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

7048 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

Author's articles

Germany introduces special card for non-Indigenes for job search, sets simple criteria to benefit

Money

2 years ago

Nasarawa State set to commission Nigeria's largest Lithium processing plant

Industry

2 years ago

Nigeria spends $3.5 billion repaying IMF, World Bank, other loans in 2023

Economy

2 years ago

Cornfield Group Chairman Agbeyo bags ICAN UK award urges African govt. on digitization

Industry

2 years ago

FG begins sharing N200bn to small business owners, manufacturers in Nigeria, lists ways to apply

Economy

2 years ago

Air Peace, Dana, other airlines set to cut airfares further as Dangote begins sale aviation fuel

Industry

2 years ago

FG Lists four electricity distribution company companies for sale, move to unbundle 11 others

Energy

2 years ago

The Nigerian government has expressed the desire to sell four electricity distribution companies under the management of banks and AMCON and also unbundle others.

FG announces addition of over 1 billion barrels of crude oil, 2.574 trillion new gas stock

Energy

2 years ago

The Nigerian government has announced the addition of more crude oil reserves of about 1.087 billion barrels and gas reserves of 2.574 trillion cubic feet.

Naira crashes again in all markets as Access, UBA, others quote new buying rates for the dollar

Economy

2 years ago

The Nigerian currency, the naira, has crashed in all the markets after weeks of rebounding against the dollar, making the world's best-performing currency

Analyst describes how Nigeria can move from forex-induced depression

Economy

2 years ago

A financial analyst, Abdulmumin Ali, has described how Nigeria can overcome its current foreign exchange challenges, beat inflation and boost the naira.

Senate Committee discloses Port Harcourt Refinery's readiness

Energy

2 years ago

Members of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery stated that the facility is about 90% ready.

Naira loses ground against dollar as CBN speaks on forex sale to BDCs

Economy

2 years ago

The Nigerian currency, the naira, has crashed against the US dollar as speculations are rife that the CBN is defending the naira with FX reserves

IMF predicts Nigeria to lose status as Africa’s biggest economy, new country emerges

Economy

2 years ago

A recent report by the International Monetary Fund has said that Nigeria will cease to be Africa's largest economy in 2024 to become distant behind South Africa.