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.

4585 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

Hope rises for Naira as CBN attracts $2.3bn FX inflow from foreign investors

Hope rises for Naira as CBN attracts $2.3bn FX inflow from foreign investors

Money

a year ago

Starlink increases hardware price by 112% in Nigeria to reflect new naira to dollar exchange rate

Starlink increases hardware price by 112% in Nigeria to reflect new naira to dollar exchange rate

Technology

a year ago

Access, UBA, Zenith others sell dollar at new rate as Naira falls again in official market

Access, UBA, Zenith others sell dollar at new rate as Naira falls again in official market

Money

a year ago

French billionaire overtakes Jeff Bezos to become richest man in the world, Elon Musk drops

French billionaire overtakes Jeff Bezos to become richest man in the world, Elon Musk drops

Money

a year ago

Traders speak as Lagos state govt secures new location to move Computer Village from Ikeja

Traders speak as Lagos state govt secures new location to move Computer Village from Ikeja

Economy

a year ago

Nigeria Customs again increases dollar exchange rate to clear goods at ports as naira crashes

Nigeria Customs again increases dollar exchange rate to clear goods at ports as naira crashes

Money

a year ago

Top 5 cryptocurrencies with highest market cap as Bitcoin hits all-time high

Top 5 cryptocurrencies with highest market cap as Bitcoin hits all-time high

Money

a year ago

Bitcoin traded above $69,000 on for the first time since 2009 as more investors around the world take interest in cryptocurrency as a store of value.

Naira records another gain against US Dollar at official foreign exchange market

Naira records another gain against US Dollar at official foreign exchange market

Technology

a year ago

Naira continues to strengthen against the US dollar in the official foreign exchange market as the Central Bank of Nigeria's reforms gradually yield result.

GTBank, First Bank send message to customers as Bank of Ghana suspends forex licences

GTBank, First Bank send message to customers as Bank of Ghana suspends forex licences

Money

a year ago

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and First Bank have reacted to the suspension of their foreign exchange trading licenses in Ghana and assured customers amid speculations.

Price list of Dangote, BUA, Lafarge, others for a bag of cement after agreement with FG

Price list of Dangote, BUA, Lafarge, others for a bag of cement after agreement with FG

Industry

a year ago

Major cement producers in Nigeria, including Dangote Cement, BUA and Lafarge Africa, are yet to implement the agreement on a new price for a bag of cement.

UAE lifts ban on visa services for Nigerians? Presidency clarifies

UAE lifts ban on visa services for Nigerians? Presidency clarifies

Industry

a year ago

The Nigerian Presidency has reacted to reports that t the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the ban on visa services for Nigerians after a two-year ban.

CBN to remove N5 trillion from Access, UBA, GTB, others, gives reason, timeline

CBN to remove N5 trillion from Access, UBA, GTB, others, gives reason, timeline

Money

a year ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria continues its efforts to revive the Nigerian economy by addressing how the excess cash supply impacts the country's rising inflation.

UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians after two years, releases new link to apply

UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians after two years, releases new link to apply

Economy

a year ago

The UAE has decided to lift its visa ban on Nigerians, signaling improved diplomatic relations and facilitating travel and economic opportunities.

Elon Musk loses world’s richest man title to Jeff Bezos, Dangote jumps 4 places

Elon Musk loses world’s richest man title to Jeff Bezos, Dangote jumps 4 places

Money

a year ago

There are big changes in the list of the world's richest men, as Jeff Bezos is now ahead of Elon Musk, while Aliko Dangote has also moved up in ranking.

Nigerian woman becomes N23m richer after suing 4 banks over N3m debits on her account

Nigerian woman becomes N23m richer after suing 4 banks over N3m debits on her account

Money

a year ago

A Nigerian woman has a lot to cheer about after she dragged five commercial banks in Nigeria to court to demand authorised transactions on her account.

Dave Ibemere