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

6470 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Facts emerge as Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao resigns, pays $50 million fine over money laundering

Technology

2 years ago

“No More N610/L:” Nigerians brace for fuel price drop as petrol vessels arrive at ports

Energy

2 years ago

Access Bank, Zenith, others pay N311bn in income tax to FG in 9 months as CBN delays MPC meeting

Industry

2 years ago

Boost for Nigeria as crude oil prices soar, FG discloses amount saved from subsidy removal

Energy

2 years ago

Electricity in Nigeria gets boost as FG gets help from American firm, seals multibillion-dollar deal

Energy

2 years ago

Access, Zenith, UBA lead 10 Banks with highest staff salaries, other personnel expenses in 2023

Industry

2 years ago

"One gets N500K:" Governor applauds as Foundation donates N250 million poverty alleviation in Kwara

Money

2 years ago

A Foundation in Kwara has donated about N250 million to indigenes of the state to alleviate poverty while promising 70% employment to the residents.

Moniepoint responds to accusations of using GTBank infrastructure, network for transactions

Industry

2 years ago

Moniepoint has debunked social media claims that it depends on GTBank infrastructure and network for operations, saying that its engineers built it separately

"No more petrol imports": Nigeria to seal refinery deal with Saudi Arabia, after revoking 264 visas

Energy

2 years ago

The Nigerian government and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are about to sign a refinery deal to fix four of Nigeria's ailing refineries in Rivers, Delta, and Kaduna.

Nigerians disclose what they use as alternative to cooking gas as prices skyrocket

Energy

2 years ago

Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) gas dealers are lamenting a sharp decline in the demand for the product due high cost and poor living standards in Nigeria.

Bolt shortlists 20 Nigerian drivers to receive N1.8m in seed funding in its Accelerator initiative

Industry

2 years ago

Bolt, the ride-hail app, has shortlisted 20 Nigerian drivers on its platform to participate in its Accelerator initiative and provide them with N1.8 m seed funding.

"No more 60k/bag": Price of rice to crash as report links Nigeria, other countries as top importers

Economy

2 years ago

A report by the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Nigeria will experience a surge in rice production in 2024.

Nigerian firm pivots to AI-powered cybersecurity solutions

Technology

2 years ago

A Nigerian cybersecurity outfit has highlighted the importance of cybersecurity on Nigeria's critical infrastructure amid several malicious intrusions.

Faster internet coming as Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta lands two undersea cables in Two Nigerian States

Technology

2 years ago

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Instagram, WhatsApp and WhatsApp is set to launch two submarine cables in Nigerian states of Lagos and Akwa Ibom.

Expect cheap petrol as NNPC, US partner to produce fuel from corn, wood, other sources

Energy

2 years ago

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is set to partner with the United States Grains to begin the production of ethanol from corn and others.

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