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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.

5535 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

More money for Rabiu as BUA Foods' profit rises by 77%, sales hit N144 billion in 3 months

More money for Rabiu as BUA Foods' profit rises by 77%, sales hit N144 billion in 3 months

Industry

3 years ago

Nigerian company, Neveah ranks high in Financial Times Africa’s fastest growing Companies

Nigerian company, Neveah ranks high in Financial Times Africa’s fastest growing Companies

Industry

3 years ago

“Spend It freely”: CBN speaks on plans to phase out new naira notes as Nigerians complain of scarcity

“Spend It freely”: CBN speaks on plans to phase out new naira notes as Nigerians complain of scarcity

Money

3 years ago

"Help Them": Report says Nigerians, other Africans in UK struggle to survive, pay rent

"Help Them": Report says Nigerians, other Africans in UK struggle to survive, pay rent

Economy

3 years ago

Ronaldo leads, Messi fellows: Forbes releases 2023 list of 10 highest-paid athletes in the world

Ronaldo leads, Messi fellows: Forbes releases 2023 list of 10 highest-paid athletes in the world

Money

3 years ago

Shareholders celebrate as Zenith Bank, FCMB announce over N100bn dividend payout after impressive 2022

Shareholders celebrate as Zenith Bank, FCMB announce over N100bn dividend payout after impressive 2022

Money

3 years ago

Access Bank secures govt approval to buy another bank in Angola after setting new banking record in 2022

Access Bank secures govt approval to buy another bank in Angola after setting new banking record in 2022

Money

3 years ago

Access bank holdings, the parent company of Access Bank is finally getting closer to acquire controlling stake in Finibanco a commercial bank opening in Angola.

Lawmakers reach final decision on Buhari's N22.7trn CBN loan request, repayment will take 40 years

Lawmakers reach final decision on Buhari's N22.7trn CBN loan request, repayment will take 40 years

Economy

3 years ago

The Nigerian Senate has listened to and decided on President Muhammadu Buhari's request to convert the N23trn loan collected from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

MTN changes codes for recharge, data bundles activation as customers buy N400bn airtime in 3 months

MTN changes codes for recharge, data bundles activation as customers buy N400bn airtime in 3 months

Technology

3 years ago

MTN, one of the leading telecommunication companies in Nigeria has announced changes in recharge and data bundle activation as Customers Buy N400bn airtime.

“MTN Toriola N850m”: List of top 10 highest-paid CEOs in Nigeria and how much they earn emerges

“MTN Toriola N850m”: List of top 10 highest-paid CEOs in Nigeria and how much they earn emerges

Money

3 years ago

The latest list of the top 10 highest-paid Chief Executive Officers in 2021 shows that two of Aliko Dangote's executives are among the highest-paid in Nigeria.

'N75 per litre': Beer, Tokunbo cars, phone calls, others to get more expensive as FG introduces new taxes

'N75 per litre': Beer, Tokunbo cars, phone calls, others to get more expensive as FG introduces new taxes

Economy

3 years ago

The Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced new taxes and it covers the importation of wine, and several other key items such as mobile telephone services

"We won't leave": Protesters storm CBN headquarters, make several demands including Emefiele's sack, arrest

"We won't leave": Protesters storm CBN headquarters, make several demands including Emefiele's sack, arrest

Economy

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria headquarters received unwelcome visitors as a group of protesters stormed the premises, seeking the sack, arrest of Godwin Emefiele.

CBN places 7,552 BVNs on its watchlist, to close million of accounts in Access, other banks

CBN places 7,552 BVNs on its watchlist, to close million of accounts in Access, other banks

Money

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria says it is determined to use Bank Verification Numbers to sanitise the financial system and plans to close millions of bank accounts

GTBank records highest profit in 11 years as customers' deposit hit N4.91trn after 3 months

GTBank records highest profit in 11 years as customers' deposit hit N4.91trn after 3 months

Money

3 years ago

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, the parent company of Guaranty Trust Bank, has achieved an impressive financial feat in Q1 of 2023, the best in 11 years.

Dangote Cement on list of top companies hit hard by cash scarcity, as 6 report N46.52bn loss in 3 months

Dangote Cement on list of top companies hit hard by cash scarcity, as 6 report N46.52bn loss in 3 months

Industry

3 years ago

A check on the financials of publicly listed companies including Dangote Cement reported a massive drop in revenue in first 3 months of 2023 over cash scarcity.

Dave Ibemere