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

6466 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Naira rebounds in official market, crashes again in black market as CBN issues new guides to BDCs

Economy

2 years ago

"Full list": Top 10 approved BDCs to get $15.7 million weekly from CBN to stabilise the naira

Economy

2 years ago

3 countries emerge as easiest English-speaking countries to obtain work visas as Canada amends rules

Money

2 years ago

FG moves to fast-track loan disbursement to MSME within 14 days

Economy

2 years ago

Court stops MTN, Airtel, other telecommunication companies from blocking lines without NIN

Technology

2 years ago

Nigeria's first integrated power plant begins operation in Eastern Nigerian state

Energy

2 years ago

CBN moves to place annual limit on foreign school fees, medical bills payments from BDCs

Economy

2 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a limit on annual school fees and medical bill payments from Bureau de Change (BDC) operators in Nigeria.

Nigeria’s second richest man, Abdul Samad Rabiu, discloses Issues with FX as naira crashes to lowest

Economy

2 years ago

Abdul Samad Rabiu, Nigeria's second wealthiest man, has said the problem with foreign exchange in Nigeria is artificial and manipulative but improving.

IMF speaks on its alleged prediction of exchange rate of naira to dollar in 2024

Economy

2 years ago

The International Monetary Fund has distanced itself from the purposed forecast of exchange rate of the naira to the dollar in 2024, saying it is false.

Naira devaluation wipes off $3 billion from Dangote's wealth in one week, drops in ranking

Money

2 years ago

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has dropped in Billionaire raking after losing about $3 billion in one week due to naira devaluation by Nigeria.

Two Companies Partner to rollout gas-powered tricycles in Nigeria

Industry

2 years ago

Two auto manufacturing companies in Nigeria have collaborated to roll out gas-powered tricycles in Nigeria amid the rising cost of petrol following subsidy removal.

Nigerian telecom firm issues disconnection notice to subscribers as deadline to link SIM-NIN nears

Technology

2 years ago

Following the directive by NCC to disconnect SIMs not linked to NIN, 9mobile has issued a warning to subscribers that it will disconnect from February 29

After receiving 470,000 barrels of crude, FG speaks on the state of a Nigerian refinery

Energy

2 years ago

The Federal Government has disclosed that the Port Harcourt Refinery is about 80% complete after it received about 470,000 barrels of crude from Shell

Nigerian crypto traders rush to Binance, trade N1.9bn in 24 hours as FG blocks platforms

Technology

2 years ago

Nigerian cryptocurrency traders traded about N1.9 billion worth of USDT on Binance following a directive by the Nigerian government to block the platform.

CBN imposes new capital requirement on currency traders in Nigeria, Limits FX cash purchases

Economy

2 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued a new guideline for Bureau de Change Operators in Nigeria, requiring them to maintain a minimum capital of N2bn

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