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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

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Updated: Nigerian government shuts down Silverbird, AIT, Raypower, Rhythm FM, Others’

Updated: Nigerian government shuts down Silverbird, AIT, Raypower, Rhythm FM, Others’

Industry

3 years ago

More Nigerians are using eNaira CBN says announces designated USSD code for transactions

More Nigerians are using eNaira CBN says announces designated USSD code for transactions

Money

3 years ago

Niger denies receiving N1.14bn worth of vehicles from Nigerian government

Niger denies receiving N1.14bn worth of vehicles from Nigerian government

Money

3 years ago

Emirates Airlines announces suspension of all flights from Nigeria Sept 1, blames CBN

Emirates Airlines announces suspension of all flights from Nigeria Sept 1, blames CBN

Economy

3 years ago

South African airline rejects Naira, asks Nigerian passengers to pay in dollars, gives reasons

South African airline rejects Naira, asks Nigerian passengers to pay in dollars, gives reasons

Technology

3 years ago

Experts blame CBN as rising inflation pushes more Nigerians into poverty

Experts blame CBN as rising inflation pushes more Nigerians into poverty

Money

3 years ago

Aliko Dangote drops massively in billionaire list after over N360bn was whipped out of his wealth in 8 hours

Aliko Dangote drops massively in billionaire list after over N360bn was whipped out of his wealth in 8 hours

Money

3 years ago

Aliko Dangote is not having the best of time in the last two months has the struggles of his cement business whipped out over N360 billion from his wealth.

Five top Nigerian banks with largest customers deposit in 2021, GTCO, UBA record massive profits

Five top Nigerian banks with largest customers deposit in 2021, GTCO, UBA record massive profits

Money

3 years ago

Despite economic concerns, Nigerian banks increased customer deposits by 17.39 percent, indicating that more people were saving than they did in the last year.

Nigerians' dollar funds are trapped in domiciliary accounts as bank managers tell customers to go home

Nigerians' dollar funds are trapped in domiciliary accounts as bank managers tell customers to go home

Money

3 years ago

Nigerian banks are now asking customers to find alternatives amid increasing dollar scarcity that has left the Central Bank of Nigeria completely confused.

Success comes with rewards: Plug sports signs brand and marketing deal with Tobi Amusan

Money

3 years ago

The Plug, sharing his excitement at the signing of the sports star noted that it was a dream come true and that the company is incredibly happy to have Amusan.

Nigerian consumer firms struggling to sustain cashflow as Nigerians buy on credit

Nigerian consumer firms struggling to sustain cashflow as Nigerians buy on credit

Money

3 years ago

Nigerian consumer companies are making huge sales. However, the sales are mostly on credit as inflation, and unemployment force Nigerians to buy on credit.

Ethiopian Airlines tell Igbos, others to use Enugu Airport for International travel

Ethiopian Airlines tell Igbos, others to use Enugu Airport for International travel

Industry

3 years ago

South Eastern travellers looking to travel have been urged to use Enugu airport international traveling instead of traveling to Lagos, Abuja when going abroad.

CBN raises interest on savings as inflation reduces the value of banks customers' Naira deposit

CBN raises interest on savings as inflation reduces the value of banks customers' Naira deposit

Economy

3 years ago

The Nigerian Central Bank has announced an increase in interest rates on bank clients' deposits, claiming that the Nigerian economy have return to normalcy.

Benedict Peters: The silent billionaire with the largest oil tank farms in Nigeria

Benedict Peters: The silent billionaire with the largest oil tank farms in Nigeria

Money

3 years ago

Benedict joined Ocean and Oil Limited (now Oando), where he worked closely with the founders. From there, he moved to a major downstream petroleum company.

Go get your passport: FG announces 1.3m international passport booklets printed, distributed to Nigerians

Go get your passport: FG announces 1.3m international passport booklets printed, distributed to Nigerians

Economy

3 years ago

This timeline enables NIS to investigate and validate applicants' claims and confer integrity on the passport issued. It is a reasonable provision in passport.

Dave Ibemere