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

3962 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

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Dollar crashes in official market as supply rises to $5.4 billion

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Dollar supply in forex market hits $5.4 billion as naira trades at new rates

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Expert explains what Tinubu's 'Tax Reform Bill' seeks to achieve

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Dealers quote new price for imported rice as FG delays duty-free import policy

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Again, Dangote Refinery alerts Nigerians over import of inferior petroleum products

The Dangote Refinery has accused the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority of lacking facilities to check adulterated petroleum products.

"Price War": Oil marketers adjusts petrol prices after Dangote’s announcement

Oil marketers have vowed to import petrol to crash prices below the one offered by the Dangote refinery, saying that the refinery sells above N1,000 per litre

Cybersecurity expert raises alarm, warns CBN, EFCC against ATM card PIN for online transactions

A British-Nigerian cybersecurity expert, Kingsley Aguoru, has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the EFCC to outlaw using card PINs for online transactions.

New airline begins international flights in Nigeria as XEJet begins all business class operations

A major Italian Airline, Neos Airlines has kickstarted operations in Nigeria to boost the number of foreign airlines plying the Nigerian airspace.

Indian company to Build $4 billion steel plant in Nigeria in exchange for natural gas

The Nigerian government has struck a deal with Jindal Group, Indian company to offtake the country's natural gas for a $4 billion steel plant in Akwa Ibom State.

NIVEA manufacturers respond to NAFDAC over safety of Its roll-on deodorant

NIVEA manufacturer, Beiersdorf, has told the NAFDAC that the NIVEA Black & While Invisible Roll-on deodorant it flagged has been discontinued since March 2022.

Boost for naira as Western Union, other IMTOs increase dollar inflows to Nigeria to $2.33bn

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that dollar inflows from International Money Transfer Organisations increased by 47% to $2.33 billion in 2024.

6 Nigerian banks with highest profit in first 9 months of 2024, Zenith leads

About nine banks in Nigeria led by Zenith Bank, Access Bank, Zenith Bank, GTbank, Ecobank and United Bank for Africa (UBA) have recorded an N4.15trn profit

Another African country builds new refinery, ready to compete with Dangote

Angola has disclosed that its new Cabinda refinery will commence production in April 2025 after commissioning between January and March to rival Dangote Refinery.

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