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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.

5562 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

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Spain tops list of countries buying Nigerian crude oil as NNPC makes N16trn in 9 months

Spain tops list of countries buying Nigerian crude oil as NNPC makes N16trn in 9 months

Energy

3 years ago

Nigerian passport ranking drops nine places in one year, now among the worst in the world

Nigerian passport ranking drops nine places in one year, now among the worst in the world

Economy

3 years ago

Access leads, Zenith drops: Here are the top 10 largest banks in Nigeria by customer deposit in 2022

Access leads, Zenith drops: Here are the top 10 largest banks in Nigeria by customer deposit in 2022

Capital Market

3 years ago

Lagos landlord: Families move to reclaim ancestral lands from Igbos, Hausa others, list targeted areas

Lagos landlord: Families move to reclaim ancestral lands from Igbos, Hausa others, list targeted areas

Economy

3 years ago

Nigerian airports record 90 bird strike incidents in first six months of 2022, worst in Lagos

Nigerian airports record 90 bird strike incidents in first six months of 2022, worst in Lagos

Money

3 years ago

Top 10 Nigerian states with the highest alcohol consumption by women as beer companies make N542bn in 6 months

Top 10 Nigerian states with the highest alcohol consumption by women as beer companies make N542bn in 6 months

Industry

3 years ago

Five uncompleted Nigerian government projects after billions was approved and spent

Five uncompleted Nigerian government projects after billions was approved and spent

Economy

3 years ago

Nigeria, one of Africa's largest countries, has several long-running million-dollar projects that have little impact on its inhabitants while amassing debts.

Elon Musk loses world's richest man title to French billionaire as worth drops by N1.6tn in hours

Elon Musk loses world's richest man title to French billionaire as worth drops by N1.6tn in hours

Money

3 years ago

Billionaire Elon Musk lost his position as the richest man in the world for the first time in over 14 months to a French billionaire dealing in luxury brand.

Lawmakers Order CBN To Suspend New Cash Withdrawal Limit, summon Emefiele

Lawmakers Order CBN To Suspend New Cash Withdrawal Limit, summon Emefiele

Money

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria will be facing lawmakers to give an explanation and suspension on some of its recent policies, especially the cash withdrawal limit.

Man returns home to discover his mother threw away broken laptop on which he had saved his N164.3bn bitcoin

Man returns home to discover his mother threw away broken laptop on which he had saved his N164.3bn bitcoin

Money

3 years ago

Cryptocurrency trader has recounted his experience of losing everything because his mother threw away the laptop he had left saved his wallet worth N254bn.

UBA, Access bank adjust closing hours amid high operating costs

UBA, Access bank adjust closing hours amid high operating costs

Money

3 years ago

UBA, Access have sent messages to their customers announcing adjustment in operating hours amid rising cost of doing business and insecurity in the country.

CBN announces cash withdrawal limit, sets N20,000 per day at POS; N100,000 per week from banks

CBN announces cash withdrawal limit, sets N20,000 per day at POS; N100,000 per week from banks

Economy

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has made significant changes to how much cash Nigerians will be allowed to withdraw daily, and weekly over the counter at banks.

NCC sends warning to Nigerians on the use of TikTok, explains how hackers steal users' information

NCC sends warning to Nigerians on the use of TikTok, explains how hackers steal users' information

Technology

3 years ago

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has again issued an advisory to Nigerians this time on tiktok.

Apprenticeship, hourly pay, naira: List of economic plans in Peter Obi's manifesto to Revive Nigerian Economy

Apprenticeship, hourly pay, naira: List of economic plans in Peter Obi's manifesto to Revive Nigerian Economy

Economy

3 years ago

Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, has presented a 72-page manifesto outlining his proposals that will help revive the Nigerian economy.

Nigerian Navy accuses NNPC of lying, and deceiving Nigerians about crude oil theft figures, fuel scarcity

Nigerian Navy accuses NNPC of lying, and deceiving Nigerians about crude oil theft figures, fuel scarcity

Economy

3 years ago

The Nigerian Navy says the the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), formerly Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation is lying to Nigerians

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