so that we notice them after groove.”

The Fikayomi:

“There are levels to this thing.”

Sphokazi Mabaso:

“I love these uber drivers.”

Hillary Mupazviripo:

“Most of the people will ewallet you and by the time you go to the atm the money has been reversed. I’m sure he learned it the hard way.”

In a recent development, Legit.ng previously reported that a young Nigerian lady left netizens rolling on the floor after narrating her experience in Lagos state.

Lady gets big job from her taxi driver

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a lady who is a graduate has secured a job from a taxi driver after she spoke to him during a journey.

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In a story she posted on Twitter, the lady, Oluwatise, said she opened up to the taxi driver about her joblessness.

The decision to talk about her situation with the Uber driver has turned out to be a huge blessing, as she now has a job.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
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Basit Jamiu (Editor) Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.