Pascal Oparada

Education: Mass Communications, Yaba College of Technology, Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab: Advanced digital reporting 2024

Experience: Brands and Marketing Reporter, Daily Independent (2008-2014), Brands and Tech Reporter, TheNiche (2014-2019), Brands and Marketing Editor, The Nigerian Xpress (2019-2021), Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ)

Awards: PwC Media Excellence Award (2018)

For over a decade, Pascal Oparada has reported on tech, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy. He has worked in many media organizations such as Daily Independent, TheNiche newspaper, and the Nigerian Xpress. He is a 2018 PwC Media Excellence Award winner. Email:pascal.oparada@corp.legit.ng

6386 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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UK-based company ranks UBA, First Bank as Nigeria’s strongest brands in 2025

Industry

a year ago

CBN releases new dollar exchange rates for banks, currency dealers as naira appreciates again

Economy

a year ago

Dealers quote new prices for Dangote, BUA, Lafarge cement as manufacturers freeze costs

Industry

a year ago

Dangote Refinery buys 146,000MT of crude oil as marketers move to crash fuel prices with imports

Energy

a year ago

Dealers hike crayfish prices in Lagos, other Nigerian states, consumers lament

Economy

a year ago

11Plc moves to rival NNPC, NIPCO, opens more CNG stations in 2 states

Energy

a year ago

NIPOST rebrands into financial services, gets license to compete with Western Union, others

Industry

a year ago

The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) has announced plans to revive its International Money Transfer Organisation (IMTO) and Super Agent licenses after dormancy.

Naira maintains seven-day winning streak against dollar, euro, other currencies

Economy

a year ago

The Nigerian currency, the naira, has continued its appreciation against the dollar in the foreign exchange market, at N1,597 per dollar on Monday, May 19, 2025

The Synthetic Organic Methodology: Rapid pathway in drug discovery for public health

Industry

a year ago

Olutayo Farinde, a synthetic organic and medicinal chemist at the University of Toledo, has disclosed that fast-tracking organic methodology can accelerate a cure.

CBN, Everfox, InfoData, others alert Nigerians of evolving cyber threats, emphasise vigilance

Technology

a year ago

The Committee of Chief Information Security Officers of Nigerian Financial Institutions (CCISONFI) has raised an alarm on new cybersecurity threats.

Meet Ugochi Nwachukwu, whose passion drives innovation in events planning

Industry

a year ago

Ugochi Nwachukwu, an astute event planner, has described how her passion has fuelled innovation, pushing to new boundaries and limits in the industry.

FG clears 2 million households for N75,000 cash transfer

Economy

a year ago

The Nigerian government has announced that it has cleared about 2.3 million households for the Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme under the National Social Safety Net

How server glitch failed 380,000 UTME candidates, the inside story

Technology

a year ago

An insider story has revealed how a server glitch caused the failure of 380,000 UTME candidates, prompting JAMB to order a two-retake at zero cost.

Nigerian scientist works to clean contaminated groundwater using microbes, plants, other materials

Technology

a year ago

Nigeria's Oyindamola Oseni is a scientist researching how to improve groundwater worldwide, using microbial and plant-root systems, enhanced by biochar.

MTN’s BankTech gives out $592 million in loans in three months as credit demand rises

Technology

a year ago

MTN Group's BankTech said it disbursed about N$592 million in credit to consumers in 2024, as the demand for credit surges in Africa, led by other players.

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