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)

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.

3857 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

Naira crashes against US dollar in the official, Black forex markets as Rivers crisis adds pressure

Naira crashes against US dollar in the official, Black forex markets as Rivers c...

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Oil marketers disagree on petrol pricing proposal as NNPC, Dangote reduce fuel prices

Oil marketers disagree on petrol pricing proposal as NNPC, Dangote reduce fuel p...

a month ago

Nigerian stock market losses continue, BUA Cement leads decline

Nigerian stock market losses continue, BUA Cement leads decline

a month ago

Dangote exposes fraudulent video luring Nigerians into investment scheme with his face

Dangote exposes fraudulent video luring Nigerians into investment scheme with hi...

a month ago

CBN changes dollar rate for customs duty as naira depreciates again

CBN changes dollar rate for customs duty as naira depreciates again

a month ago

Crate of eggs set to sell for new prices as poultry feed cost declines

Crate of eggs set to sell for new prices as poultry feed cost declines

a month ago

Dangote announces cement, seaport projects in Ogun after refinery in Lagos, sets completion date

Dangote announces cement, seaport projects in Ogun after refinery in Lagos, sets completion date

Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Ltd has plans to invest heavily in Ogun states and have earmarked 2 projects to achieved it.

Nigerian stock market opens first trading in the week with N8bn loss

Nigerian stock market opens first trading in the week with N8bn loss

The Nigerian stock market investors continued their poor performance as it started the new week on a low costing investors over N8 billion in just hours of trading.

Shell announces job opportunity for Nigerian graduates, deadline nears

Shell announces job opportunity for Nigerian graduates, deadline nears

Shell Nigeria, one of the world’s leading energy companies is actively looking to recruit qualified Nigerians into its workforce in its 2025 graduate programme.

CBN lists sectors likely to employ more Nigerians in latest business survey

CBN lists sectors likely to employ more Nigerians in latest business survey

The Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed that businesses are optimistic about the state of the economy and expressed readiness to employ more Nigerians.

Canada announces new policy to help Nigerians, others to study without a permit

Canada announces new policy to help Nigerians, others to study without a permit

The Canadian government has announced plans to allow foreign construction workers from Nigeria and other parts of the world to get permits even as an apprentice.

After buying from Algeria, Dangote Refinery finds another African country to import crude oil

After buying from Algeria, Dangote Refinery finds another African country to import crude oil

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has look again to another African country for crude oil after Algeria and Angola as it nears full production capacity.

Oil marketers deny opposing NNPC, Dangote petrol price

Oil marketers deny opposing NNPC, Dangote petrol price

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has clarified reports that it opposes fuel prices reduction by Dangote Refinery and the NNPC.

Naira bounces back against US dollar after days of losses

Naira bounces back against US dollar after days of losses

The value of the Nigerian currency improved in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) against the United States dollar, the British pound, and the euro.

How Adaeze Akpagbula’s Farmspeak is changing agriculture business in Nigeria with AI

How Adaeze Akpagbula’s Farmspeak is changing agriculture business in Nigeria with AI

Nigeria has several young entrepreneurs making an impact in their chosen industries, and one of them is Adaeze Akpagbula, who has received multiple awards.

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