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

6455 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Currency Dealers, banks and others sell dollars at new rates as turnover rises in official market

Economy

2 years ago

Big blow for Nigeria’s oil production as another oil company shuts down operations, gives reasons

Energy

2 years ago

MultiChoice speaks on alleged changes in subscription prices for DStv, GOtv

Industry

2 years ago

FG secures funding to build textile firms and fuel stations selling cheaper fuel

Economy

2 years ago

Dangote refinery scores another milestone, ships fuel to Singapore, assures of petrol supply in July

Energy

2 years ago

FG moves to purchase 450MW of electricity from Zungeru Power Plant to avert shutdown

Energy

2 years ago

UK, Germany, Canada, among 6 countries offering quick care worker visas to Nigerians

Money

2 years ago

European countries are offering Nigerian workers a quick pathway to work in their healthcare sectors with flexible visa options and opportunities to emigrate.

Airtel, 9Mobile, others face competition as former MTN boss moves to float ‘new’ telecom firm

Technology

2 years ago

The new chief executive officer of ntel, the telecoms company unbundled from NITEL, Adrian Wood, has promised to revamp the company and drive competition in Nigeria.

Refinery owners back Dangote as Nigeria’s richest man exposes oil mafia, set to begin PMS production

Energy

2 years ago

Modular refinery owners have disclosed the efforts of oil mafia in Nigeria to stop in-country petroleum product refining, saying Dangote was right.

Report: Nigerians abandon ATMs, choose online transfers, other transaction channels

Industry

2 years ago

The Nigerian financial ecosystem is fast embracing online transfers and ditching ATM transactions as smartphone and mobile app use surge in the country.

Senegal becomes latest oil-producing country in Africa, set to rival Nigeria, others

Energy

2 years ago

Senegal has become the latest West African country to join the list of oil-producing countries in Africa, intending to produce 100,000 barrels per day.

Naira gets new position as another currency emerges as best-performing in Africa

Economy

2 years ago

The Nigerian naira has been relegated far behind as the Kenyan shilling emerged as Africa's best-performing currency following improved forex inflows.

MultiChoice readjusts subscription prices for DStv, GOtv after court order

Industry

2 years ago

MultiChoice, owners of DStv and GOtv has reverted to the old subscription prices following a court order despite plans by the firm to appeal the ruling.

Customs moves to identify Nigerian billionaires, pastors with improperly imported private jets

Industry

2 years ago

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched a thorough verification exercise on privately owned aircraft improperly imported into the country.

Tough times ahead for Ghanaians as government shuts down power plants for 21days, gives reasons

Energy

2 years ago

Electricity companies in Ghana have announced a -21-day power cut, citing gas supply disruptions from Nigeria as WAPCo embarks on maintenance for three weeks.

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