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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.

5438 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

Fuel to sell below N900 at six filling stations as Dangote Refinery Names New Partner

Fuel to sell below N900 at six filling stations as Dangote Refinery Names New Partner

Energy

a year ago

Access, UBA, Zenith, GTB, other banks to shut branches nationwide for 2 days, give reasons

Access, UBA, Zenith, GTB, other banks to shut branches nationwide for 2 days, give reasons

Money

a year ago

Naira recovers, closes strong against US dollar in official market

Naira recovers, closes strong against US dollar in official market

Money

a year ago

Full list: Dangote crashes fuel price, six filling stations to sell N20 below NNPC’s new rate

Full list: Dangote crashes fuel price, six filling stations to sell N20 below NNPC’s new rate

Energy

a year ago

Former world’s richest man drops to 6th, Zuckerberg jumps to 3rd

Former world’s richest man drops to 6th, Zuckerberg jumps to 3rd

Money

a year ago

Again, Dangote Refinery slashes petrol price, this time by N30

Again, Dangote Refinery slashes petrol price, this time by N30

Energy

a year ago

NNPC announces new fuel prices below Ardova, MRS, other filling stations’ rates

NNPC announces new fuel prices below Ardova, MRS, other filling stations’ rates

Energy

a year ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has also joined other downstream players such as Ardova, MRS, Hyden to slash fuel pump price.

Stanbic Bank announces job opportunity for graduates, gives deadline to apply

Stanbic Bank announces job opportunity for graduates, gives deadline to apply

Industry

a year ago

Stanbic Bank, one of the leading financial institutions, is actively looking to recruit qualified Nigerians into its workforce in its 2025 graduate programme.

CBN announces new exchange rates as naira depreciates against US dollar

CBN announces new exchange rates as naira depreciates against US dollar

Money

a year ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed that the value of the Nigerian currency has depreciated against the United States Dollar in the foreign exchange markets.

Nigeria's inflation rate rises again, data shows, states with the highest pressure

Nigeria's inflation rate rises again, data shows, states with the highest pressure

Economy

a year ago

The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigeria's inflation rate has increased once again in March 2025, and there are states with more pressure.

Top 10 countries buying Nigerian crude oil as production rises

Top 10 countries buying Nigerian crude oil as production rises

Energy

a year ago

Nigeria’s crude oil production rose in the first quarter of Nigerians despite the challenges of March as the federal government looks to meet revenue target.

Hong Kong govt's warnings on CBEX Nigerians should not have ignored as investment app freezes funds

Hong Kong govt's warnings on CBEX Nigerians should not have ignored as investment app freezes funds

Money

a year ago

Before the current confusion about the operation of CBEX in Nigeria, the Hong Kong government had warned Nigerians about the investment app and blocked the website.

Nigeria stock market opens new week on a negative note

Nigeria stock market opens new week on a negative note

Capital Market

a year ago

Nigerian stocks market started the new trading week on the native note despite rush for banking stocks led by Access Holdings, Zenith and also fidelity.

Naira depreciated against US dollar in official market

Naira depreciated against US dollar in official market

Money

a year ago

The value of the Nigerian currency has appreciated against the United States dollar in the official foreign exchange market, but fell to pound and also the euro.

Traders increase cement prices again as Dangote, BUA, Lafarge ignore Umahi's warning

Traders increase cement prices again as Dangote, BUA, Lafarge ignore Umahi's warning

Industry

a year ago

Financial Derivatives Company Limited in a new survey has revealed that the price of a 50kg bag of cement has increased despite warnings from David Umahi.

Dave Ibemere