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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

From cement to oil: List of Aliko Dangote's chain of companies as he celebrates his 66th birthday

From cement to oil: List of Aliko Dangote's chain of companies as he celebrates his 66th birthday

Money

3 years ago

Apology issued: GTBank responds to customer complaints following online channels disruption

Apology issued: GTBank responds to customer complaints following online channels disruption

Money

3 years ago

CBN complaint mailbox reaches full capacity, as bank customers seek help over rising failed transactions

CBN complaint mailbox reaches full capacity, as bank customers seek help over rising failed transactions

Money

3 years ago

Good news: Nigeria successfully repays China, Islamic Bank, Arab Bank, IMF and others N3.63tn debt

Good news: Nigeria successfully repays China, Islamic Bank, Arab Bank, IMF and others N3.63tn debt

Economy

3 years ago

Google, FG announces strict new rules for digital loan apps in Nigeria, bans contact access, pictures

Google, FG announces strict new rules for digital loan apps in Nigeria, bans contact access, pictures

Money

3 years ago

Meet Blessing Sunday, the public speaking coach empowering voices to transform the world

Meet Blessing Sunday, the public speaking coach empowering voices to transform the world

Money

3 years ago

Clemente,18-year-old tops list of 15 youngest billionaires in the world in 2023, 4 Nigerians on Forbes U30

Clemente,18-year-old tops list of 15 youngest billionaires in the world in 2023, 4 Nigerians on Forbes U30

Money

3 years ago

Forbes has declared 18-year-old Italian Clemente as the youngest billionaire under 30, alongside 15 self-made individuals while 5 Nigerians were celebrated.

Nigerian youth's 'japa' dreams fuel foreign airlines ticket sales to highest in Africa

Nigerian youth's 'japa' dreams fuel foreign airlines ticket sales to highest in Africa

Money

3 years ago

The rising number of Nigerians living the country especially via study route has help airlines operating in the country record highest ticket sales in Africa.

Zenith, GTB, and 22 other commercial banks' genuine customer care phone numbers, emails for complaints.

Zenith, GTB, and 22 other commercial banks' genuine customer care phone numbers, emails for complaints.

Money

3 years ago

Nigerian banks, which include Zenith, GTB and UBA, among others, have made public their phone numbers, email addresses, and social medial handles for complaints

Edo, 8 other states ranked best performing in pension payment, as families of deceased workers receive N328bn

Edo, 8 other states ranked best performing in pension payment, as families of deceased workers receive N328bn

Economy

3 years ago

The National Pension Commission provided insight into pension remittance in 2022 as families of deceased workers received a whopping N328bn from the government.

"We are ready": NNPC sends a message to Shell, others planning to abandon Nigeria's oil

"We are ready": NNPC sends a message to Shell, others planning to abandon Nigeria's oil

Energy

3 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) says there is no plan to abandon oil exploration despite pressure from countries in Europe and America.

UBA to recover N56.16bn debt with sale of Abuja disco, move drives up share price to one-month high

UBA to recover N56.16bn debt with sale of Abuja disco, move drives up share price to one-month high

Money

3 years ago

United Bank of Africa is set to sell Abuja Electricity Distribution Company to recover its N56.16 billion debt owed by Kann Consortium, a major stakeholder.

Fidelity, FCMB, 6 banks get CBN’s approval to operate internationally as others get national, regional status

Fidelity, FCMB, 6 banks get CBN’s approval to operate internationally as others get national, regional status

Money

3 years ago

Central Bank of Nigeria has approved eight Nigerian banks to operate internationally out of the 33 different banks in the country, and they are making an impact

Cash or more Shares: MTN Nigeria gives shareholders 5 days to make N288bn decision

Cash or more Shares: MTN Nigeria gives shareholders 5 days to make N288bn decision

Industry

3 years ago

MTN Nigeria has given its shareholders five days to decide if they want their dividends in cash or shares as it prepares to pay out N288 billion in a few days.

DMO speaks on government borrowing spree as each citizen now owes N231,200

DMO speaks on government borrowing spree as each citizen now owes N231,200

Money

3 years ago

The Director-General of the Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha, has expressed concerns about Nigeria's mounting public debt by federal and state governments

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