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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

Author's articles

Nigerians react as bundles of new naira notes are sprayed at party in a video while ATMs run dry

Nigerians react as bundles of new naira notes are sprayed at party in a video while ATMs run dry

Money

3 years ago

Buhari gives reasons for CBN naira redesign policy as Nigerians get desperate ahead of deadline

Buhari gives reasons for CBN naira redesign policy as Nigerians get desperate ahead of deadline

Money

3 years ago

Man builds security robot with surveillance camera, led light, and gun from waste plastic

Man builds security robot with surveillance camera, led light, and gun from waste plastic

Technology

3 years ago

Nigerian government sets new deadline for digital money lending companies to register

Nigerian government sets new deadline for digital money lending companies to register

Technology

3 years ago

FG says flood caused N4.2tn economic loss to Nigerian economy in 2022

FG says flood caused N4.2tn economic loss to Nigerian economy in 2022

Economy

3 years ago

Bank Operators Meet Lawmakers, Counter CBN on New Naira Notes, give reasons for scarcity

Bank Operators Meet Lawmakers, Counter CBN on New Naira Notes, give reasons for scarcity

Money

3 years ago

Nigerians buy shares of Dangote other 156 companies with USSD codes

Nigerians buy shares of Dangote other 156 companies with USSD codes

Money

3 years ago

The Nigerian exchange has set in motion plans to introduce the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data for digital stock market trading among Nigerians.

Tribapay founders, Anu and Bolu speak on building a company transforming financial services delivery in Africa

Tribapay founders, Anu and Bolu speak on building a company transforming financial services delivery in Africa

Technology

3 years ago

The CBN has made a cashless economy a buzzword, and Fintech companies like Tribapay are ensuring that the plan is very seamless for Nigerians and Africans.

Nigeria ranks third in list of top 10 countries with the largest dollar millionaires in Africa for 2022

Nigeria ranks third in list of top 10 countries with the largest dollar millionaires in Africa for 2022

Money

3 years ago

The list of countries with the largest dollar millionaires in Africa has been released with Nigeria sitting in 3rd position as South Africa ranks top in list.

Govt ask electricity companies to refund Nigerian their money for purchase of meters, transformers repair

Govt ask electricity companies to refund Nigerian their money for purchase of meters, transformers repair

Energy

3 years ago

Consumers shouldn’t take up the responsibility of providing transformers, poles or other electricity equipment, neither should they repair faulty transformers.

Rewane explains many problems of Nigerian economy as he reveals Investors are now Skeptical of Nigeria

Rewane explains many problems of Nigerian economy as he reveals Investors are now Skeptical of Nigeria

Economy

3 years ago

Renowned economists have identified several difficulties in the Nigerian economy, ranging from debt to low FDI implying that Nigerians may face a tougher days.

UK to Strengthen Trade Relations With Nigeria, 64 Others Using New Trading Scheme

UK to Strengthen Trade Relations With Nigeria, 64 Others Using New Trading Scheme

Industry

3 years ago

A new trading scheme has been introduced aimed at straightening the trade relationship of the United Kingdom with Nigeria and other 64 developing countries.

Nigerian couple who relocated to UK share breakdown on how much spent, plans for 9 months

Nigerian couple who relocated to UK share breakdown on how much spent, plans for 9 months

Money

3 years ago

A Nigerian couple has shared their detailed expenses towards relocating to the UK, covering visa applications, and settling down during the initial nine months.

Green Lotto says Lottery winner will only get his N72.7m winning sum if only court gives go ahead

Green Lotto says Lottery winner will only get his N72.7m winning sum if only court gives go ahead

Money

3 years ago

Green Lotto has expressed determination not to pay a Nigerian man who won a N72 million Lotto jackpot few months after winning N58 million in the same game.

Experts speak on Naira recovery as it returns to above N700 to a dollar at black market

Experts speak on Naira recovery as it returns to above N700 to a dollar at black market

Money

3 years ago

Nigerian currency has dropped massively against US dollars few days after making huge recovery of its value at the black market, leaving many Nigerians suprise.

Dave Ibemere