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

4722 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

Author's articles

NNPC replies Dangote Refinery, Nigerians over inferior fuel claims, speaks on...

Energy

7 months ago

Filling stations crash prices by N80 as fuel landing cost drops, marketers...

Energy

7 months ago

FG begins N75bn single-digit interest rate loan to boost growth of 75,000 MSMEs

Economy

7 months ago

Elon Musk’s wealth soars as billionaire continues $1 million giveaway to...

Money

7 months ago

FCCPC gives strict orders to IE, Eko DisCo, others on prepaid metre replacement,...

Energy

7 months ago

Dollar crashes in official market as supply rises to $5.4 billion

Economy

7 months ago

Dollar supply in forex market hits $5.4 billion as naira trades at new rates

Economy

7 months ago

Data from the foreign exchange market shows that despite the naira's fall, the forex turnover in October rose to $5.4 billion from $3.31 billion in September

“Price War”: Marketers insist on crashing Dangote’s petrol price below N900 per litre

Energy

7 months ago

Oil marketers under The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) have insisted on importing cheaper fuel to crash the market.

Expert explains what Tinubu's 'Tax Reform Bill' seeks to achieve

Economy

7 months ago

President Tinubu's Tax Reform Bill has been seen as transformative. It is designed to remove the complexities inherent in Nigeria's tax system and bring sanity.

Dealers quote new price for imported rice as FG delays duty-free import policy

Economy

7 months ago

The price of imported rise increased 144.77% as inflation bites harder in 2024, rising from N95,000 to N120,000 in September as FG delays duty-free import.

4 oil marketers import N833 billion worth of fuel as Dangote finally releases petrol prices

Energy

7 months ago

About four prominent oil marketers spent N833.49 billion importing fuel in the first nine months of 2024, which resulted in huge revenue for the oil companies.

Again, Dangote Refinery alerts Nigerians over import of inferior petroleum products

Energy

7 months ago

The Dangote Refinery has accused the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority of lacking facilities to check adulterated petroleum products.

"Price War": Oil marketers adjusts petrol prices after Dangote’s announcement

Energy

7 months ago

Oil marketers have vowed to import petrol to crash prices below the one offered by the Dangote refinery, saying that the refinery sells above N1,000 per litre

Cybersecurity expert raises alarm, warns CBN, EFCC against ATM card PIN for online transactions

Technology

7 months ago

A British-Nigerian cybersecurity expert, Kingsley Aguoru, has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the EFCC to outlaw using card PINs for online transactions.