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

5015 articles published since 29 Nov 2021

Author's articles

Glo cuts international call rates as Nigerian telcos hike tariffs: See new destinations and prices

4 days ago

Bold Move: 9Mobile transforms into T2, pledges faster service despite network hiccups

8 days ago

Afri Invoice opens 150 job opportunities to drive FIRS e-Invoicing push in Nigeria

9 days ago

New telecom operator launches with new number series, completes Integration with MTN, others

16 days ago

Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app Bitchat launches on App Store

18 days ago

UBA’s AI chatbot LEO launches Africa’s first cross-border payment feature

a month ago

SanDisk offers the perfect tech for travellers this summer

a month ago

A technology firm has unveiled the perfect tech companion for travellers this summer following the release of a new SanDisk for tech-savvy people.

After launching WhatsApp messaging Rival, Jack Dorsey releases new app that tracks sun exposure

a month ago

After launching Bitchat, the WhatsApp rival, Jack Dorsey has unveiled Sun Day, a new app that tracks sun exposure and vitamin D intakes for users.

MTN offers N100 million to Nigerian, African startups in new growth accelerator

a month ago

MTN Nigeria has launched its cloud accelerators scheme to support African startups with funding, market access, and technical tools for growth and innovation.

Jack Dorsey launches Bitchat, a WhatsApp rival that works without Internet or phone numbers

a month ago

Twitter founder and Block CEO, Jack Dorsey, has launched Bitchat, a Bluetooth mesh network requiring no internet, phone number or emails to rival WhatsApp.

Meta introduces per-message billing for WhatsApp business users, drops 24-hour flat rate

a month ago

The Meta-owned messaging platform, WhatsApp, has commenced a per-message billing model for businesses, which started on July 1, 2025, dropping the flat rate.

Elon Musk’s Starlink resumes new customer activation for residential users after NCC’s action

a month ago

After months of pause caused by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Elon Musk's Starlink has announced the resumption of customer activation.