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

5393 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

Author's articles

Dangote to build $1 billion Industrial complex in Zimbabwe after refinery expansion

Industry

14 days ago

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State debt skyrockets: Lagos & Edo citizens now carry over ₦100,000 Each

Economy

14 days ago

Elon Musk unveils Grokpedia to challenge Wikipedia’s dominance, users divided

Technology

14 days ago

UK removes tariffs on 3,000 Nigerian products as Nigeria enforces reciprocal ban on US imports

Economy

14 days ago

FG expands N75,000 cash transfer to reach millions more Nigerians amid rising hardship

Economy

14 days ago

Niger Delta group celebrates NUPRC’s four years of transformative impact

Energy

15 days ago

How to apply for FG’s YEIDEP programme and Get N500,000 funding

Economy

15 days ago

The Nigerian government has opened the portal for Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalization Programme (YEIDEP) after several postponements.

Air Peace, Max Air, other airlines may raise fares as NCAA imposes $11.5 charge per ticket

Industry

15 days ago

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) announced the imposition of $11.5 per ticket, raising fears of increased airfares by local and foreign airlines.

Massive rush: Investors pour dollars into Nigeria as naira defies odds, Hits N1,452 per dollar

Economy

15 days ago

The Nigerian currency, the naira, experienced another massive appreciation against the US dollar on Monday, October 27, 2025 in the official market.

Nigeria exits debtors’ list as IMF releases names of 10 African countries with lowest debt in 2025

Economy

15 days ago

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has struck off Nigeria from its debtors' list. The fund has also released the list of African countries with the lowest debt

Tax clarity and investor confidence depend on judiciary’s insight — FIRS boss

Economy

16 days ago

The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zaach Adedeji, has hailed the role of the judiciary in inspiring investor confidence in Nigeria.

Breaking Barriers: Air Peace lands at London Heathrow as Tinubu, Keyamo deliver on aviation promise

Industry

16 days ago

Nigeria's biggest airline, Air Peace, has made a historic flight to London Heathrow Airport after securing the much-anticipated slot earlier this year.

Group to Tinubu: Treat 2025 Capital Budget as national emergency or risk reform failure

Economy

16 days ago

A civil society group, the Coalition for Equitable Development and Fiscal Justice (CEDFJ), has asked President Bola Tinubu to expedite action on the 2025 budget.