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.

4342 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

Finally, Dangote free fuel distribution begins, new petrol prices emerge

Finally, Dangote free fuel distribution begins, new petrol prices emerge

Economy

3 days ago

Breakdown of Nigerian stock market performance after one week of trading

Breakdown of Nigerian stock market performance after one week of trading

Capital Market

3 days ago

All you need to know as FG says no tax ID, no bank account by January 1, 2026

All you need to know as FG says no tax ID, no bank account by January 1, 2026

Economy

3 days ago

Dangote makes promises to workers, announces new petrol price from Monday

Dangote makes promises to workers, announces new petrol price from Monday

Industry

3 days ago

Highlights from Nigeria’s Q4 trade data as exports rise above imports

Highlights from Nigeria’s Q4 trade data as exports rise above imports

Economy

3 days ago

Investors exchange Over 400m equities as NGX records first loss after 6 days of trading

Investors exchange Over 400m equities as NGX records first loss after 6 days of trading

Capital Market

4 days ago

Electricity company announces power outage, releases list of affected areas

Electricity company announces power outage, releases list of affected areas

Energy

5 days ago

Residents of several communities under the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company will experience power outages and an apology has been issued to all.

Good news: Dangote Refinery slashes petrol prices by ₦39

Good news: Dangote Refinery slashes petrol prices by ₦39

Energy

5 days ago

Dangote petroleum Refinery has decided to slashed its petrol prices by N27 starting from Monday as it launches free petrol distribution nationwide.

Dollar recovers, sells at new exchange rate in official, Black FX markets

Dollar recovers, sells at new exchange rate in official, Black FX markets

Money

5 days ago

The naira fell in both official and parallel markets as increased forex demand lifted the dollar, though it gained slightly against euro and pound.

Dangote to start free petrol distribution in Nigeria, announces new pump price

Dangote to start free petrol distribution in Nigeria, announces new pump price

Energy

6 days ago

Dangote Refinery has finally announced that the free fuel distribution plans will kick off from Monday and it will result in petrol price slash for Nigerians.

Stock market extends bullish performance as investors gain N190bn in one day

Stock market extends bullish performance as investors gain N190bn in one day

Capital Market

6 days ago

The Nigerian stock market closed bullish Thursday, gaining N190bn as Guinness Nigeria, Cileasing led advances despite weaker overall market activity.

Good news as FG removes 5% telecom tax on voice, data services

Good news as FG removes 5% telecom tax on voice, data services

Technology

6 days ago

President Bola Tinubu has directed that the 5% telecoms excise tax be remove in an effort to ease pressures for 171 million users after widespread criticism.

Food prices: Rice, beans, garri crash in markets as Tinubu gives order to FEC

Food prices: Rice, beans, garri crash in markets as Tinubu gives order to FEC

Economy

6 days ago

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Federal Executive Council to urgently reduce food prices, prioritising farmer safety, transport efficiency.

Dollar crash: Naira exchange rate strengthens to highest level in 7 months

Dollar crash: Naira exchange rate strengthens to highest level in 7 months

Money

6 days ago

The naira has strengthened against the United States dollar and other currencies like euro and pound in both the official, unofficial foreign exchange markets.

Elon Musk loses, regains world’s richest man title, Dangote gets new ranking

Elon Musk loses, regains world’s richest man title, Dangote gets new ranking

Money

6 days ago

Larry Ellison briefly overtook Elon Musk as the world’s richest man after Oracle’s cloud deal lifted his fortune to $393 billion, just above Musk’s $385 billion.

Dave Ibemere