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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.

5578 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

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Abdulsamad Rabiu overtakes Mike Adenuga as Nigeria's second richest man after making over N87bn in hours

Abdulsamad Rabiu overtakes Mike Adenuga as Nigeria's second richest man after making over N87bn in hours

Money

3 years ago

Naira breaks record, suffers worst depreciation against US Dollar at Official Market, CBN advises Nigerians

Naira breaks record, suffers worst depreciation against US Dollar at Official Market, CBN advises Nigerians

Money

3 years ago

Federal government announces list of companies allowed to apply for its contract

Federal government announces list of companies allowed to apply for its contract

Industry

3 years ago

Emefiele, CBN governor wins award in US, calls for more investments into Nigeria, African countries

Emefiele, CBN governor wins award in US, calls for more investments into Nigeria, African countries

Money

3 years ago

NNPC spends over N13 billion for entertainment, N20bn for telephone calls in two years

NNPC spends over N13 billion for entertainment, N20bn for telephone calls in two years

Economy

3 years ago

'No need for investigation': Nigerian Military explains why vessel caught with illegal crude was set ablaze

'No need for investigation': Nigerian Military explains why vessel caught with illegal crude was set ablaze

Economy

3 years ago

Buhari-led council orders Kogi state government to reopen Dangote cement factory

Buhari-led council orders Kogi state government to reopen Dangote cement factory

Industry

3 years ago

The Nigerian government has issued order to Kogi state government on who is the rightful owner of the Obajana cement factory that has been shut for seven days.

2023 Budget: Steps, requirements for businesses, companies to win federal government contracts

2023 Budget: Steps, requirements for businesses, companies to win federal government contracts

Economy

3 years ago

The Federal government will be expecting more Nigerian companies to apply for its contracts after submitting the largest budget size in the history of Nigeria.

University of Nigeria, ABU top list of Federal universities with the highest budget allocation for 2023

University of Nigeria, ABU top list of Federal universities with the highest budget allocation for 2023

Economy

3 years ago

The federal government has provided billions of Naira to Nigerian universities amid eight months of strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Institutions.

Kuda bank introduces charges for every N10,000 or above customer deposit, blames FG's new tax

Kuda bank introduces charges for every N10,000 or above customer deposit, blames FG's new tax

Money

3 years ago

The development would be applicable to deposits on electronic transfers, money added to accounts with a debit card as well as cash deposits made into account.

Nigeria loses top spot again as list of Africa's leading oil producers for June is revealed by OPEC

Nigeria loses top spot again as list of Africa's leading oil producers for June is revealed by OPEC

Energy

3 years ago

OPEC praised Nigeria in the report, noting a 134,000 barrels per barrel (bpd) increase in production compared to 1.024 million direct communication in May.

Nigerian government watches on as China fines Kenya N4.71 billion for defaulting on railway loans

Nigerian government watches on as China fines Kenya N4.71 billion for defaulting on railway loans

Economy

3 years ago

The Chinese government has Kenya to pay a fine for failing to repay its loans and this has further deepened the country's debt burden according to reports.

Elon Musk makes N440m in just a few hours after selling 10,000 bottles of his newly launched perfume

Elon Musk makes N440m in just a few hours after selling 10,000 bottles of his newly launched perfume

Money

3 years ago

Elon Musk has entered a new business this time; he will sell perfumes and has already made a million dollars selling 10,000 bottles in the first few hours.

Chinese 'flying car' for land and air makes first public flight in Dubai, video goes viral

Chinese 'flying car' for land and air makes first public flight in Dubai, video goes viral

Technology

3 years ago

Chinese company, Xpeng Inc has built a flying car that can convey people two people around and the impressive features of the car has got many talking in video.

Commercial banks sack 12,000 staff in 4 years, as salaries cost jumps to record high

Commercial banks sack 12,000 staff in 4 years, as salaries cost jumps to record high

Money

3 years ago

Commercial banks in the country again relieve some staff members of their jobs, especially full-time workers, further deepening Nigeria's employment crises.

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