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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Lagos, Kano, and other governors insist N500, N1000 notes are still legal in their states

Economy

3 years ago

"ATM Points are full of criminals": UK issues advisory to citizens over cash crisis in Nigeria

Economy

3 years ago

After Buhari’s speech, Emefiele visits Aso Rock, speaks about directives on old naira notes

Economy

3 years ago

PoS operator, 5 petrol station managers arrested in Kano

Economy

3 years ago

CBN chooses 5 banks for Cash Swap Programme, excludes Lagos, Abuja PoS operators

Economy

3 years ago

Elon Musk Set to Retake Title of World's Richest as Tesla Shares Soar

Money

3 years ago

Buhari says Old N500, N1000 notes no longer legal tender

Economy

3 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has outlawed old N500 and N1,000 notes during his nationwide address to Nigerians over the scarcity of cash rocking the country.

Patronella CEO accuses Innoson Motors of supply fake documents, Substandard vehicles

Industry

3 years ago

Patronella CEO, Charles Tabansi has accused Innoson Motors of supplying fake documents and substandard vehicles, allegation the company refuted in a statement.

Traders, Transporters, Others Defy CBN, Continue to Accept Old Naira Notes

Economy

3 years ago

Nigerians have continued to accept old naira notes despite the CBN deadline of February 10, 2023, disregarding a Supreme Court order suspending the deadline.

Nigerian Man Opens 25 Bank Accounts, Dupes US Citizens of $3.4 Million Through Romance Scam

Money

3 years ago

A Nigerian man, Olaniyi Ojikutu has been convicted of wire fraud in the United States. Ojikutu, alongside nine others defrauded their victims via online scam

New naira notes: Banks issue deadlines to customers deposit old naira notes

Industry

3 years ago

Fidelity Bank and other banks have issued deadlines to its customers to deposit their old notes on or before the time given by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Use eNaira, internet banking as alternative to cash crisis, CBN tells Nigerians

Economy

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has listed other channels as means of transaction to avoid the current cash crunch experienced by Nigerians all over the country.

N258 million new notes: Our hands are clean, Sterling Bank clarifies alleged cash hoarding in Abuja Office

Money

3 years ago

Sterling Bank has denied hoarding N258 million at its Abuja regional office, saying that the alleged fund was money meant for the bank's regional branches.

Nigerian Governor threatens to licenses of businesses, banks rejecting old naira notes

Economy

3 years ago

Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje has warned that old naira notes are still legal tender in the state because of a Supreme Court order stopping CBN deadline

CBN lists what constitutes abuse of naira, releases phone number to report abusers

Money

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released what it termed abuse of naira notes including spraying, squeezing, money bouquets, and defacing, among others.

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