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

5399 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

Author's articles

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

Energy

a month ago

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

Energy

a month ago

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

Maritime

a month ago

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

Economy

a month ago

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

Industry

a month ago

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

Energy

a month ago

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

Economy

a month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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.

US to raise visa fees, tighten rules for Nigerians and other African travellers from 2026

Money

a month ago

The United States of America has announced new visa fees for African travellers in a sweeping immigration reform that will commence in 2025, affecting Nigerians.

Nigeria drops from Africa’s top petrol importer list as Dangote Refinery reshapes energy market

Energy

a month ago

Recent data has shown that South Africa has toppled Nigeria from the list of five leading petrol importers in Africa, thanks to the Dangote Refinery.

Dangote fuel distribution fails to lower petrol prices as pump sell N865/litre in major cities

Energy

a month ago

Seven days into the nationwide free fuel distribution by Dangote Refinery, petrol prices have remained high, with retail stations still selling close to N900/litre.

Naira strengthens as CBN confirms new exchange rate, external reserves hit $42bn

Economy

a month ago

The Nigerian currency has continued its gains in the official and parallel markets, still trading below the N1,500 ceiling in the official window and gaining 0.08%.

FG’s national asset sale sparks outcry: NUPENG, PENGASSAN warn of NNPC collapse

Economy

a month ago

Labour unions, including NUPENG and PENGASSAN, have rejected the proposed sale of critical national assets by the Nigerian government, especially NNPC oil assets.

Pascal Oparada

Pascal Oparada

Author's articles

Latest

Trending

Top stories