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

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Dollar inflows surge: Experts tip naira for stability as Nigeria’s reserves soar

Economy

2 months ago

Nigeria’s oil sector gets boost as NUPRC seals deepwater PSCs, Komolafe wins stakeholders’ praise

Energy

2 months ago

Ticket prices may crash as Saudi Airline enters Nigeria, picks Lagos, Abuja, Kano routes

Industry

2 months ago

From Trader to Titan: How I built a $20 billion empire from scratch, Dangote explains

Money

2 months ago

Price of cooking changes as dealers release new rates, states with cheapest costs emerge

Energy

2 months ago

Dangote Refinery imports Ghanaian crude as output Hits 450,000 bpd

Energy

2 months ago

Naira surges as CBN sells $586m, external reserves hit $41bn

Economy

2 months ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has conducted a series of foreign exchange interventions in the FX market, leading to a surge in the naira's value.

Dangote Refinery ramps up fuel exports to Middle East, Europe amid regional shutdowns

Energy

2 months ago

Dangote Refinery has intensified its fuel exports to the Middle East, Europe and Asia as global refiners embark on turnaround maintenance and shutdowns.

Providus to absorb Unity bank in landmark merger amid CBN recapitalisation drive

Industry

2 months ago

Providus Bank and Unity Bank are in advanced merger talks, which will see Providus completely absorb the operations and identity of Unity Bank to beat CBN's deadline

GTBank, other Nigerian banks cut dollar rate on naira debit cards as naira strengthens

Economy

2 months ago

Nigerian banks have slashed exchange rates on naira debit cards following the rebound of the local currency in the parallel and official windows recently.

CAC shifts new service fees to October 1: Nigerian businesses get one-month grace

Economy

2 months ago

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has postponed the commencement of the new service charges to October 1, 2025, as it battles system glitches.

Nigeria gets new position as ranking shows four African countries controlling continent’s wealth

Economy

2 months ago

A new report has listed the four African countries with the highest number of millionaires and centimillionaires in 2025, with Nigeria having 70,600 on the list.

FG introduces new fossil fuel tax, Nigerians to pay at the point of purchase

Energy

2 months ago

Nigerians will begin to pay 5% on every fuel purchased beginning from January 2026, in a controversial policy that aims to discourage fossil fuel consumption.

CBN’s 60-day PoS geo-tagging deadline stirs reactions from operators

Economy

2 months ago

Point-of-sale (PoS) operators have warned the Central Bank of Nigeria against the hasty implementation of geo-tagging all terminals in Nigeria in 60 days.

Union Bank completes Titan Trust Bank merger as CBN recapitalisation deadline nears

Industry

2 months ago

Union Bank has announced that it has completed its merger with Titan Trust Bank, absorbing the brand and assuring customers of continued services.

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