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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.

5530 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

Updated: Discos alert Nigerians on electricity tariff increase from July 1, advice on saving cost

Updated: Discos alert Nigerians on electricity tariff increase from July 1, advice on saving cost

Money

3 years ago

Johann Rupert, Africa’s richest man, suffers huge wealth loss, 8 days after overtaking Dangote

Johann Rupert, Africa’s richest man, suffers huge wealth loss, 8 days after overtaking Dangote

Money

3 years ago

As economy bites, sacked Nigerian workers turn to pension savings before retirement to survive

As economy bites, sacked Nigerian workers turn to pension savings before retirement to survive

Money

3 years ago

Data confirms Tinubu's claim that under suspended CBN governor Godwin Emefiele, Nigerians got poorer

Data confirms Tinubu's claim that under suspended CBN governor Godwin Emefiele, Nigerians got poorer

Money

3 years ago

CBN orders Access, Zenith, and other banks to demand social media handles of customers, along with 9 other information

CBN orders Access, Zenith, and other banks to demand social media handles of customers, along with 9 other information

Money

3 years ago

"N25.3m monthly": Meet highest-paid female CEOs in Nigeria and their pay package

"N25.3m monthly": Meet highest-paid female CEOs in Nigeria and their pay package

Economy

3 years ago

Full list: Best-selling car brands in the world as Innoson motors introduces drive now pay later for Nigerians

Full list: Best-selling car brands in the world as Innoson motors introduces drive now pay later for Nigerians

Industry

3 years ago

The list of best-selling cars in the world has been revealed. Additionally, Innoson Motors is looking to boost sales in the market with a new market gimmick.

Ex-CBN deputy governor warns Tinubu against making Naira stronger as banks sell one dollar for N765

Ex-CBN deputy governor warns Tinubu against making Naira stronger as banks sell one dollar for N765

Money

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria and President Bola Tinubu have been warned against their push to make Nigeria's currency stronger against the US dollar and others.

Lagos to London One Way Ticket no more N800k as airline adjust prices to match naira depreciation

Lagos to London One Way Ticket no more N800k as airline adjust prices to match naira depreciation

Industry

3 years ago

The cost of air travel from Nigeria to various foreign countries has increased as airlines have adjusted their ticket prices based on the naira exchange rate.

CBN releases key forex market adjustments as naira exchanges at N992 to 1 British pound

CBN releases key forex market adjustments as naira exchanges at N992 to 1 British pound

Money

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has provided insight into the operational changes ongoing in the Nigeria foreign exchange market as the naira continues to fall.

“Odogwu”: Burna Boy gets richer as his songs hit record-breaking 1 billion streams on Audiomack

“Odogwu”: Burna Boy gets richer as his songs hit record-breaking 1 billion streams on Audiomack

Money

3 years ago

Nigerian afrobeat artist Burna Boy has achieved a record-breaking feat with over one billion streams on Audiomack, helping him to earn big from monetisation.

Nigerians rank 2nd most hardworking workers in the world, despite earning far less than many Africans

Nigerians rank 2nd most hardworking workers in the world, despite earning far less than many Africans

Money

3 years ago

A new data has ranked Nigerians with the second most hardworking workers in the world, putting in an average of 2,124 hours per year, despite earning less.

Naira bounces back as dollar exchanges same rate in official and black markets first time in 8 years

Naira bounces back as dollar exchanges same rate in official and black markets first time in 8 years

Money

3 years ago

Foreign exchange market reforms by the Central Bank of Nigeria are gradually yielding results, as the official and unofficial rates have closed at same rate.

CBN gives Access, Zenith, GTB, others 4 new directives on domiciliary bank accounts

CBN gives Access, Zenith, GTB, others 4 new directives on domiciliary bank accounts

Money

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued new guidelines to commercial banks regarding the operation of domiciliary bank accounts by customers in the country.

FG set to implement new tariff rate in July as Nigerians pay over N247bn for electricity in 3 months

FG set to implement new tariff rate in July as Nigerians pay over N247bn for electricity in 3 months

Economy

3 years ago

As Nigerians prepared for the implementation of new electricity tariff new data from NBS has revealed that electricity customers paid over N247bn in 3 months.

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