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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.

5102 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

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Dangote seals deal to upgrade refinery capacity to 1.4mbpd

Dangote seals deal to upgrade refinery capacity to 1.4mbpd

Industry

4 months ago

New petrol prices as importers compete with Dangote Refinery

New petrol prices as importers compete with Dangote Refinery

Energy

4 months ago

FG clarifies 5 false claims on new tax law, denies plan to debit bank accounts

FG clarifies 5 false claims on new tax law, denies plan to debit bank accounts

Money

4 months ago

No interest rate cut yet as CBN retains MPR at 27%, continues inflation fight

No interest rate cut yet as CBN retains MPR at 27%, continues inflation fight

Money

4 months ago

N1,453/$: CBN releases new naira exchange rate against dollar, pound, euro

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N1,453/$: CBN releases new naira exchange rate against dollar, pound, euro

Money

4 months ago

Air Peace, United Nigeria, others announce new ticket prices for major routes ahead of Christmas

Air Peace, United Nigeria, others announce new ticket prices for major routes ahead of Christmas

Industry

4 months ago

NNPC announces plan to rebuild 3 refineries, sets target

NNPC announces plan to rebuild 3 refineries, sets target

Energy

4 months ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited aimed to secure private partners to revive Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries for competitiveness.

NNPC announces massive profit, unveils 2030 growth target

NNPC announces massive profit, unveils 2030 growth target

Energy

4 months ago

NNPC reported strong 2024 financial performance with record profit and unveiled a major investment plan to expand oil, gas and clean energy national operations.

CBN gives update on Nigeria economy "more work needed"

CBN gives update on Nigeria economy "more work needed"

Money

4 months ago

The Nigerian currency has shown improved stability as recent monetary and fiscal reforms take hold, but the Central Bank says more work is still required.

Filling stations reduce Pump price below NNPC's rate as petrol import surge

Filling stations reduce Pump price below NNPC's rate as petrol import surge

Money

4 months ago

Major filling stations cut petrol prices below NNPC rates as rising imports intensify competition, with 149,500 metric tonnes of fuel arriving in Nigeria.

Ezra Olubi breaks silence after Paystack fires him over allegations, ready to fight back

Ezra Olubi breaks silence after Paystack fires him over allegations, ready to fight back

Technology

4 months ago

Paystack terminated its co-founder and CTO Ezra Olubi’s employment amid sexual misconduct allegations, and he finally responded after weeks of silence.

Investors lose N2.1 trillion in one week on Nigerian stock market

Investors lose N2.1 trillion in one week on Nigerian stock market

Money

4 months ago

The Nigerian Exchange closed lower after five days as NCR, UACN, Ikeja Hotel led gainers, while International Energy Insurance, LivingTrust, NEM declined.

Pay taxes in minutes: The new simple process every taxpayer must know

Pay taxes in minutes: The new simple process every taxpayer must know

Economy

4 months ago

The Nigerian government will begin new tax administration from January 2026. The government has revealed simple processes and platforms for easy payments.

Naira loses N14.29 against US dollar, closes trading week low

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Naira loses N14.29 against US dollar, closes trading week low

Money

4 months ago

The naira fell to the dollar and also weakened against major currencies despite strong external reserves and continued support from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Tension as FIRS debunks Atiku’s allegations and warns against politicising tax collection

Tension as FIRS debunks Atiku’s allegations and warns against politicising tax collection

Economy

4 months ago

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has reacted to concerns raised by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, over the appointment of XpressPay.

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