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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Subsidy returns as FG reportedly pays N169.4 billion in August to keep petrol price at N620/litre

Energy

3 years ago

"No more hacking": Meta to begin WhatsApp Business owners' verification with green tick

Technology

3 years ago

Consumers to get free electricity as NERC orders DisCos to reimburse customers for meters under MAP

Energy

3 years ago

Tough Christmas ahead as naira crashes to all-time low of N980 per dollar

Economy

3 years ago

“N27k per month:” Meta to begin charging business accounts on FB, Instagram for verification

Technology

3 years ago

Nigerian oil magnate Wale Tinubu gains N31.38 billion from sale of Oando shares

Capital Market

3 years ago

Anxiety as NNPCL fails to remit $6.9 billion to FG amid oil boom, firm swaps $7.1bn worth crude oil

Energy

3 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has failed to remit about $6.7 billion to the federation account, while it traded about $7.1 billion worth of crude.

GTB, Zenith Bank, First Bank, others lead as unclaimed dividends hit N79bn, SEC raises alarm

Capital Market

3 years ago

About eight commercial banks in Nigeria have recorded N79 billion in unclaimed dividends in the first half of 2023, representing an increase of 8% in six months.

Nigeria’s oil earnings rises by N188.71bn as output rises as NNPC speaks on plan to move HQ to Lagos

Energy

3 years ago

Nigeria earned about N188.71 billion from the sale of crude oil in August, higher than the amount it earned in the month of July, according to an OPEC report.

CBN combs accounts, debits beneficiaries to recover COVID-19 loans as debtors recount experiences

Economy

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has begun debiting accounts of beneficiaries of the COVID-19 loans granted in 2020 under the Targeted Credit Facilities scheme.

Tinubu gives CBN orders about Emirate, other foreign airlines over $600 million debt

Industry

3 years ago

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to begin interfacing with foreign airlines over $600 million trapped funds belonging to them.

“Apply now”: NCC opens applications for 2023 talent research via hackathon, offers N10 million grant

Technology

3 years ago

The Nigerian Communications Commission is offering N10 million for its Talent Research Hackathon to develop innovative ideas for older people and renewables.

Full Iist Lagos, Kogi, Sokoto, Rivers, 6 others make Nigeria’s most expensive states to Live

Economy

3 years ago

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Kogi, Lagos and Rivers States are among Nigeria's most expensive states to live in based on the new inflation rates.

Oil marketers may hike petrol price as crude hits $94 per barrel amid naira crash

Energy

3 years ago

Oil marketers in Nigeria may consider increasing the price of petrol as crude oil hits $94 per barrel in the international market amid crashing naira.

New report details how Emefiele secretly resigned paving way for Tinubu to appoint new CBN Governor

Economy

3 years ago

President Tinubu reportedly appointed Olayemi Cardoso as the new CBN governor after it emerged that Godwin Emefiele reportedly resigned from his position in August.

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