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

6351 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Kogi tops list of most expensive states to live in September 2025 as inflation drops

Economy

8 months ago

CBN releases new exchange rate as Access, Zenith, UBA, others sell dollars at new rate

Economy

8 months ago

Dangote Refinery shakes market: deploys CNG trucks, sells petrol cheaper at ₦850/litre

Energy

8 months ago

Powering Africa’s business future: Afri Invoice marks two years of empowering entrepreneurs

Industry

8 months ago

Naira under pressure: Fresh volatility hits FX market despite CBN interventions

Economy

8 months ago

CBN gives Access, UBA, Zenith, other banks new ATM deadline, orders massive expansion nationwide

Economy

8 months ago

CBN, NCC move against MTN, Airtel, banks as Nigerians cry over failed USSD transactions

Industry

8 months ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are moving strongly against failed USSD transactions by telcos and banks.

Petrol nears ₦1,000/litre: Marketers blame depots, Dangote Refinery glitches for fresh price surge

Energy

8 months ago

The prices of petrol have skyrocketed to nearly N1,000 per litre following the breakdown in supplies at Dangote Refinery, with marketers threatening to import.

Innoson Motors to build CNG plant in Bayelsa to compete with NNPC, Dangote

Energy

8 months ago

Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM) has announced plans to build a compressed natural gas (CNG) plant in Bayelsa State as it pivots to cleaner energy.

Michelin makes a comeback: 18 years after Exit, Tyre giant returns to Nigeria’s booming market

Industry

8 months ago

Reports claimed that the global tyre manufacturing giant, Michelin, is plotting an aggressive return to the booming Nigerian tyre market and is rebuilding its image.

Dollar appreciates as naira dips to N1,457 amid decline in FX inflows

Economy

8 months ago

On Monday, October 13, 2025, the Nigerian currency suffered a setback against the dollar in the FX market, depreciating to N1,457 per dollar amid a dip in inflows.

FG moves against cooking gas price hike, orders clampdown on marketers, racketeers, hoarders

Energy

8 months ago

The Nigerian government, through the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpo Ekpo, has ordered the clampdown on LPG hoarders nationwide.

No hiding place for thieves: NCC rolls out device tracking system to block fake, cloned devices

Technology

8 months ago

After 10 years, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has rolled out a new device system to track fake, cloned, or stolen phones in Nigeria.

Group launches ₦100,000 grant for petty traders: How to apply before December deadline

Money

8 months ago

Thousands of petty traders nationwide have been invited to apply for up to N100,000 lifeline to scale their businesses without collateral and any interest.

Nigeria’s Komolafe takes the lead: Africa unites under new oil regulators forum

Energy

8 months ago

The chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, has been appointed the Chairman of AFRIPERF.

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