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

5767 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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FG raises minimum pension to ₦32,000, approves backdated payment from September 2025

Economy

4 months ago

New rival for Access, Zenith as CBN licenses fresh commercial bank to begin operations in 2026

Industry

4 months ago

Access Bank, Zenith, UBA announce new savings interest rates after CBN cuts MPR to 27 per cent

Industry

4 months ago

FG explains how remote workers, Nigerians abroad will be taxed under new rules

Economy

4 months ago

UK report ranks Zamfara, Kwara, Benue, Nigeria’s worst-managed states

Money

4 months ago

Naira strengthens to 7-month high as FX inflows hit nearly $1 billion

Economy

4 months ago

Fuel crisis deepens as PENGASSAN strike grounds petrol supply, power generation

Energy

4 months ago

The industrial action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has disrupted fuel and power supplies nationwide.

Tinubu’s tax overhaul: Food, education, and agriculture get VAT-free relief

Economy

4 months ago

The chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zaach Adedeji, has revealed that the Nigerian government has exempted three new sectors from VAT.

Providus, Unity Bank merger creates strong competition for Access, UBA, others

Industry

4 months ago

Experts and industry stakeholders have said that the Providus, Unity Bank merger will catapult the bank into a top tier, creating strong competition in the sector

“Full list”: IMF names 10 African countries facing biggest debts

Economy

4 months ago

About 10 African countries, including Nigeria, have labeled some of the countries facing debt exposure to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as of July 19, 2024.

Naira strengthens to ₦1,476 per dollar as investors dump dollar assets, CBN reforms boost confidence

Economy

4 months ago

The naira has maintained its strong rally against the US dollar in the official and black markets, rising to N1,476 per dollar in the official forex window.

Aliko Dangote’s net worth hits $29 billion as cement, refinery profits surge

Money

4 months ago

Aliko Dangote's net worth has surged to a whopping $29 billion after gaining $300 million in August. The development comes amid labour unrest at his refinery.

Dangote Refinery, NNPC sign fresh crude deal to end petrol shortage in Nigeria

Capital Market

4 months ago

The Dangote Refinery has signed a new crude oil supply deal with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) under the Naira-for-Crude Initiative.

PIA under threat? Nigerians mobilise against FG’s alleged plan to sell oil assets

Industry

4 months ago

Nigerians have mobilised against the alleged plans by the Nigerian government to amend the Petroleum Industry Act to sell critical national assets.

Dangote Refinery’s woes deepen as petrol-producing unit reportedly breaks down

Energy

4 months ago

The Dangote Refinery is reportedly facing the twin challenges of crude shortage and the breakdown of its petrol-producing unit, amid PENGASSAN's strike.

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