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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The invisible commodity: Why charcoal is not on Nigeria’s economic map, CEO explains

Energy

5 months ago

Tinubu’s 5% fuel surcharge sparks outrage, Nigerians to pay N45 per litre extra on petrol

Energy

5 months ago

Dangote Refinery shuts down, petrol prices rise as supply slows, filling stations sell at new rate

Energy

5 months ago

Big win for naira: Strong reserves, CBN's moves push dollar to lowest in months

Economy

5 months ago

Access Bank expands: $159m deal to acquire South Africa’s Bidvest Bank amid recapitalisation drive

Industry

5 months ago

India’s telecom giant Indus Towers to enter Nigeria, shake up African market

Technology

5 months ago

Nigeria Rises: Joins Saudi Arabia, UAE among World’s top oil producers – OPEC

Energy

5 months ago

Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) emerged as the top crude oil producers in August as OPEC producers increased production by 400,000 bpd.

FG removes subsidy on CNG: Prices jump to N420 as Nigerians face long gueues

Energy

5 months ago

The Nigerian government has removed the subsidy from compressed natural gas (CNG). The development has resulted in scarcity and long queues at filling stations.

Dollar inflows surge: Experts tip naira for stability as Nigeria’s reserves soar

Economy

5 months ago

Market watchers and experts have predicted a stronger naira and currency stability in the coming months following strong forex inflows into the economy.

Nigeria’s oil sector gets boost as NUPRC seals deepwater PSCs, Komolafe wins stakeholders’ praise

Energy

5 months ago

Stakeholders have hailed the role of Gbenga Komolafe in the recent deal, which sealed a Production Sharing agreement for two offshore blocks in the country.

Ticket prices may crash as Saudi Airline enters Nigeria, picks Lagos, Abuja, Kano routes

Industry

5 months ago

A new international private airline. Flydeal has commenced operations in Nigeria, choosing Kano, Abuja, and Lagos routes with three flights fortnightly.

From Trader to Titan: How I built a $20 billion empire from scratch, Dangote explains

Money

5 months ago

Aliko Dangote, Africa's wealthiest man, has explained how he came about his humongous wealth. From selling cement, Dangote now owns Africa's largest refinery.

Price of cooking changes as dealers release new rates, states with cheapest costs emerge

Energy

5 months ago

According to data by the National Bureau of Statistics, the price of cooking gas jumped by 44.51% in July, with a 12.5kg cylinder refill selling at N20,609 in July.

Dangote Refinery imports Ghanaian crude as output Hits 450,000 bpd

Energy

5 months ago

The Dangote Refinery has diversified its crude feedstock, importing Ghana’s Sankofa crude, a medium-sweet grade, into its processing mix to boost production.

Naira surges as CBN sells $586m, external reserves hit $41bn

Economy

5 months ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has conducted a series of foreign exchange interventions in the FX market, leading to a surge in the naira's value.

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