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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S&P Global says Dangote petrol too expensive compared to current crude oil prices, encourages fuel imports

Energy

10 months ago

FG issues 47 refinery licences as Dangote, NNPC slash petrol prices again

Energy

10 months ago

Tax expert explains why naira-for-crude Policy is best for Nigeria's economy

Energy

10 months ago

Nigeria to model US, plans National Petroleum Product Stockpile reserve to counter falling prices

Energy

10 months ago

FG reduces power supply to Niger by 42% to 46mw amid N4 trillion debts to GenCos

Energy

10 months ago

Access, Zenith, UBA, others to end USSD charges from deposits as new billing system set to begin

Industry

10 months ago

Top Nigerian food Items with high food prices in March as inflation rises to 24.23 per cent

Economy

10 months ago

The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that Nigeria's inflation rate spiked to 24.23%, caused by high food prices, which rose by almost 24%.

Nigeria ratifies 90% duty waiver on imports under AfCFTA to crash costs

Economy

10 months ago

The Nigerian government has signed and submitted its ECOWAS Tariff Offer to the African Continental Free Trade Area, establishing a 90% duty waiver on the continent.

N350 per litre: Refinery owners predict new petrol prices as landing cost crashes

Energy

10 months ago

The Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) has said that petrol prices could be sold as low as N350 per litre if crude falls to $50 per barrel.

CBN sells $150 million to authorised dealers at N1,593, N1,623 amid naira’s crash

Economy

10 months ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected an additional $150 million into the foreign exchange market as the naira crashed to N1,604 per dollar.

Oil marketers lament Losses as more filling stations crash petrol prices

Energy

10 months ago

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has warned of further price cuts in filling stations as some lowered costs below Dangote's rate.

CBEX: Expert's guide to withdrawing your money amid investment platform’s Collapse

Technology

10 months ago

A crypto and digital security expert, Taiwo Owolabi, has said that unless CBEX, the recently crashed Ponzi scheme platform, gets $100, users will remain locked out.

American credit rating Firm, Fitch, predicts Nigeria’s debt servicing to hit $5.2 billion in 2025

Economy

10 months ago

The US rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has projected that Nigeria may spend about $5.2 billion on external debt servicing in IN 2025, exceeding 2024 record.

Lagos Deputy Governor, Hamzat cries out over N29m electricity bill by DisCO

Energy

10 months ago

The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has decried the N29 million electricity bill he received from Eko Electricity Distribution Company in April 2025.

FG reacts as electricity generating firms move to shutdown over N4 trillion debt

Energy

10 months ago

The Nigerian government has promised to address the N4 trillion debt owed to electricity companies following threats by the firms to shut down operations.

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