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

6481 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Nigerians increase mobile money accounts in MTN, Airtel banks by 22 per cent, report says

Technology

3 years ago

FG begins registration of unemployed persons in 20 local government areas of Lagos

Economy

3 years ago

CBN licenses UK payment company to compete with Flutterwave, Paystack, others

Technology

3 years ago

129-year-old First Bank announces corporate name Change of subsidiaries across Africa, United Kingdom

Industry

3 years ago

Electronic payments rise to N48 trillion over naira crisis, as CBN bars banks from operating PoS

Economy

3 years ago

Ghana's bonds debt default causes widespread loss among Nigerian banks, as Zenith Bank, others bleed

Industry

3 years ago

Access Bank, others send messages to customers on new interest rate on savings following CBN’s hike

Economy

3 years ago

Access Bank and other commercial banks have announced a new interest rate for deposits in savings accounts to reflect the CBN's recent interest rate increase.

FG to Pay 5,000 monthly to 10 million households for 6 months as subsidy palliative

Economy

3 years ago

The Nigerian government said it is going to pay N5,000 monthly to 10 million households in Nigeria as a palliative for subsidy removal coming up after June 2023

Nigerian musicians depend on Chinese platforms to cash out on streaming platforms

Technology

3 years ago

Chinese-owned music streaming platforms like Boomplay have played a significant role in propelling Nigerian musicians to global stardom and making lots of money

Nigeria ranks 4th among world's top 10 countries with highest youth unemployment

Economy

3 years ago

Nigeria has been ranked 4th among the top 10 countries with the highest youth unemployment in the world, with South Africa leading the pack in a recent report.

Smart lady makes N920 million selling her handwritten nursing study notes, handouts online

Money

3 years ago

Stephanie Beggs said she has made millions selling her nursing study notes on social media and disclosed the steps she employed to realise her 7-figure dream.

CBN's new announcement drives BVN database to 57 million, as more Nigerians rush to link accounts

Industry

3 years ago

The number of Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) in Nigeria has hit 57 million as more Nigerians rush to link their bank accounts following CBN's pronouncement.

Emefiele happy with IMF growth projections for Nigeria, says CBN vindicated

Economy

3 years ago

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has said that IMF's growth forecast for Nigeria is a sign the apex bank is doing a good job

Facebook, WhatsApp, Access Bank Apps, and others top the list of Most frequently used apps in Nigeria

Technology

3 years ago

Access Bank, Opay, PalmPay, Facebook, WhatsApp are among top apps surveyed as the most frequently used apps in Nigeria as smartphone access grows in Nigeria.

FG to Pay $23.3 million for consultancy fee on $800 million World Bank Loan for subsidy relief, CBN reacts

Economy

3 years ago

The Nigerian government has stated that it will pay about $23.3 million consultancy charge on the $800m World Bank loan meant to cushion petrol subsidy removal

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