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.

4580 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

“We disagree”: POS agents react to CAC order to register as police get date to begin arrest

“We disagree”: POS agents react to CAC order to register as police get date to begin arrest

Money

a year ago

Good news for Naira as Nigeria secures support to help CBN defend currency value in forex markets

Good news for Naira as Nigeria secures support to help CBN defend currency value in forex markets

Money

a year ago

Apply: Stanbic Bank announces N80m scholarship opportunities for Nigerian students

Apply: Stanbic Bank announces N80m scholarship opportunities for Nigerian students

Money

a year ago

Tribunal orders MultiChoice to offer Nigerians one-month free DStv, Gotv subscriptions, gives reason

Tribunal orders MultiChoice to offer Nigerians one-month free DStv, Gotv subscriptions, gives reason

Economy

a year ago

Naira value rises against US dollar as CBN quotes new exchange rate for pound, euro

Naira value rises against US dollar as CBN quotes new exchange rate for pound, euro

Money

a year ago

Nigerian bank offers ram loan to Muslims ahead of Sallah celebration, gives conditions

Nigerian bank offers ram loan to Muslims ahead of Sallah celebration, gives conditions

Money

a year ago

Marketers announce crash of cooking gas price after FG’s order

Marketers announce crash of cooking gas price after FG’s order

Money

a year ago

The federal government's recent decision to ban the export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas, has helped crash prices for Nigerians.

Trades, banks sell dollar at new exchange rate as Naira crashes again in all FX markets

Trades, banks sell dollar at new exchange rate as Naira crashes again in all FX markets

Money

a year ago

The Nigerian currency has depreciated once again against the US dollar in all markets following the return of full economic activities after the labour strike.

Cooking in Nigeria gets more expensive as traders quote new garri, rice, other food items prices

Cooking in Nigeria gets more expensive as traders quote new garri, rice, other food items prices

Money

a year ago

The National Bureau of Statistics has released a new report showing that the price of food items across various markets in the country increased again.

Expert predicts naira to dollar exchange rate for next month

Expert predicts naira to dollar exchange rate for next month

Money

a year ago

Bismarck Rewane, the chief executive officer of Financial Derivatives Company has predicted how the naira will perform against foreign currencies in the next months.

Filling stations ready to adjust pumps again as marketers give new cost of petrol

Filling stations ready to adjust pumps again as marketers give new cost of petrol

Energy

a year ago

Analysis has revealed that the landing cost of imported Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has increased above N1,000 per litre despite filling stations selling at N620.

“Only 4,000 have N5m”: NDIC begins deposit refund to Heritage Bank’s customers, gives details

“Only 4,000 have N5m”: NDIC begins deposit refund to Heritage Bank’s customers, gives details

Money

a year ago

The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation is preparing to refund customers of Heritage Bank, which had its banking license revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Forex traders sell dollar at new exchange rate as naira depreciates in official market

Forex traders sell dollar at new exchange rate as naira depreciates in official market

Money

a year ago

Nigerian currency value was unchanged against the US dollar, British pound, and the euro as organized labour's strike action affected economic activities.

CBN speaks on reported plans to close down 3 commercial banks after Heritage Bank

CBN speaks on reported plans to close down 3 commercial banks after Heritage Bank

Money

a year ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied reports circulating online that it is planning to revoke the licenses of Unity, Polaris, and Keystone banks.

Naira starts June strong as dollar sells at new exchange rate, British pound nears N2,000

Naira starts June strong as dollar sells at new exchange rate, British pound nears N2,000

Money

a year ago

The Nigerian currency has started the month of June with an improvement against the US dollar in the official and unofficial foreign exchange markets.

Dave Ibemere