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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.

5446 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

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Dangote advertises petrol, gives condition to buy at N890 per litre

Dangote advertises petrol, gives condition to buy at N890 per litre

Energy

a year ago

Naira appreciates against dollar, exchange rate hits 7-month high

Naira appreciates against dollar, exchange rate hits 7-month high

Money

a year ago

Nigerians react as FG plans fresh electricity tariff hike

Nigerians react as FG plans fresh electricity tariff hike

Energy

a year ago

50% tariff hike: GSMA forecasts 2% increase in telecoms' contribution to Nigeria's GDP by 2028

50% tariff hike: GSMA forecasts 2% increase in telecoms' contribution to Nigeria's GDP by 2028

Technology

a year ago

Airfares of Nigerian airlines rise by 47.64% in one year

Airfares of Nigerian airlines rise by 47.64% in one year

Industry

a year ago

FG plans new 150 retail stations to buy cheaper CNG fuel

FG plans new 150 retail stations to buy cheaper CNG fuel

Energy

a year ago

Germany, Italy to give 575,000 work visas, lists available occupations, says Nigerians can apply

Germany, Italy to give 575,000 work visas, lists available occupations, says Nigerians can apply

Money

a year ago

Italy and Germany are seeking over 500,000 immigrants to fill critical gaps in their workforces as they battle declining birth rates and ageing population.

Aliko Dangote now needs $4bn to reclaim Africa's richest man title after many years at No. 1

Aliko Dangote now needs $4bn to reclaim Africa's richest man title after many years at No. 1

Money

a year ago

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has lost more ground in the African richest man title as South African billionaire Johann Rupert amasses more wealth.

New exchange rate as naira appreciates by 1.6% against US dollar

New exchange rate as naira appreciates by 1.6% against US dollar

Technology

a year ago

The value of the naira has improved against the US dollar in the foreign exchange market following the recent moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

FG invites youths to apply for deeptech_ready upskilling programme to learn 7 tech skills for free

FG invites youths to apply for deeptech_ready upskilling programme to learn 7 tech skills for free

Technology

a year ago

The Federal Government of Nigeria wants to equip youths with highly paying technical skills through its latest DeepTech_Ready Upskilling Programme.

Speculators lose big as CBN's new move crashes dollar exchange rate

Speculators lose big as CBN's new move crashes dollar exchange rate

Money

a year ago

The value of the naira was once again strong against the dollar in both the official and unofficial foreign exchange markets following the CBN's latest moves.

BDC operators plan mergers to meet CBN’s N2bn recapitalisation before deadline

BDC operators plan mergers to meet CBN’s N2bn recapitalisation before deadline

Money

a year ago

Bureau De Change (BDC) operators are struggling to meet the N2 billion recapitalisation requirement set by the Central Bank of Nigeria, but there is a solution.

Top 10 states in Nigeria with highest domestic debts

Top 10 states in Nigeria with highest domestic debts

Economy

a year ago

The Debt Management Office has revealed that Nigeria's public debt profile has increased and also provided a breakdown of state's domestic debt level.

Dangote Refinery takes over as Nigeria's fuel imports drop to lowest in 8 years

Dangote Refinery takes over as Nigeria's fuel imports drop to lowest in 8 years

Energy

a year ago

New data has revealed that European refineries are feeling the impact of the Dangote Refinery, as Nigeria's reliance on petrol imports drops to an eight-year low.

New exchange rate: British pound, dollar, euro crash in black market

New exchange rate: British pound, dollar, euro crash in black market

Money

a year ago

The naira's value has improved significantly against the US dollar, British pound, and euro in the parallel foreign exchange market, also known as the black market.

Dave Ibemere