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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CBN allegedly fines Paystack N250 million for operating Zap wallet

Technology

9 months ago

Tinubu approves as Nigeria moves to host AU MSME Forum

Industry

9 months ago

Bolt unveils electric N3.2 million tricycles in Lagos, offers drivers huge commission

Industry

9 months ago

European bank to open first West African office in Lago to boost Nigeria’s FDI

Industry

9 months ago

GTBank increases SMS alert charges by 50 per cent, sends message to customers

Industry

9 months ago

NLNG to give N2 million grants to small business owners in Rivers

Industry

9 months ago

Marketers explain reason for the fall in cooking gas prices as 1kg sells below N1,100

Energy

9 months ago

According to the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), the crash in petrol prices is also pushing down the cost of cooking gas nationwide.

FG Introduces zinc rice variety to boost nutrition as prices crash by N22,000 per 50kg bag

Industry

9 months ago

The Nigerian government has introduced a new rice variety to combat malnutrition and boost zinc consumption in Nigeria, just as dealers have crashed the price.

FG suspends ban on solar imports, moves to provide N5bn to women to light homes, businesses

Energy

9 months ago

The Nigerian government has disclosed that the policy to ban solar panel imports into the country will no longer be immediately until the country ramps up prodution.

CBN issues new order to Access, Zenith, UBA, other Banks on FX sourcing for exporters

Industry

9 months ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed authorised dealer banks to source foreign exchange from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) for PAPSS transactions.

Nigerians knock NNPC for Warri Refinery repair failure after reportedly spending $897 million

Energy

9 months ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has come under intense fire over the shutdown of the Warri Refinery after gulping $879.6m for repairs.

FG opens N5 billion solar initiative for Nigerian women, invites applicants

Energy

9 months ago

The Nigerian government, through CreditCorp, has launched a N5 billion solar initiative to help Nigerian women to power their homes and businesses in all the LGAs.

Dealers sell 12.5kg, 3kg, 6kg of cooking gas at new prices amid Nigerian FG's regulations

Energy

9 months ago

Cooking gas dealers have announced the new costs of LPG products in various locations nationwide amid new regulations by the Nigerian government.

Naira appreciates, CBN adjusts exchange rates as dollar falls to lowest in three years

Economy

9 months ago

The naira rebounded on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, closing at N1,603 to a dollar from N1,606 the previous day following the crash of the US dollar to a three-year low

60 million barrels of Nigerian crude are stranded as key buyer dumps Nigeria for another country

Energy

9 months ago

About 60 million barrels of Nigeria's crude oil are currently stranded and floating at high seas with no buyers, while Indonesia, a top buyer, turns to the US.

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