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

7077 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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NNPC abandons crude Oil swap, to spend N843 billion monthly importing petrol

Energy

3 years ago

After hitting over N800 per dollar in the official market, Naira recovers to N790.68/dollar

Economy

3 years ago

Nigeria missing from top 10 African countries with highest employment rate, ILO release data

Economy

3 years ago

Dangote, 70 others get N390 Billion in tax waivers in two years, FG moves reduce incentives

Industry

3 years ago

Access, Zenith, First Bank, 6 others emerge Nigeria's biggest banks by assets worth N90bn

Industry

3 years ago

FG pays N135bn electricity subsidy to Ikeja Electric, Ibadan Disco, others to stop tariff increase

Energy

3 years ago

WhatsApp launches passkey logins for Android, eliminates SMS Two-Factor Authentication

Technology

3 years ago

The messaging platform, WhatsApp has announced a new security feature, passkeys, allowing users to log-in to their accounts without SMS or two-factor authentication.

After a price slash from N5,000 to N3,500 per bag, BUA Cement's share price soars to 12.55 per cent

Industry

3 years ago

BUA Cement is reportedly enjoying renewed investors' confidence as its share price has spiked in the last few days after slashing it price from N5,000 T0 n3,500.

"Nothing has changed": naira continues downward slide after CBN promised to supply more dollars

Economy

3 years ago

The Nigerian currency, the naira, has failed to recover after CBN said it would supply more foreign exchange to the official market to boost the forex market

N120bn USS Debt: MTN, Airtel, others may sue Zenith, Access, others, threaten service withdrawal

Industry

3 years ago

Telecommunication companies have threatened to sue and withdraw their services from commercial and other banks in Nigeria over N120 billion USSD debt

CBN approves as new bank, Alternative Bank, launches in 3 cities to rival UBA, GTB, others

Industry

3 years ago

A new ethical bank, The Alternative Bank, has launched simultaneously in three Nigerian cities to promote non-interest banking in the financial sector in the country

Oil marketers move to end NNPC monopoly, set to resume petrol import as landing cost hits N720/litre

Energy

3 years ago

Oil marketers in Nigeria are set to be gearing up to resume petrol imports at a meeting between the Federal Government has worked out ways to access Forex

Full list: Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos lead 21 states owing N790 billion in pensions, gratuities

Economy

3 years ago

Rivers, Benue, Ondo, Ekiti, and Osun states are among the 21 states in Nigeria with N790 billion in unpaid pensions and gratuities to retirees and pensioners

Ecobank, Zenith, Access, 8 other banks loan N38.55 trillion to customers in 6 months

Industry

3 years ago

Ecobank, UBA, First Bank, Access Bank, and 7 other commercial banks in Nigeria have increased their lending to customers by 50% to N38.55trn in six months of 2023

FG borrowing $1.5bn from World Bank to buy N160m SUV each for 360 Rep members, Moghalu alleges

Economy

3 years ago

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, has revealed that the Nigerian government is seeking $1.5bn loan to acquire SUVs

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