Nigeria doesn't have a shortage of hardworking people. It has a shortage of systems that work as hard as they do. That's what we're building at Colat: infrastructure that matches the ambition of this country.
We move what matters
across Nigeria.
Vehicles for hire. Interstate rides on demand. Meals to your door, parcels across the country. Four services. One platform. Built by people who know the roads we drive.
Started with a question.
Why is moving things in Nigeria so hard? Food goes cold before it arrives. Fresh produce rots in transit. Factories miss receiving windows. Businesses spend hours just looking for reliable vehicles.
We didn't find a good answer, so we built one. Colat started as a small food-delivery operation in Lagos, two postcodes wide. Every problem we solved revealed the next problem connected to it. The restaurants needed riders. The riders needed cars. The cars needed routes. The routes needed warehouses. The warehouses needed farms and factories on the other end.
Three years later we run four services in 18 cities, all stitched together by one operations layer. Not six different apps. One system that actually talks to itself.
What drives the work.
Mission, vision, and the principles we hold to when the road gets long. We talk about these often because they're how we decide what to build next.
Make moving anything across Nigeria effortless.
Whether it's a plate of jollof, a pallet of tomatoes, or a container of cement, Colat should be the obvious way to get it there on time, in good shape, at a price both sides understand.
Logistics that disappears.
A Nigeria where businesses focus on what they make, grow, or sell, and the moving-it-around part just happens in the background.
Problem first, technology second.
Ship fast, learn faster. If it doesn't work on a 2G connection in the back of an okada at 23:00, it doesn't work. We build for the country we live in, not the one in the deck slides.
Nigerian-built, Nigerian-tuned.
Nigeria doesn't need imported solutions reshaped to fit. It needs infrastructure designed by people who understand the seasons, the markets, the bottlenecks, and the hustle. That's the team we hire for.
Common questions.
The things people ask before they reach out. If yours isn't here, contact us and a real person will get back inside one business day.
What does Colat actually do?
Four services on one platform. Vehicle hire by the day, week or month. Interstate rides, door to door. Colat Eats for food delivery in Nigerian cities. And parcel delivery, same-day local or nationwide. The operations layer underneath stitches them together so a single driver can do a morning food run and an afternoon parcel pickup.
Which cities are you live in?
Eighteen cities as of 2026: Lagos, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Akure, Benin City, Asaba, Warri, Port Harcourt, Owerri, Enugu, Calabar, Uyo, Onitsha, Abuja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, and Ilorin. Vehicle hire, Book a Ride and Colat Eats are live in all 18. Parcel delivery serves specific corridors between them.
How do you keep prices stable when fuel isn't?
Fares are pegged at the time of booking, toll-inclusive. We absorb short-term fuel volatility through a hedged rate that recalibrates monthly, not per ride. If fuel jumps mid-quarter, your booked fare doesn't follow. We'd rather take a margin hit one month than break trust with riders and drivers.
Are riders, drivers and goods insured?
Yes. Every Colat trip carries comprehensive cover bundled into the fare, no opt-in needed. Rider injury cover up to ₦5M per person. Baggage and personal effects up to ₦250K. Trip interruption gets a full refund. For freight, the load is covered to its declared value.
How do I become a partner-driver?
Apply through Drive with Us. Two-minute form, then we verify your licence, run a background check, inspect your vehicle, and onboard you. Most drivers go from application to first paid trip in under 52 hours. Payouts hit your bank every Friday.
Who's behind Colat?
Founded in Lagos in 2023 by Caleb Olatunde and an early team of operators, engineers and logistics veterans. Headquartered in Yaba with a second hub in Abuja. The full leadership and operations team is 82 people across Lagos and Abuja, plus our 247 partner-drivers nationwide.