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

6473 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Customers of Access, Zenith, GTB, 9 others pay N154 billion for electronic transactions

Industry

2 years ago

“We Lost $15m”: Erisco Foods moves to sue Facebook user for N5bn billion for ‘bad’ product review

Industry

2 years ago

Glo Chairman Mike Adenuga to earn N1.29 billion from Conoil dividends

Energy

2 years ago

FG owes NNPC N7.3 trillion fuel subsidy debt following naira depreciation

Energy

2 years ago

Creators to benefit as YouTube launches new App, AI products, Shorts hits 70 billion Views

Technology

2 years ago

Nigerian passport devalued further, ranks among worst 20 to hold in the world

Economy

2 years ago

Apple users report serious problems using iPhone 15, Apple responds

Technology

2 years ago

Apple has responded to user complaints about the newly launched iPhone 15 series in early September. some users say the new iPhone is infected with a bug.

Tony Elumelu's UBA emerges Nigeria's most profitable bank, grows revenue by 163% in 6 months

Industry

2 years ago

United Bank for Africa has emerged as Nigeria's profitable bank in the first half of 2023 with a 163% profit of N350 billion as Tony Elumelu celebrated earnings.

"It's Sugary:" Facebook user arrested after "bad" review of Erisco product

Industry

2 years ago

Police have arrested a Facebook user, Chioma Egodi, after doing a review of a tomato paste made by Erisco Foods Limited, alleging that the product tasted sugary.

FG’s economic plans in ruins as naira breaks record against the dollar in the parallel market

Economy

2 years ago

The naira collapsed to an all-time low of N1,000 to a dollar at the black market on Thursday, September 21, 2023, as more people demanded dollars.

Currency in circulation surpasses N2 trillion as new CBN Governor assumes duty, faces N1k per dollar

Economy

2 years ago

Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria reveals that currency in circulation increased by N1.7 trillion to hit N2.7 trillion as of the end of August 2023.

Dangote leads list of top 5 African billionaires with biggest wealth loss in 2023

Money

2 years ago

Nigeria's Aliko Dangote is leading the pack of African billionaires with losses of close to $1 billion in 24 hours due to policy and stock declines.

"Apply Now": UBA partners AfCTA to provide Nigerian, other African entrepreneurs with a$6 billion loan

Industry

2 years ago

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) is partnering with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) secretariat to provide about $6bn loans to small businesses.

Zenith Bank, Access Bank, UBA, other banks borrow N3.03 trillion from CBN in 22 Days

Industry

2 years ago

Commercial banks in Nigeria increased their borrowings from the Central Bank of Nigeria by 835% to N3.03 trillion in the 22 days in September 2023.

Philanthropists crash petrol price to N430/litre for Okada, Keke Riders in Borno

Energy

2 years ago

Petrol station owners have pledged to crash prices of petrol in six states across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria for Okada and Keke riders as palliatives.

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