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

6459 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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CBN issues new directives on street trading of foreign currencies as naira falls

Economy

2 years ago

Dangote makes changes to diesel price as petrol costs rise to new high

Energy

2 years ago

Nigerian staff caught in $600,000 ticket racketeering, Turkish Airlines alleges

Industry

2 years ago

International Breweries announces price hikes of Trophy, Malt, other products

Industry

2 years ago

Naira reverses gain after 4-day winning streak, crashes in official and parallel markets

Economy

2 years ago

Nigerian vehicle manufacturing company set to produce 30,000 buses running on fuel priced at N200

Industry

2 years ago

CBN removes list of approved BDCs, clarifies new licensing guidelines

Economy

2 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has removed the names of approved BDC operators from its website after asking them to obtain new operational licenses.

Bill Gates’s firm to build $1bn data centre in another African country after closing Nigerian office

Technology

2 years ago

Microsoft and G42 are set to open a $1 billion geothermal data centre in Kenya weeks after closing Nigerian centre and rendering 200 people jobless

“45,000 Nigerians, others needed”: UK issues guidelines to apply for seasonal worker visa

Money

2 years ago

The United Kingdom government has issued a new guidelines for Nigerians and other immigrants to apply for its seasonal worker visas from 2024 to 2029.

“Naira’s crash:” CBN revokes licenses of BDC operators, asks them to re-apply

Economy

2 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a new guideline to Bureau de Change Operators, asking them to re-apply for new operational licenses.

Nigeria’s foreign exchange market records high dollar supply as naira recovers

Economy

2 years ago

The Nigerian foreign exchange market has seen an increase in the supply of forex, leading to the recovery of the naira for three consecutive days.

Schneider Electric launches microgrid solution to power Nigeria, Africa

Energy

2 years ago

Schneider Electric has launched its microgrid solution, the Villaya Flex, to provide constant, clean, and affordable energy to communities across Nigeria.

Naira loses over N1,400 to the pound and euro in one month as dollar crashes

Economy

2 years ago

The Nigerian currency has lost ground to the pound sterling and the euro in the last month. Analysis shows that the Nigerian currency depreciated by N1,400.

CBN Slashes Customs FX rate for duty collections as black market traders crash dollar

Economy

2 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has readjusted the Customs foreign exchange rate for duty clearance in Nigerian ports following the naira's appreciation.

Traders sell dollars at new rates as naira recovers for second day amid rise in FX reserves

Economy

2 years ago

The Nigerian currency, the naira, appreciated against the dollar for the second day after three weeks, following an increase in foreign exchange turnover.

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