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

3971 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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CBN adjusts exchange rates as Access, Zenith, others sell dollars high in official market

Foreign currency dealers in the official and black markets sold the dollar at high rates on Thursday, August 5, 2024, leading to the crash of the local currency

Dangote to set own petrol prices as NNPC gives date to begin product lifting from refinery

The Dangote Refinery will allowed by the Nigerian government to determine its prices, beginning in October when crude oil sales will commence in naira

“Expect price crash”: US billionaire Bill Gates invests in Nigeria’s agriculture, other sectors

American billionaire Bill Gates has announced a $2 billion investment in Nigeria's healthcare and agricultural sectors to boost the country's productivity.

Access, Zenith, UBA, currency dealers quote dollar at high rates as Naira falls to 6 month low

The Nigerian currency, the naira, depreciated to a six-month low of N1,625 per dollar on Wednesday, September 4, 2025, in the official foreign exchange market.

Dangote Refinery launches new petrol grade, suitable for European market, speaks on pricing

Dangote Refinery has disclosed that the petrol it launched on Tuesday, September 3, is Euro-V grade with a low sulphur content of 10 ppm compared to others.

Dangote Refinery sends message to Nigerians on NNPC product-lifting and Price fixing

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has stated that the NNPC has begun lifting petrol from its refinery, let alone fixing prices, as reported in some media outlets.

Nigeria’s billionaire list grows as another Nigerian emerges, joins Dangote, Adenuga, others

Nigeria's Adebayo Ogunlesi has become the latest Nigerian on the Forbes billionaire list with $1.7 billion in net worth after a $12 billion deal with BlackRock Inc.

NNPC lifts Dangote petrol, sells at new cost as list shows company’s prices across Nigeria

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has begun loading petrol from the Dangote Refinery and selling to marketers at the new price of N897 per litre

Nigeria gets new position as World Bank unveils its most indebted countries

The World Bank has listed Nigeria as the third-most indebted country to its International Development Association (IDA) in its latest financial statement.

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