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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.

5540 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

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Dangote begins 300,000 massive employment, opens job application portal for graduates

Dangote begins 300,000 massive employment, opens job application portal for graduates

Industry

3 years ago

Otedola's Geregu Power earmarks N40bn to buy FG’s power plant, 15 other firms are also interested

Otedola's Geregu Power earmarks N40bn to buy FG’s power plant, 15 other firms are also interested

Energy

3 years ago

CBN promises to arrest and prosecute Nigerians selling new naira notes, lists targeted events

CBN promises to arrest and prosecute Nigerians selling new naira notes, lists targeted events

Money

3 years ago

MTN declares N2trn revenue, provides a breakdown of how much customers spent on voice, data in 2022

MTN declares N2trn revenue, provides a breakdown of how much customers spent on voice, data in 2022

Capital Market

3 years ago

NNPC Takes Over Addax Petroleum’s 4 Oil Blocs After Termination of 24-Year-Old Contract, Appoints New MD

NNPC Takes Over Addax Petroleum’s 4 Oil Blocs After Termination of 24-Year-Old Contract, Appoints New MD

Money

3 years ago

CBN Reveals Next Line of Action for Old Naira Notes After Feb 10 Deadline, Makes Promises

CBN Reveals Next Line of Action for Old Naira Notes After Feb 10 Deadline, Makes Promises

Money

3 years ago

Telecommunication companies MTN, Airtel announce new rates for internet data plan

Telecommunication companies MTN, Airtel announce new rates for internet data plan

Technology

3 years ago

Two of Nigeria's biggest telecommunication company has announce increase in data plan for some of its services while it apologies to customers for the review.

Nigerians Stage Protest at Banks Over Scarcity of New Naira Notes, as POS Operators Cash Out Big Time

Nigerians Stage Protest at Banks Over Scarcity of New Naira Notes, as POS Operators Cash Out Big Time

Money

3 years ago

Nigerians have decided to stage a protest in commercial banks over new naira notes as President of the group promises that it will continue until banks adjust.

CBN, bankers excited as National theatre wears new look after first phase N65bn renovation

CBN, bankers excited as National theatre wears new look after first phase N65bn renovation

Industry

3 years ago

The Central bank of Nigeria, Bankers has delivered on the first phase of promise to the federal government to renovate the National theatre for N65 billion.

Banks to Stop Payment of Old Naira Notes Over the Counter, Customers to Get Lower Denominations

Banks to Stop Payment of Old Naira Notes Over the Counter, Customers to Get Lower Denominations

Money

3 years ago

Nigerian banks have concluded plans to pay customers for over the counter withdrawal lower denomination of the Nigerian currency, wants use of ATMs, others.

MusicLM: Google Creates New Artificial Intelligence System for Songwriters, Musicians

MusicLM: Google Creates New Artificial Intelligence System for Songwriters, Musicians

Technology

3 years ago

The music industry is about to undergo a change because of a tool called MusicLM that can make music out of words, simple noises, and lip motions by anyone.

New notes: CBN to monitor bank’s strong rooms after extending naira deadline by 10 days

New notes: CBN to monitor bank’s strong rooms after extending naira deadline by 10 days

Money

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that authorities would be visiting banks to check on people who are hoarding the new naira notes in the strong room.

“I Was Taken by Surprise”: HR Gets Fired While Interviewing Candidates for Vacant Positions

“I Was Taken by Surprise”: HR Gets Fired While Interviewing Candidates for Vacant Positions

Technology

3 years ago

A Google human resource manager was taken off guard when he was asked to leave his position while interviewing candidates that is looking to join the company.

Desperation as banks adjust working days 3 days to deadline for depositing old 200, 500, 1000 naira notes

Desperation as banks adjust working days 3 days to deadline for depositing old 200, 500, 1000 naira notes

Money

3 years ago

Commercial banks have announced changes in working hours as the deadline day the Central Bank of Nigeria gives Nigerians to submit old naira notes draws closer.

CBN moves to end new naira scarcity, orders commercial banks, as the countdown deadline continues

CBN moves to end new naira scarcity, orders commercial banks, as the countdown deadline continues

Money

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has sent a serious note of warning to commercial banks on the new naira notes warning that it sanctions will be applied accordingly.

Dave Ibemere