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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Marketers give reasons for crashing petrol prices despite high crude prices

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Marketers increase petrol prices amid high crude oil prices globally

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Naira ends losing streak in official market, recovers 0.17 per cent

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Nigeria’s external reserves falls amid debt repayment to China, IMF, World Bank

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Rwanda discovers first oil in large quantity, set to rival Nigeria, other African countries

Rwanda has confirmed the presence of oil in Lake Kivu, bordering Uganda and DR Congo. The country said there is a possibility of finding more wells in the region.

Oil marketers abandon private depots, shift to buy at Dangote Refinery at cheaper prices

Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) said its members now patronise Dangote Refinery following the increase in depot prices.

CBN adjusts exchange rates as naira tumbles in official and parallel markets

The Nigerian currency has maintained a negative run against the naira in the official and parallel markets, losing 0.09 per cent in the official window on Wednesday.

Prominent banks feature as NCC finally releases names, deactivated USSD codes by telcos

The Nigerian Communications Commission have finally unveiled the names and USSD codes of prominent banks to be disconnected due to their debts to telcos.

Sterling Bank reportedly increases staff salaries by 7% amid high cost of living

One of Nigeria's tier-2 banks, Sterling Bank, has allegedly raised its staff salaries by seven per cent to help them to cope with high living standards and inflation

After USSD code deactivations by MTN, Airtel, others, FG blacklists 18 banks over N250bn debt

The Nigerian government is set to blacklist 18 financial institutions over N250 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt to telecom companies.

Full List: CBN fines 9 banks 150 million each for not dispensing cash via ATMs

The Central Bank of Nigeria has sanctioned nine banks N150 million each for failing to load cash in their Automated Teller Machines ATM at Christmas.

USSD codes to become inactive as MTN, Airtel, other telcos disconnect 18 banks, move to remove more

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunication companies to disconnect 18 banks due to their inability to pay N250 billion in debt.

Nigeria, another country emerge as Africa’s largest oil producers in 2025

A new report has predicted that Nigeria and Angola will lead the surge in crude oil production to seven million barrels per day in Africa in 2025.

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