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

7038 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Report: Kogi, Kano, Oyo lead list of states that cannot pay new minimum wage

Economy

2 years ago

“N1,500 Per Dollar”: CBN Governor sends message to Nigerians over naira depreciation, makes promises

Economy

2 years ago

New airfares as FG pays $850 million outstanding FX backlog to European airlines

Industry

2 years ago

Money supply nears N100 trillion despite CBN’s high interest rates

Economy

2 years ago

CBN Sends Message to Access, Zenith, UBA, Others on old, small dollar Denominations

Economy

2 years ago

Expert advocates a novel approach to leveraging data finance for SME growth in Nigeria

Industry

2 years ago

Dangote begins petrol production”: Marketers speculate price ahead of supply

Energy

2 years ago

Oil marketers have expressed fears that petrol from the Dangote refinery may be expensive following challenges of crude oil supply faced by the refinery.

“We’re happy”: New refinery construction begins in Nigeria, MD makes strong promises

Energy

2 years ago

The Managing Director of Onose Deep Oil Gas Limited, Jim Elueni, has disclosed that the company will be constructing a 60,000bpd Modular refinery in November.

Dangote, Innoson gets competition as another company begins vehicle assembly plant in Abia

Industry

2 years ago

ROXETTE Motors is set to begin a vehicle assembly plant in Abia State, with the equipment set to arrive in August and full production beginning in October this year.

“Pay your debt”: Nigeria Customs grounds Nigerian bank’s aircraft over import duty

Industry

2 years ago

The Nigeria Customs Service has reportedly impounded a Gulfstream jet belonging to a prominent Nigerian bank over N1.9 billion import duty payment.

Prices to fall as FG suspends import duties, VAT on medical supplies, lists affected items

Economy

2 years ago

President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order suspending import duties and Value Added Tax (VAT) on medical supplies and disclosed the affected items.

“There’s hope”: NDIC explains delay in paying Heritage Bank customers

Industry

2 years ago

The NDIC has said that discrepancies in the Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs) of Heritage Bank customers are the reason for paying their insured amount.

NNPC opens up on forcing customers to buy lubricants at filling stations as condition for petrol

Energy

2 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has debunked a video clip suggesting that it forces customers at its retail outlets to buy engine oil.

After eliminating Price Verification System, CBN slashes Customs FX rates for cargo clearance

Economy

2 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has adjusted the Customs foreign exchange rates for cargo clearance a few days after it eliminated the Price verification System.

Cooking gas crashes to lowest in four months as FG takes action on VAT, import duties

Energy

2 years ago

Dealers of cooking gas have crashed the lowest in two months following various government interventions in the sector, such as VAT and import duty removal.

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