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

5778 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Sterling Bank to empower 2.500 women entrepreneurs, moves to credit Nigerians with N1m

Industry

9 months ago

Dangote moves to launch sugar refinery in Ghana as import bill rises to $162 million

Industry

9 months ago

Mele Kyari opens u as N80 billion is allegedly found in ex-refinery MD’s bank accounts

Energy

9 months ago

GTBank, Zenith, 7 others emerge as Nigeria’s most profitable banks in 2025, with N1.83 trillion

Industry

9 months ago

CBN records N13.9 trillion loss as Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves decline

Economy

9 months ago

CBN adjusts Customs exchange rates to clear goods as naira records highest weekly fall

Economy

9 months ago

Jubilation as Air Peace surprises passengers with in-flight smartphone giveaway

Industry

9 months ago

Nigeria's largest carrier, Air Peace, has surprised its passengers with a smartphone gift during a regional flight as the NCAA summons airlines management.

Dangote reacts to Donald Trump’s tariff as crude oil falls to lowest in 4 years

Industry

9 months ago

Aliko Dangote has finally reacted to the 14% tariffs imposed on Nigeria's exports by the US President, Donald Trump, saying he was comfortable with it.

FG repays China, World Bank, IMF, other loans as Nigeria’s debt hits N144.6 trillion

Economy

9 months ago

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has explained that Nigeria spent about N5.97 trillion on debt servicing in 2024, relative to N5.23 trillion in 2023.

Nigerians to pay more for NIN corrections as NIMC increases service charge, sets date to start

Technology

9 months ago

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced plans to increase its service charges for corrections on the National Identification Number (NIN).

Sterling Bank introduces new feature to give customers N1m monthly despite low account balance

Industry

9 months ago

Sterling Bank has announced the introduction of a new feature, AlwaysOn, to allow its customers to maintain a robust balance by giving them N1 million monthly.

Access, Zenith, UBA, other banks settle N160bn owed to MTN, Airtel, others as new SMS fee begins

Industry

9 months ago

Telecommunication companies have confirmed that commercial banks have fully settled the lingering N160 billion outstanding USSD debt with nothing left.

MTN Nigeria spends N202 billion on network upgrade after raking in billions in profit

Technology

9 months ago

MTN Nigeria has disclosed that it spent about N202.4bn on network upgrades and infrastructure growth in the first quarter of 2025 after returning to profitability.

MRS, Heyden, other Dangote refinery partner stations reduce petrol prices again to rival NNPC outlets

Energy

9 months ago

Following the reductions in petrol prices by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Dangote Refinery's partners have lowered prices again.

Real estate mogul, Akintayo sues US-based YouTuber, others N1bn, $50 million for defamation

Money

9 months ago

A Nigerian real estate mogul, Stephen Akintayo and his company, GTEXT Homes, have threatened to sue a US-based YouTuber and others for defamation.

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