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

5773 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

Author's articles

As tax deadline nears, FIRS extends services to weekends in bold service reform

Economy

8 months ago

Full List: Zenith, GTBank, 11 Banks clear USSD debts to MTN, Airtel, Glo, others

Technology

8 months ago

CBN releases new dollar rates for imported products, importers to pay less for Customs duty

Maritime

8 months ago

Naira trades at rate as CBN sells $41 million to forex dealers, updates exchange rates

Economy

8 months ago

Air Peace secures slot at UK’s Heathrow Airport after Gatwick, CEO shares new plans

Industry

8 months ago

Petrol Price hikes loom as filling stations shut down, depot owners panic

Energy

8 months ago

Access Bank takes over Standard Chartered Bank after 130 years of operations

Industry

8 months ago

Nigeria's banking titan, Access Bank, has taken full acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank in The Gambia, after 130 years of Standard Chartered Bank operations.

Access, Zenith, UBA, other sell dollar at new rates as naira depreciates again

Economy

8 months ago

The Nigerian currency, the naira, has depreciated against the US dollar in the foreign exchange market, trading at N1,550 per dollar from N1,547.50 the previous day.

SEC flags Zugacoin, SamZuga GPT as unregistered, warns Nigerians

Technology

8 months ago

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has flagged two meme coins. ZUGACOIN and SAMZUGA GPT as illegal, warning Nigerians against investing.

FG releases new CNG pricing structure as Dangote moves to build 100 filling stations

Energy

8 months ago

The Nigerian government has released the new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) pricing structure to accelerate adoption and regulate transition to autogas.

Dangote to build CNG stations to power 4,000 trucks for nationwide fuel distribution plans

Energy

8 months ago

The Dangote Refinery has announced plans to build CNG stations as it announced plans to begin massive nationwide fuel distribution with 4,000 CNG trucks.

FG to link loan defaulters' details to NIN, debtors to risk passport, house rent, and other denials

Economy

8 months ago

The Nigerian government has begun a system to integrate the credit scores of Nigerians to their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to track credit scores.