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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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US Investigating Binance’s BNB Token, world's 5th largest crypto coin, as over N1.5tn is wiped out in hours

US Investigating Binance’s BNB Token, world's 5th largest crypto coin, as over N1.5tn is wiped out in hours

Money

4 years ago

Elon Musk threatens to walk away again from Twitter deal over alleged “breach” of agreement as wealth drops

Elon Musk threatens to walk away again from Twitter deal over alleged “breach” of agreement as wealth drops

Economy

4 years ago

FG set to secure Nigeria Air first license, more to follow before first flight, 4 years after fanfare launch

FG set to secure Nigeria Air first license, more to follow before first flight, 4 years after fanfare launch

Industry

4 years ago

China missing in top list of countries buying Nigerian product, sells N1.51trn of its goods to Nigerian market

China missing in top list of countries buying Nigerian product, sells N1.51trn of its goods to Nigerian market

Economy

4 years ago

NNPC sets date for completion of Port Harcourt refinery after spending over N539bn for repair works

NNPC sets date for completion of Port Harcourt refinery after spending over N539bn for repair works

Industry

4 years ago

Insecurity: Foreign Investors avoid 31 states as investments into Nigeria drop by over N600bn in Q1

Insecurity: Foreign Investors avoid 31 states as investments into Nigeria drop by over N600bn in Q1

Economy

4 years ago

Lekoil Nigeria wants court sanction on Savannah Energy for contempt over its Extraordinary General Meeting

Lekoil Nigeria wants court sanction on Savannah Energy for contempt over its Extraordinary General Meeting

Industry

4 years ago

The Injunction also includes altering the transfer or creation of any interest in Lekoil Nigeria Limited, that will alter the ownership, equity or share capital

Nigeria’s crude oil grade, bonny light now second most expensive in the world as it attracts marketers

Nigeria’s crude oil grade, bonny light now second most expensive in the world as it attracts marketers

Economy

4 years ago

Nigeria's crude oil variant is gaining serious attraction across the world amid rising demands as marketers look for easy to refine product for quick transport

FIRS threatens to block States, LGs access to foreign, domestic loans over failure to remit taxes

FIRS threatens to block States, LGs access to foreign, domestic loans over failure to remit taxes

Economy

4 years ago

The unremitted tax is from contractors and service providers, which the FIRS said the law mandates states to remit into the coffers of the tax administration.

Titan Trust Bank completes takeover of Union Bank for N191 billion the biggest deal in recent years

Titan Trust Bank completes takeover of Union Bank for N191 billion the biggest deal in recent years

Economy

4 years ago

Today, the bank is well-positioned with an innovative product offering, a growing customer base of over six million and consistent year on year profitability.

Wema Bank, lead list of best-performing companies with 100% returns on investors’ funds in 5 months

Wema Bank, lead list of best-performing companies with 100% returns on investors’ funds in 5 months

Economy

4 years ago

Wema Bank became the second-highest advancer in the period under review, rising by 370.8 per cent. Its share price as at May 31 shows it nears a record 52-week.

Buhari signs deal with Spain to transfer prisoners who wish to complete jail sentences in Nigeria

Buhari signs deal with Spain to transfer prisoners who wish to complete jail sentences in Nigeria

Economy

4 years ago

The federal government has negotiated variouagreements with the government of Spain, including the transfer of convicted inmates who prefer to serve in Nigeria.

Respect naira: court sends chinese to jail for two years for shredding naira notes to pieces worth N3,000

Respect naira: court sends chinese to jail for two years for shredding naira notes to pieces worth N3,000

Economy

4 years ago

With serial number 114804 issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria and, thereby, committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 21(1) of the CBN.

EU ban on Russian oil: Data shows Nigerian economy is more likely to suffer than gain as oil prices soar

EU ban on Russian oil: Data shows Nigerian economy is more likely to suffer than gain as oil prices soar

Economy

4 years ago

While it is expected that the rise in oil prices is a blessing, Nigeria’s unpreparedness for what is happening in the global oil space could bring more pain.

World Richest Man, Elon Musk Promises to End Poverty, others in Nigeria as Starlink gets ready to launch

World Richest Man, Elon Musk Promises to End Poverty, others in Nigeria as Starlink gets ready to launch

Money

4 years ago

In Nigeria, there are over 70 million people living in poverty. This made the country world’s poverty capital in 2021, before India overtook Nigeria as the poor

Dave Ibemere