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

6997 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Nigeria launches investigation into TikTok, Trucaller over data breach, may sanction platforms

Technology

a year ago

CBEX: Names, faces allegedly behind N1.3 trillion Ponzi scheme as EFCC vows crackdown

Capital Market

a year ago

Air Peace suspends operations to Enugu Airport, cites safety issues

Industry

a year ago

Dangote distributes N16 billion food Items in Abuja, another Nigerian state

Economy

a year ago

World Bank to release $17 billion to Nigeria to fight poverty, citizens react

Economy

a year ago

American refinery set to shut down after declaring $1.1bn loss as Dangote delivers fuel to US

Energy

a year ago

S&P Global says Dangote petrol too expensive compared to current crude oil prices, encourages fuel imports

Energy

a year ago

A top US investment and financial analytics firm, S&P Global, has disclosed that Dangote's gantry loading price is too expensive relative to the fall in crude prices

FG issues 47 refinery licences as Dangote, NNPC slash petrol prices again

Energy

a year ago

The Nigerian government issued about 47 refinery licenses in the last 12 months, according to the chief executive officer of the NMDPRA. Farouk Ahmed.

Tax expert explains why naira-for-crude Policy is best for Nigeria's economy

Energy

a year ago

Aderonke Atoyebi, a tax analyst, has explained the benefits of the restarted naira-for-crude to the Nigerian economy, describing it as an axiom for a robust economy.

Nigeria to model US, plans National Petroleum Product Stockpile reserve to counter falling prices

Energy

a year ago

The Nigerian government is planning to build the National Petroleum Product Stockpile, modelled after the US, to hedge the country against shocks.

FG reduces power supply to Niger by 42% to 46mw amid N4 trillion debts to GenCos

Energy

a year ago

Nigeria has slashed electricity supply to Niger, capping it at 46mw from 80mw, representing 42% of total supply, leading to the country rationing electricity.

Access, Zenith, UBA, others to end USSD charges from deposits as new billing system set to begin

Industry

a year ago

Telecommunication subscribers and bank customers will soon start paying for USSD transactions with their airtime instead of bank deposits to end debts.

Top Nigerian food Items with high food prices in March as inflation rises to 24.23 per cent

Economy

a year ago

The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that Nigeria's inflation rate spiked to 24.23%, caused by high food prices, which rose by almost 24%.

Nigeria ratifies 90% duty waiver on imports under AfCFTA to crash costs

Economy

a year ago

The Nigerian government has signed and submitted its ECOWAS Tariff Offer to the African Continental Free Trade Area, establishing a 90% duty waiver on the continent.

N350 per litre: Refinery owners predict new petrol prices as landing cost crashes

Energy

a year ago

The Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) has said that petrol prices could be sold as low as N350 per litre if crude falls to $50 per barrel.

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