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

6375 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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N796bn petrol surcharge looms: FG’s new 5% levy may hike pump prices

Energy

11 months ago

Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app Bitchat launches on App Store

Technology

11 months ago

Wema Bank joins Zenith, Access in CBN recapitalisation race, meets target ahead of deadline

Industry

11 months ago

FG unveils ₦50m student grant for innovators in STEMM fields, launches August 2025

Economy

11 months ago

90 Days or Gone: CAC to delist 100,000 inactive companies from business register

Industry

11 months ago

Petrol prices drop below Dangote’s rate as importers stir competition

Energy

11 months ago

GAIL Refinery takes shape: New 450,000-barrel plant to disrupt Nigeria’s petroleum landscape

Energy

11 months ago

Gasoline Associates International Limited (GAIL) is planning to build Nigeria's second-largest refinery in Ogun state with 450,000 barrels, after Dangote.

Ikeja Electric, EKDC alert Lagos residents on power outages, give time to expect electricity daily

Energy

11 months ago

Ikeja Electric and Eko Distribution Company (EKDC) have asked Lagos residents to expect electricity at 5 pm daily as TCN embarks on a 25-day maintenance.

New law mandates banks, financial institutions to recover tax from defaulters

Economy

11 months ago

The Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA) now mandates banks, financial institutions and debt collectors to collect tax from defaulters when all avenues fail.

Naira trades steady as dealers buy dollar at new rate, FX reserves rise to $38.765 billion

Economy

11 months ago

The Nigerian currency, the naira's traded flat in the official foreign exchange market on Monday, July 28, 2025, amid interventions by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

New prices emerge as Nigerian farmers dump rice production, imports crush profits

Industry

11 months ago

Local rice farmers are abandoning paddy rice farming in favour of more profit-friendly staples such as maize and cassava, as the import policy hampers production.

Nigerians to enter more countries visa-free as Nigerian passport rises on global index

Money

11 months ago

The Nigerian passport's ranking has seen an improvement in its ranking to 88th place globally, from 91st position. However, it remains among the weakest in Africa

Dangote Refinery slashes cooking gas price, data shows cheapest, highest depot costs

Energy

11 months ago

The mega Dangote Refinery has quietly implemented a price slash on liquefied natural gas, also known as cooking, leading to depot owners adjusting to new rates.

CBN sells $81 million to BDCs as naira trades flat in official window

Economy

11 months ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected about $81 million into the foreign exchange market amid renewed volatility to stabilise the local currency.

Dangote battles marketers over fuel imports, demands Tinubu’s ban enforcement

Energy

11 months ago

President Bola Tinubu is under pressure from Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, to implement the Nigeria First Policy by banning fuel imports.

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