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

4548 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Keystone Bank speaks on FG takeover as sources hint at rebranding with new name

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NNPC gives update on Kaduna refinery completion stage as Dangote confirms new fu...

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Nigeria emerges highest beneficiary of Afreximbank financing in Africa with $25...

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Starlink, Spectranet, other Internet Service Providers hint at new data prices a...

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Dangote Refinery crashes diesel prices by N55 per litre as marketers abandon NNPC

The Dangote Refinery has reduced diesel prices for the fourth time, crashing it from N1,075 to N1,025 per litre. It said the move was to serve Nigerians better.

Elon Musk bids to acquire ChatGPT parent company, OpenAI for $97.4 billion, company reacts

A group of investors led by Elon Musk are seeking to acquire OpenAI, ChatGPT's parent company for 97.74 billion, and Sam Altman rejected the bid offer.

Access, Zenith, UBA, other dealers sell dollars at high rates as naira loses 0.7% value

The rise of the US dollar has crashed the Nigeria naira by 0.7% in the official market, depreciating by N11 to a dollar and N10 in the black market.

MTN, Airtel, Glo, other Telcos increase SMS prices to N6.00 from N4.00

Telecommunications companies in Nigeria secretly implemented a 50% hike in SMS charges to N6.00 from N4.00 as MTN Nigeria increased its data prices.

Femi Otedola’s brother, Rotimi, offloads N4.6bn Geregu shares as Nigerian billionaire’s wealth grows

Nigerian billionaire's brother, Oluwarotimi Otedola, has sold his shares in the electricity company, Geregu Power, worth at N4.8 billion which he purchased in 2023.

Emirates Airlines partners Air Peace to fly to Benin, Owerri, 11 other Nigerian cities

Emirates Airlines has struck an interline agreement with Air Peace to fly Nigerian passengers to 13 cities in Nigeria, including Abuja, Owerri, Kaduna, and Asaba.

Speculators lose big as naira remains stable, CBN releases new FX rates

The naira's rally in the official and parallel markets has seen speculators losing over N10,000 as they rush to offload their foreign exchange holdings.

"It's pessure tactics": Nigerian billionaire, Abdulrahman vows to challenge Dubai court judgement

A Nigerian billionaire and businessman, Abdulrahman Bashar, who was sentenced to one in Dubai prison has vowed to challenge the court case against him.

Access, Zenith, FCMB, Fidelity reject N4.84bn subscriptions from investors as CBN deadline nears

Access Bank, Zenith Bank, FCMB, and Fidelity Bank have announced the rejection of N4.84 billion offers from investors wishing to acquire shares in the banks.

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