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

4524 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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NDIC lists 20 failed banks, offers to pay depositors 100% liquidation dividends

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Oil cartels reportedly responsible for hike in petrol prices by Dangote Refinery

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Opay, Palmpay, Moniepoint, other mobile money operators process $1.68 trillion in one year

GSMA's State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money has revealed that mobile money operators processed about 108 billion transactions valued at $1.68trn.

25 Banned Items: US may ban more products, data shows top Imports from Nigeria in 2025

Recently published data show that the US import from Nigeria in January and February 2025 amounted to about $643 million amid 25 banned items from the US.

Top Nigerian states with highest, lowest external debts to China, IMF, others as Lagos leads

Nigeria has increased its debt servicing in the 12 months, with DMO data showing the states with the most and least external debts, led by Lagos state.

Transporters adjust fares amid reduction in fuel prices nationwide

Passengers have lamented the rise in transport costs across Nigeria, with intercity fares rising t N7,000 from N3,000 despite the crash in fuel prices.

FG gives deadline to roll out 150 new stations selling N200 fuel, moves to crash prices in Nigeria

The Nigerian government, via the Presidential Initiative (Pi-CNG), has said that about 150 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations will be ready in the next 18 months.

FG opens application portal for MSME funding, receives 60,000 entries

The Nigerian government has said that the application portal for the N700 million MSME award will close on April 7, 2025. It allows small businesses to win N220m.

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

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.

Innoson gets rival as another company begins sale of electric vehicles in Nigeria

LOXEA Nigeria has introduced BYD electric vehicles into Nigeria to rival Innoson as Nigeria pivots to cleaner and greener energy solutions in Africa.

Naira loses 2.6% value as CBN pumps $668.8 million Into FX market in March

The Nigerian currency lost 2.4% and 2.6% of its value in March 2025, depreciating to N1,536 in the official window and N1,530 per dollar in the parallel market.

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