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

6987 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Benin, Togo risk power blackout over $11 million electricity debt to Nigeria

Energy

a year ago

Naira gains strength as gap between official and black market rates narrows to just N2

Economy

a year ago

Meta introduces per-message billing for WhatsApp business users, drops 24-hour flat rate

Technology

a year ago

Zenith Bank to acquire Kenyan Bank after meeting CBN’s N500 billion recapitalisation target

Industry

a year ago

Dangote Refinery adds 15 new fuel distribution partners after MRS, AP, Heyden, others

Energy

a year ago

Zenith Bank retains Nigeria’s No. 1 spot as it eyes Kenyan expansion

Industry

a year ago

Naira maintains pressure on dollar amid FX inflows into the markets

Economy

a year ago

The Nigerian currency has maintained its pressure on the dollar for the fifth consecutive day, with the Central Bank of Nigeria releasing a new exchange rate.

Cooking gas price crashes, depot owners quote new costs amid intense competition

Energy

a year ago

Depot owners are slashing cooking gas prices to match Dangote Refinery's rate amid its growing market dominance in Nigeria due to its refining capacity.

IPMAN announces new petrol prices nationwide after Dangote Refinery’s price slash, Southeast higher

Energy

a year ago

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has announced petrol price reductions in Lagos, Abuja, and the South East after Dangote's cut

Pressure mounts on Dangote Refinery as four depot owners slash petrol prices below its rate

Energy

a year ago

About four private depot operators have slashed their petrol prices to N839 per litre, below the N840 offered by the Dangote Refinery, sparking a price war.

Union Bank, FCMB to deduct USSD charges from airtime as new NCC billing kicks off

Industry

a year ago

Two commercial banks, Union Bank and FCMB, have commenced USSD charges from customers' airtime as the new billing system by NCC begins this July.

Naira appreciates again as analysts predict return to N1,500 exchange rate benchmark

Economy

a year ago

The Nigerian currency strengthened further against the US dollar in the official foreign exchange market on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, hitting N1,525 per dollar.

Cooking gas prices drop in Lagos, Abuja, and more cities. Here Are New Rates

Energy

a year ago

The price of liquified natural gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, has dropped in Lagos, Abuja and other Nigerian cities following the strengthening of the naira.

Diesel price hits ₦1,750 in six Nigerian states despite Dangote’s Refinery cuts

Energy

a year ago

Recent data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that the average diesel price rose to N1,750 per litre in May 2025, despite a price cut by Dangote Refinery.

Petrol prices drop to ₦840/L at depots, but filling stations still sell at old rates

Energy

a year ago

Despite the cut in the ex-depot petrol price by Dangote Refinery from N880 to N840 per litre, filling stations nationwide are yet to lower their pump prices.

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