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Dave Ibemere

Education: Bachelor of Science Mass Communication (2015), Master of Science Mass Communication University of Lagos (2018), Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab: Advanced digital reporting 2024

Experience: Business/Financial Analyst, BusinessDay Newspaper (2017-2019), Data journalist/financial analyst, Dataphyte (2019), Business Editor/HOD, Ripples Nigeria (2019-2021)

Awards: Staff of the Year, BusinessDay Research (2019), Awardee IFRA (French government) research award, UNILAG(2018), Information is a Beautiful international award-longlist nominee (2019), Top Business Editor Legit.ng (2022, 2023, 2024)

Dave Ibemere is a senior business editor at Legit.ng. He is a financial journalist with over a decade of experience in print and online media. He also holds a Master's degree from the University of Lagos. He is a member of the African Academy for Open-Source Investigation (AAOSI), the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and other media think tank groups. He previously worked with The Guardian, BusinessDay, and headed the business desk at Ripples Nigeria. Email: dave.ibemere@corp.legit.ng.

5944 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

Anambra releases new figures on alleged debt left by Peter Obi, admits error

Anambra releases new figures on alleged debt left by Peter Obi, admits error

Money

an hour ago

Agra: 36.3 million Nigerians face severe food insecurity

Agra: 36.3 million Nigerians face severe food insecurity

Economy

an hour ago

Nigeria’s trade with Africa hits N7.76tn as exports surge in Q2 2026

Nigeria’s trade with Africa hits N7.76tn as exports surge in Q2 2026

Industry

2 hours ago

Nigeria faces over 4,700 cyberattacks weekly as West Africa loses N1bn to fraud

Nigeria faces over 4,700 cyberattacks weekly as West Africa loses N1bn to fraud

Technology

3 hours ago

MTN Foundation, BOI offer N5m financing to women entrepreneurs

MTN Foundation, BOI offer N5m financing to women entrepreneurs

Money

4 hours ago

NCC warns of renewed call masking threatening Nigeria’s telecoms security

NCC warns of renewed call masking threatening Nigeria’s telecoms security

Technology

5 hours ago

Petrol landing cost now N70 above Dangote Petroleum Refinery

Petrol landing cost now N70 above Dangote Petroleum Refinery

Energy

5 hours ago

Nigeria’s petrol landing cost hits amid Middle East supply disruptions, widening pressure on marketers as replacement costs rise above local benchmarks.

Relief for Nigerians as petrol prices fall at depots nationwide

Relief for Nigerians as petrol prices fall at depots nationwide

Energy

7 hours ago

Nigerians get relief as petrol and diesel prices fall below current landing costs across major markets, despite surging global crude prices and rising replacement.

MTN, Airtel, Glo get rival as new telco begins nationwide operations, offers physical SIM, eSIM

MTN, Airtel, Glo get rival as new telco begins nationwide operations, offers physical SIM, eSIM

Technology

9 hours ago

Lebara has commenced nationwide operations in Nigeria, offering physical SIM cards, eSIMs, mobile services and digital products as it enters the competitive market.

Naira falls N2.85 as Nigeria enters JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index

Naira falls N2.85 as Nigeria enters JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index

Money

10 hours ago

Nigeria’s naira weakened slightly as JPMorgan’s bond index inclusion, rising foreign reserves and stronger FX liquidity boosted attention around local markets.

Nigerian stock market gains N652bn as blue-chip stocks rally on Tuesday

Nigerian stock market gains N652bn as blue-chip stocks rally on Tuesday

Capital Market

10 hours ago

Nigerian stocks gained N652 billion as blue-chip buying lifted the All-Share Index 0.41%, with Nigerian Exchange Group and Aradel Holdings leading market gains.

Food inflation falls to 19.57% in August, 10 states record lowest rates

Food inflation falls to 19.57% in August, 10 states record lowest rates

Economy

a day ago

Nigeria food inflation fell to 19.57% in August as Adamawa recorded the highest rate while Borno posted negative inflation, according to NBS data released.

Nigeria’s headline inflation drops to 15.39% in August 2026 as food prices drop

Nigeria’s headline inflation drops to 15.39% in August 2026 as food prices drop

Economy

a day ago

Nigeria's headline inflation eased to 15.39% in August as food and core inflation slowed, offering relief to consumers nationwide amid weaker monthly price growth.

Naira gains against US dollar as J.P. Morgan index inclusion boosts FX outlook

Naira gains against US dollar as J.P. Morgan index inclusion boosts FX outlook

Money

a day ago

The naira strengthened against the dollar, pound and euro as Nigeria’s inclusion in J.P. Morgan’s bond index improved the foreign exchange outlook.

Peter Obi drops first bank account where he left n2.13bn for Anambra

Peter Obi drops first bank account where he left n2.13bn for Anambra

Money

a day ago

Peter Obi has dropped a First Bank account number, saying his administration left more than N2.13 billion ecological funds untouched for Anambra's erosion crisis.

Dave Ibemere