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

6977 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Petrol scarcity looms as PENGASSAN declares nationwide strike against Dangote Refinery

Energy

a year ago

How Nigeria’s new $300 duty-free rule benefits travellers, online shoppers

Economy

a year ago

Big U-Turn: Dangote Refinery dumps dollar sales after FG steps in—What it means for fuel prices

Energy

a year ago

CBN sells $70 million to Access, Zenith, UBA, other banks to boost naira's Value

Economy

a year ago

FERA slams PENGASSAN over “Fraudulent” allegations against Dangote Refinery

Energy

a year ago

Dangote Refinery hikes petrol price to ₦860/litre as global oil markets rally

Energy

a year ago

FG approves $510m TotalEnergies deal with Shell, Agip after Chappal Energies failure

Energy

a year ago

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has signed off on a $510 million SPA deal with Shell and Agip for OML118 assets in Nigeria.

Group applauds NPA’s Dantsoho for driving non-oil export growth and modernising seaports

Maritime

a year ago

Port Reforms Advocacy Network (RPAN) has lauded the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Abubakar Dantsoho, for his achievements at the NPA.

Naira holds strong as dollar slips, external reserves climb above $42bn on rising inflows

Economy

a year ago

The naira has continued to hold steady and strong in the official and parallel markets following the surge in external reserves and foreign inflows.

FCMB expands SheVentures loan pool to ₦1bn, offers women entrepreneurs up to ₦10m interest-free

Industry

a year ago

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has announced that it has expanded its women-focused interest-free scheme, SheVentures, to N1 billion from N200 million.

No more N900/kg: Cooking gas prices rise as depots run out of stock

Energy

a year ago

Cooking gas prices have surged above N900 per kilogramme as most depots in Lagos and Port Harcourt have run out of stock. Findings show new prices.

CBN injects $52 million, sees record N3.5 trillion bank deposits after rate cut

Economy

a year ago

Commercial banks have increased their deposits with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) via the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) after interest rate cuts by CBN.

WhatsApp rolls out built-in message translation to break language barriers

Technology

a year ago

Meta-owned instant messaging app, WhatsApp, has introduced a message translation feature, allowing for real-time communications in several languages globally.

NUPRC cancels $860m TotalEnergies–Chappal deal, raises concerns for Nigeria’s oil divestments

Energy

a year ago

The Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the cancellation of the $860 million TotalEnergies-Chappal Energies deal due to unmet demands.

CBN pumps $52m into banks as naira strengthens in official and black markets

Economy

a year ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has intervened in the foreign exchange market, selling $52 million to authorised dealer banks to keep the naira stable.

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