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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.

5584 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

No evidence of hardship: Court throws out case challenging DStv, GOtv subscription price hike

No evidence of hardship: Court throws out case challenging DStv, GOtv subscription price hike

Industry

3 years ago

Naira ranks high in list of 19 worst-performing currencies in the world for 2022

Naira ranks high in list of 19 worst-performing currencies in the world for 2022

Money

3 years ago

5.7m in one year: Access, Fidelitytop list of Nigerian banks with the highest number of customers complaints

5.7m in one year: Access, Fidelitytop list of Nigerian banks with the highest number of customers complaints

Money

3 years ago

FG in talks with Binance to develop a digital city for blockchain technology advancement in Nigeria

FG in talks with Binance to develop a digital city for blockchain technology advancement in Nigeria

Technology

3 years ago

Media, tech professionals urge Nigerian graduates to acquire digital skills, list free courses to help

Media, tech professionals urge Nigerian graduates to acquire digital skills, list free courses to help

Technology

3 years ago

List of 32 states with no dollar investment in 2022, as insecurity, Naira depreciation chase investors away

List of 32 states with no dollar investment in 2022, as insecurity, Naira depreciation chase investors away

Economy

3 years ago

Nigerians 'locked in room' cry out for help as UAE stops under 35 from entering the country

Nigerians 'locked in room' cry out for help as UAE stops under 35 from entering the country

Economy

3 years ago

Nigerians are finding it difficult to enter United Arab Emirates (UAE) and have cried out for govt help as they claim they have a valid visas and work permits.

List of Nigerian states with the highest and lowest air, bus, water, and okada transport fares

List of Nigerian states with the highest and lowest air, bus, water, and okada transport fares

Industry

3 years ago

The list of the most expensive, cheapest states for transportation Nigeria as frustrated Nigerians pay more to move from one location to another in July 2022.

Explainer: How CBN governor, Emefiele breaks CBN law to meet President Buhari's loan requests

Explainer: How CBN governor, Emefiele breaks CBN law to meet President Buhari's loan requests

Economy

3 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has broken its own loan to meet demands of President Buhari administration request for loans as Nigeria huge suffer revenue drop.

NCC announces new policy for international calls, MTN, Glo, others to make more money

NCC announces new policy for international calls, MTN, Glo, others to make more money

Technology

3 years ago

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced a new rate for international calls that will see Nigerian telecommunication companies make more money.

NNPC lists out roles of churches, mosques in crude oil theft, plans Saudi Arabia model to ensure it stops

NNPC lists out roles of churches, mosques in crude oil theft, plans Saudi Arabia model to ensure it stops

Economy

3 years ago

Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has expressed determination to ensure crude oil theft is stopped as it lists out the roles of churches and mosques.

NNPC reaches agreement to supply Dangote refinery crude oil for 20 years

NNPC reaches agreement to supply Dangote refinery crude oil for 20 years

Economy

3 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has struck a hugged deal with Dangote refinery to ensure Nigeria crude oil has a buyer for the next 20 years.

Man resigns from his lucrative jobs, returns to his village for farming, now makes 20x his salary

Man resigns from his lucrative jobs, returns to his village for farming, now makes 20x his salary

Money

3 years ago

A Namibia man has wowed many after he took a bold decision to resign from a lucractive job as a manager to return to his village and startup an Agribusiness.

List of states with the highest, cheapest prices for rice, beans, garri, bread

List of states with the highest, cheapest prices for rice, beans, garri, bread

Business and Economy

3 years ago

The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed states with the highest prices for food items across the country amid rising food inflation which jumps to 22.02%

Five cheapest and most expensive states to buy cooking gas and Kerosene in Nigeria

Five cheapest and most expensive states to buy cooking gas and Kerosene in Nigeria

Money

3 years ago

The NBS says in July 2022 kerosene and cooking gas prices increased by over 100% year-on-year, with Enugu and Niger topping the list of most expensive states.

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