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

6957 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Dangote to invest $10bn in Africa’s power sector to tackle electricity deficit

Energy

15 days ago

After refinery share offer, Dangote announces another IPO, sets 2028 date

Industry

15 days ago

Petrol prices change as brent crude slides towards $100

Energy

15 days ago

Most affordable car brands in Nigeria under ₦10m as Toyota, Honda prices emerge

Industry

15 days ago

PiggyVest, Bamboo, Cowrywise waive fees as Nigerians rush to buy Dangote Refinery shares

Capital Market

16 days ago

Two women arraigned over alleged fake Access Bank shutdown rumour

Industry

16 days ago

Chinese-owned HBM battles Dangote, BUA for Nigeria’s cement market as prices hit new levels

Industry

16 days ago

HBM seeks distributors with ₦250m capital as it expands capacity and challenges Dangote and BUA amid soaring prices and competition in Nigeria’s cement market.

More fuel cargoes enter Lagos, Warri, Port Harcourt as marketers boost petrol, diesel supply

Energy

16 days ago

Fresh petrol, diesel, aviation fuel and butane cargoes reach Lagos, Warri and Port Harcourt, boosting Nigeria’s supply and fuelling downstream competition.

Chinese cement company begins massive recruitment for Nigerian distributors, lists criteria

Industry

16 days ago

HBM Nigeria seeks cement distributors with N250m capital, warehouses and five trucks as prices hit N15,000, potentially reshaping competition across Nigeria.

NNPC takes action to restart Warri, Port Harcourt refineries as petrol hits N1,400 per litre

Energy

16 days ago

NNPC begins technical assessments of Port Harcourt and Warri refineries as petrol hits N1,500 and diesel tops N2,000, while partnership talks remain ongoing

Airline, bank, telecom firm: 6 top businesses Aliko Dangote shut down before building $20bn refinery

Money

16 days ago

Dangote’s costly setbacks in textiles, flour, telecoms, aviation and food processing paved the way for his $20bn refinery success and $47.6bn valuation today.

British pound falls against naira, dollar edges up, new rates emerge

Economy

16 days ago

Naira gains push the British pound below ₦1,800 as FX liquidity improves, while UK job data and BoE and Fed decisions shape the exchange rate outlook ahead.

Petrol price relief in sight as crude, depot rates fall, marketers face pressure to cut prices

Energy

16 days ago

Global crude and depot prices fall, fuelling hopes of cheaper petrol in Nigeria as NMDPRA explains pump pricing under the deregulated market as debate grows.

Marketers release fresh prices as petrol depot rates fall in three cities

Energy

17 days ago

Nigeria petrol prices fell to N1,330 per litre in Calabar, Warri and Port Harcourt as Dangote Refinery supply intensified competition; diesel prices shifted.

Africa’s fastest-rising billionaire: Otedola’s fortune hits $2 billion

Money

17 days ago

Femi Otedola’s fortune hits $2bn as FirstHoldCo tops N7tn in market value, narrowing the gap with Africa’s billionaires as FTSE inclusion now draws investors.

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