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

4717 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

Author's articles

Nigeria gains new status in Africa as it finally meets important oil...

Energy

3 months ago

How new CBN ATM charges will affect you and numbers to report banks violating...

Industry

3 months ago

FG takes over Nigerian bank as owners forfeit N6.3 billion shares

Industry

3 months ago

Lagos announces date to raise BRT fares, explains new rate as residents lament...

Industry

3 months ago

NNPC begins another major project after Port Harcourt, Warri refineries'...

Energy

3 months ago

NMDPRA seals fuel stations, gas plant in Nigerian state over safety, pricing...

Energy

3 months ago

GTBank removes PoS processing fees as operators move to hike costs amid new ATM charges

Industry

3 months ago

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has announced the introduction of zero processing fees for all its Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminals to boost Nigerian businesses.

Keystone Bank speaks on FG takeover as sources hint at rebranding with new name

Industry

3 months ago

Keystone Bank has revealed that it is now fully owned by the Nigerian government following a court order which dissolved the former shareholders.

NNPC gives update on Kaduna refinery completion stage as Dangote confirms new fuel price

Energy

3 months ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has revealed that the Kaduna Refinery has undergone 60% mechanical completion and will soon come on stream

Nigeria emerges highest beneficiary of Afreximbank financing in Africa with $25 billion

Industry

3 months ago

The African Import-Export Bank (Afreximbank) has revealed that Nigeria is its largest beneficiary of various pilot and intervention projects totalling $25 billion.

Starlink, Spectranet, other Internet Service Providers hint at new data prices after MTN

Technology

3 months ago

Nigerian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have hinted at increasing their subscription prices following the implementation of a tariff of 50% approved by the NCC.

Dangote Refinery crashes diesel prices by N55 per litre as marketers abandon NNPC

Energy

3 months ago

The Dangote Refinery has reduced diesel prices for the fourth time, crashing it from N1,075 to N1,025 per litre. It said the move was to serve Nigerians better.

Elon Musk bids to acquire ChatGPT parent company, OpenAI for $97.4 billion, company reacts

Technology

3 months ago

A group of investors led by Elon Musk are seeking to acquire OpenAI, ChatGPT's parent company for 97.74 billion, and Sam Altman rejected the bid offer.