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

6429 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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FG to tax reality TV shows and lottery winners, sets date to commence

Economy

a year ago

Naira sinks lower in official market, nears N2,000/$ in black market

Economy

a year ago

Oil marketers promise to crash petrol prices as negotiations with Dangote refinery continue

Energy

a year ago

FG revokes petrol import licenses, unveils new regulations as NNPC crashes prices for marketers

Energy

a year ago

FG takes final decision on selling Shell’s asset to another oil firm, revokes petrol licensing rules

Energy

a year ago

Air Peace, others to acquire more aircraft as Nigeria is removed from aviation blacklist

Industry

a year ago

Oil magnate, Akinduro sues EFCC, demands N5 billion for Declaring him wanted unlawfully

Money

a year ago

A Nigerian business man, Henry Mobolaji Akinduro, has protested being declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (FECC), saying it's unlawful.

Oil marketers speak on direct petrol lifting from Dangote Refinery and NNPC’s new role

Energy

a year ago

Independent Petroleum Marketers have disclosed that the NNPC remains the sole distributor of Dangote petrol as there is still an existing agreement.

Dealers quote dollar at high rates in official, parallel markets as naira crashes

Economy

a year ago

The Nigerian currency, the naira, depreciated in the official and parallel markets on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, to trade at N1,700 and N1,659, respectively.

OPEC ranks African countries with highest oil rigs, scores Nigeria low as Dangote begins new project

Energy

a year ago

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Nigeria's crude oil exploration dipped by 6.7% as the country's available oil rigs dropped to 14.

New prices imminent as marketers move to import petrol to rival Dangote

Energy

a year ago

Petroleum marketers have disclosed that they plan to import petrol to augment the production of petrol from the Dangote Refinery and meet local consumption needs.

CBN explains sources of $2.33bn Into economy as currency dealers sell dollar at new rates

Economy

a year ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has explained that about 67.8% of FX inflow into Nigeria in the first half of 2024 came through international money transfer operators.

Lagos releases Red Line Rail Fares as commercial operations begins

Economy

a year ago

Nigerians have reacted to the Red Line rail fares released by the Lagos State government via the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA).

“No more 32.15%:” Nigeria’s inflation rate accelerates to new high amid hike in petrol prices

Economy

a year ago

Nigeria's headline inflation has surged to 32.75 per cent in September 2024 from 32.15 recorded in August 2024 following the increase in petrol prices.

Expert predicts new exchange rates as naira crashes in black market, rises 5.38% in official window

Economy

a year ago

The naira gained about N89 in the official market on Monday, October 14, 2024, to trade N1,551 UP from the N1,641 it sold the previous day, but fell in black market.

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