GIG Logistics

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GIG Logistics
Type Private
Industry Logistics
FounderChidi Ajaere
Headquarters Lagos, Nigeria
Key people
Chidi Ajaere (Chairman)
Services
  • E-commerce logistics
  • social commerce logistics
  • mobile commerce logistics
Number of employees
800+
Website giglogistics.com

GIG Logistics (GIGL) is a courier and logistics services company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Incorporated in 2012, it is a subsidiary of the GIG Group, an intelligence and technology management company based in Nigeria. The company has service centres in Nigeria, Ghana and the United States of America. [1] [2]

Contents

GIGL's services and products include courier services, mobile, social and e-commerce logistics, delivery services, on-board courier services, imports, packaging, mailroom management, and relocation services. [3] [4]

Overview

GIG Logistics was founded by tech entrepreneur Chidi Ajaere, who is also the chief executive officer (CEO) of GIG Mobility, a distinct company with its own assets and separate operations. [5] [6] [7] [8] In 2014, GIGL incorporated technology to track all ground shipments electronically. In 2017, GIGL opened its office in Houston, Texas and expanded to Ghana in 2019. [9] [10]

In 2019, GIGL launched GIGGo, an on-demand delivery app that allows its customers request pickup and delivery of items without visiting a service centre. [11] [12] [13]

Partnerships

In partnership with Aim Higher Africa, GIGL launched a "Back-2-School Giveaway" in 2019, where school backpacks filled with school supplies are given to children residing in low-income communities in Ghana. [14]

Following the ban of motorcycle taxis in parts of Lagos, Nigeria in January 2020, motorcycle taxi-hailing companies entered into discussions with GIGL in a bid to convert their motorcycles into dispatch vehicles under the company. [15]

In 2020, Jet Motor Company, an African automobile manufacturer announced that it entered a partnership with GIGL that would see the GIGL's service centres in Nigeria serve as charging stations for electric vehicles, while GIGL adds a number of Jet Motor's electric vehicles to its fleet. [16] [17]

Due to a COVID-19 lockdown imposed in Lagos in April 2020, GIGL partnered with Pistis Foundation to deliver food to the needy around the city. [18]

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