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

7117 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Cash Scarcity: Banks Flout CBN Directives, Secretly Close Early, Set Withdrawal Below Approved Limit

Economy

3 years ago

"I pass my neighbour," Lowest-priced Generator Hits N100k, as Nigeria Becomes Highest Importer in Africa

Energy

3 years ago

BREAKING: CBN debunks claims Nigeria lacks capacity to print new notes

Technology

3 years ago

Naira Scarcity: CBN Moves Against PoS Agents Over High Charges, Reveals Amount Banks Receive Every Day

Economy

3 years ago

Tech firm, clinches NCC 3rd Annual ICT Innovation competition for 2023

Technology

3 years ago

Fintech firm moves to ease cross-border payments with Payday 3:0

Technology

3 years ago

Cash crisis leads Nigerians in the villages to resort to trade by barter

Economy

3 years ago

Nigerians in some villages are resorting to the ancient practice of trading goods for basic needs as the scarcity of naira bites harder due to recent CBN policy

Nigeria missing in top 10 African countries with best electricity access

Energy

3 years ago

Nigeria is missing on the list of countries with best electricity access on the African continent according to a world Bank data on electricity access in Africa

Naira Scarcity: CBN Insists Banks Get New Naira Notes Daily Despite Shut Down of Some Branches

Economy

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that commercial banks still get new naira notes from it despite shutting down operations in some parts of Nigeria

Banks receive N30m every day?: CBN official reveals how much new naira banks receive daily

Economy

3 years ago

An alleged CBN staff in Bauchi State has said banks in Nigeria receive about N30 million every day from the bank to dispense to its customers across the country

Naira crises sends mobile banking surging to N2.37 trillion in January

Economy

3 years ago

Nigerians performed n2.7 trillion worth of mobile transactions in the month of January alone, representing a whopping 125 per cent increase compared to Jan 2022

NCC adds 70 new phones to list of approved devices for January 2023

Technology

3 years ago

The Nigerian Communications Commission has added 70 new mobile devices to the list of approved phones in Nigeria, bringing the list to close to two thousand.

Sterling Bank reacts to allegation of hoarding N258 million by ICPC

Industry

3 years ago

Sterling Bank has sent a cryptic message regarding the N258 million found at its regional office in Abuja on Tuesday 7, 2023 by the anti-corruption agency, ICPC

Nigerian man using Elon Musk’s Starlink internet in a village narrates experience

Technology

3 years ago

A Nigerian man using Starlink internet in a remote village said the service is phenomenal where he could barely get 50Kbs in the past and shared his experience.

Zenith Bank customer narrates ordeal after losing N6 million in 15 minutes; bank reverses money after bashing

Money

3 years ago

A lady narrated how her Zenith Bank account was invaded by unknown persons who emptied her life savings within 15 minutes. She said the bank had since refunded.

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