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

4568 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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FG reduces power supply to Niger by 42% to 46mw amid N4 trillion debts to GenCos

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Access, Zenith, UBA, others to end USSD charges from deposits as new billing sys...

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Nigeria ratifies 90% duty waiver on imports under AfCFTA to crash costs

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N350 per litre: Refinery owners predict new petrol prices as landing cost crashes

The Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) has said that petrol prices could be sold as low as N350 per litre if crude falls to $50 per barrel.

CBN sells $150 million to authorised dealers at N1,593, N1,623 amid naira’s crash

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected an additional $150 million into the foreign exchange market as the naira crashed to N1,604 per dollar.

Oil marketers lament Losses as more filling stations crash petrol prices

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has warned of further price cuts in filling stations as some lowered costs below Dangote's rate.

CBEX: Expert's guide to withdrawing your money amid investment platform’s Collapse

A crypto and digital security expert, Taiwo Owolabi, has said that unless CBEX, the recently crashed Ponzi scheme platform, gets $100, users will remain locked out.

American credit rating Firm, Fitch, predicts Nigeria’s debt servicing to hit $5.2 billion in 2025

The US rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has projected that Nigeria may spend about $5.2 billion on external debt servicing in IN 2025, exceeding 2024 record.

Lagos Deputy Governor, Hamzat cries out over N29m electricity bill by DisCO

The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has decried the N29 million electricity bill he received from Eko Electricity Distribution Company in April 2025.

FG reacts as electricity generating firms move to shutdown over N4 trillion debt

The Nigerian government has promised to address the N4 trillion debt owed to electricity companies following threats by the firms to shut down operations.

Billionaire Bill Gates-backed company to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18m amid ban by FG

Anergy, the energy startup backed by billionaire, Bill Gates, has disclosed plans to invest $10 about $18 million to expand solar energy access in Nigeria.

Dealers crash price of rice by N20,000 per 50kg bag as food costs reduce nationwide

The price of rice has crashed again from N85,000 per 50kg bag to N65,000 amid reports of massive imports of the commodity by the Nigerian government.

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