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

7003 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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New FX Rate for cargo clearance emerges in Nigerian ports as NPA hikes tariffs on imported goods

Economy

a year ago

Nigerians to pay more for imported goods as NPA raises tariffs by 15% after 32 years

Maritime

a year ago

Updated: Meet Pastor Jerry Eze, the digital evangelist who has earned over N8bn from YouTube

Money

a year ago

9Mobile subscribers to experience better service as deal to use MTN infrastructure nears

Technology

a year ago

Dangote Refinery announces another major feat after exporting fuel to Saudi Arabia

Energy

a year ago

Gas scarcity looms in Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Togo as company begins maintenance on pipelines

Energy

a year ago

CBN threatens to suspend dealership licence of Access, Zenith, BDCs, other FX traders, gives reasons

Economy

a year ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to revoke the licences of banks and other foreign exchange traders, violating its new FX guidelines.

New exchange rate: Naira closes negatively in official market, gains in parallel window

Economy

a year ago

The Nigerian currency, the naira has depreciated in the official window for the fourth day in February after CBN extended the forex sales to BDC operators.

Dangote Refinery breaks new record, sells fuel to world’s biggest oil company in Saudi Arabia

Energy

a year ago

President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has confirmed that the Dangote Refinery has shipped two cargoes to Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil firm.

Nigeria’s FX reserves depreciate by $1.19 billion amid CBN’s move to defend naira, service debts

Economy

a year ago

Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves have declined by $1.19 billion as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) battles to stabilise the naira and repay foreign debts.

Access, Zenith, others sell dollar at new rate as naira trades flat amid CBN FX sales to BDCs

Economy

a year ago

The Nigerian currency depreciated slightly in the official and parallel foreign exchange markets on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, after a week-long gain.

“Naira will be affected”: ABCON speak as CBN extends deadline for dollar sales to BDCs

Economy

a year ago

The Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has expressed joy following the deadline extension by the CBN for dollar sales to BDCs

“Petrol Price War”: More marketers dump NNPC over pricing as Dangote intensifies competition

Energy

a year ago

More marketers operating under the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) are dumping the franchise, preferring to load directly from Dangote Refinery.

Zacch Adedeji sets new goals for FIRS in 2025 after record-breaking N21 trillion collection in 2024

Economy

a year ago

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has set the ambitious goal of N25.6 trillion in revenue collection for the fiscal year 2025 after smashing 2024 targets.

9mobile emerges biggest loser as NCC releases list of telcos with most subscribers in Nigeria

Technology

a year ago

A report by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that Nigeria's fourth carrier, 9mobile lost over 6,000 subscribers in two months.

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