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

Naira breaks below N1,500/$ as Nigeria’s external reserves hit 6-year high of $42bn

Economy

a month ago

Nigerian firm, Gtext, expands Into finance, launches new subsidiary, eyes Guinness World Record

Capital Market

a month ago

Nigeria becomes Africa’s oil investor magnet as NUPRC reforms, restoring global confidence

Energy

a month ago

Nigeria’s charcoal exports: How poor regulation is costing billions in lost value

Industry

a month ago

Dangote Refinery halts fuel sales to unregistered marketers, unveils new delivery rule

Energy

a month ago

Full list: 12 Nigerian banks beat CBN’s recapitalisation deadline, how they raised billions emerges

Industry

a month ago

New arline to commence commercial flights in Nigeria, gets NCAA approval

Industry

a month ago

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to 3 Horizons Nigeria Limited to commence commercial flights.

Nigeria leads Africa to sign AFRIPERF Charter, paving way for Unified Petroleum Regulation

Energy

a month ago

Nigeria has championed the creation of and signing of the African Petroleum Forum (AFRIPERF) Charter to harmonise petroleum regulations on the continent.

Dangote Refinery exports first petrol Cargo to US as Vitol, Sunoco snap up supplies

Energy

a month ago

The Dangote Refinery has exported its first petrol cargo to the United States of America, as Vitol and Sunoco purchased about 350,000 barrels this week.

Elon Musk’s Starlink halts newsales in Lagos, Abuja, other Nigerian cities

Technology

a month ago

Starlink has announced that it has halted sales in major cities across Nigeria, including Lagos, Abuja and other locations, as it faces capacity challenges.

Apply now: Access Bank to empower 120 female entrepreneurs, candidates to get N17m to scale

Industry

a month ago

Access Bank has launched the 7th edition of its Womenpreneur scheme to empower women with N17 million funding and mentorship, capacity building to scale

FG disburses N330bn: 7 million poor households to get cash transfers before year-end

Economy

a month ago

About seven million Nigerian families will receive cash transfers before the end of 2025, as the Nigerian government has said it has disbursed N300bn to Nigerians