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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.

5538 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

List of currencies stronger than US dollar as Tinubu eyes N200/$ exchange rate

List of currencies stronger than US dollar as Tinubu eyes N200/$ exchange rate

Economy

3 years ago

"CBN closes 31 in Lagos": List of 103 failed microfinance banks in Nigeria emerges

"CBN closes 31 in Lagos": List of 103 failed microfinance banks in Nigeria emerges

Economy

3 years ago

"2 cars every 8 years": Davido shares financial advice Aliko Dangote gave him on managing his money

"2 cars every 8 years": Davido shares financial advice Aliko Dangote gave him on managing his money

Money

3 years ago

"Get up to N10m": Access, Zenith lead list of banks offering education loans with huge maximum limits

"Get up to N10m": Access, Zenith lead list of banks offering education loans with huge maximum limits

Money

3 years ago

"You cause it": Nigerian Breweries records over N10bn loss in three months, blames CBN policy, other issues

"You cause it": Nigerian Breweries records over N10bn loss in three months, blames CBN policy, other issues

Money

3 years ago

MTN to Dangote: 5 Nigerian companies record over N1trillion revenue in 2022

MTN to Dangote: 5 Nigerian companies record over N1trillion revenue in 2022

Money

3 years ago

"Pay in cash": German Embassy in Nigeria increases document verification fees, speaks on naira payment

"Pay in cash": German Embassy in Nigeria increases document verification fees, speaks on naira payment

Money

3 years ago

The German Embassy in Nigeria has announced new document verification rates for Nigerians looking to school or immigrate to the Central European country...

"It can speak": Meet Alex, World's most realistic robot that costs N3.68bn, has 3M followers on TikTok

"It can speak": Meet Alex, World's most realistic robot that costs N3.68bn, has 3M followers on TikTok

Technology

3 years ago

Three Russian researchers have created a realistic human-like robot that can look like a woman, can speak clearly, and it is reported to sell for N3.6 billion.

"It will be from 5 sources": Forbes celebrates Davido, predicts over N9 billion earnings in 2023

"It will be from 5 sources": Forbes celebrates Davido, predicts over N9 billion earnings in 2023

Money

3 years ago

Davido remains one of Nigeria and Africa's top musicians. His latest album, Timeless is making waves globally, and Forbes has said he will make billions in 2023

"Switch phones freely": WhatsApp finally releases new feature highly requested by users for years

"Switch phones freely": WhatsApp finally releases new feature highly requested by users for years

Technology

3 years ago

WhatsApp's new update enables users, including Nigeria, to conveniently use a single phone number on multiple devices, enhancing flexibility, and convenience.

List of highest paid bank CEOs in Nigeria as 8 share N1.6bn salary in 2022

List of highest paid bank CEOs in Nigeria as 8 share N1.6bn salary in 2022

Money

3 years ago

Nigerian bank CEOs outrank each other on the list of the highest-paid CEOs in 2022, with Segun Agbaje and Herbert Wigwe leading as eight shared N1.6 billion.

Access Bank and other banks have received 6.9 million customer complaints demanding a refund of N214.32 billion

Access Bank and other banks have received 6.9 million customer complaints demanding a refund of N214.32 billion

Money

3 years ago

Access, along with other banks, received a total of 4.57m customer complaints demanding a refund of N52.53 billion amid a surge in electronic transactions.

"Come now": NDIC begins customers' verification of failed bank 20 years ago, gives instructions

"Come now": NDIC begins customers' verification of failed bank 20 years ago, gives instructions

Money

3 years ago

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has begun another verification exercise for failed banks, and this time it is for Peak, which failed 20 years ago.

UBA, Ecobank buys 2: List of 46 failed Nigerian banks and dates of closure

UBA, Ecobank buys 2: List of 46 failed Nigerian banks and dates of closure

Money

3 years ago

The list of 45 failed banks which were closed, having had their licenses revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria has been revealed as Ecobank and UBA buys two.

Lagos leads list of top states as Nigeria's internet subscribers hit 154 million

Lagos leads list of top states as Nigeria's internet subscribers hit 154 million

Industry

3 years ago

The NBS has revealed that Nigeria’s internet subscribers rose to 154.8 million in Q4 2022, with Lagos leading, followed by Ogun and Kano as top-connected states.

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