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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

Cost of preparing a pot of jollof rice for a family of five in Nigeria rises by 7.3%, as economy bites

Cost of preparing a pot of jollof rice for a family of five in Nigeria rises by 7.3%, as economy bites

Money

4 years ago

Inclusion, others in focus as over 2500 manufacturing professionals showcase their brands at EMWA expo in 2022

Inclusion, others in focus as over 2500 manufacturing professionals showcase their brands at EMWA expo in 2022

Money

4 years ago

Google launches first product development centre in Nairobi, plans cheaper internet for Africans

Google launches first product development centre in Nairobi, plans cheaper internet for Africans

Technology

4 years ago

Tariff hike pushes power firms revenue to record high despite no improvement in power supply to Nigerians

Tariff hike pushes power firms revenue to record high despite no improvement in power supply to Nigerians

Energy

4 years ago

Access Bank, GTBank, 23 other companies Make LinkedIn’s list of best workplaces in Nigeria for 2022

Access Bank, GTBank, 23 other companies Make LinkedIn’s list of best workplaces in Nigeria for 2022

Industry

4 years ago

Foreign airlines ticketing platform gives update on its plans to stop accepting Naira from Nigerian travellers

Foreign airlines ticketing platform gives update on its plans to stop accepting Naira from Nigerian travellers

Industry

4 years ago

Murphy: the entrepreneur behind AFOREVO, Africa's largest digital content marketing & distribution platform

Murphy: the entrepreneur behind AFOREVO, Africa's largest digital content marketing & distribution platform

Industry

4 years ago

Our target listeners are young people between the ages of 14 and 45. And because we understand the importance of acceptance and diversity, our show segments.

Federal Government To Share N20 Billion To N2 Million Nigerians Monthly From June, But Only to Those Qualified

Federal Government To Share N20 Billion To N2 Million Nigerians Monthly From June, But Only to Those Qualified

Money

4 years ago

The Nigerian government has finalized plans to provide about N2 billion to 2 million Nigerians per month beginning in June 2022 as food gets more expensive.

Nigerian govt cries out that Ghana, other African countries are wooing companies to leave Nigeria

Nigerian govt cries out that Ghana, other African countries are wooing companies to leave Nigeria

Economy

4 years ago

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Minister of Trade and Investment, has expressed worry that nations are pressing Nigerian companies to move..

Dangote unseats 4 Russian strong billionaires, after making over N380 billion in just 3 months of 2022

Dangote unseats 4 Russian strong billionaires, after making over N380 billion in just 3 months of 2022

Money

4 years ago

Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, is having one of his greatest runs as a billionaire, having made almost N380 billion in three months to add to his wealth.

Eugene: We want to become a key solution provider for Young Nigerians to grow their businesses on the internet

Eugene: We want to become a key solution provider for Young Nigerians to grow their businesses on the internet

Economy

4 years ago

Eugene Agoh, Founder of AdsTargets, discusses his company's role in helping businesses in reaching target audiences amid information overload in this interview.

Elon Musk offers to buy all Twitter shares for N17.8trn in cash, 24hrs after Shareholders accuse him of fraud

Elon Musk offers to buy all Twitter shares for N17.8trn in cash, 24hrs after Shareholders accuse him of fraud

Technology

4 years ago

World richest, Elon Musk has offered to pay in cash $43 billion for 100 percent shares of Twitter just 24 hours after some shareholders accused him of fraud.

Thank you for understanding: Foreign airlines announces plan to sell tickets to Nigerians in dollars

Thank you for understanding: Foreign airlines announces plan to sell tickets to Nigerians in dollars

Industry

4 years ago

Foreign airlines are not happy that there funds are continuously trapped and the value depreciating and has decided to stop accepting Naira for tickets payment.

Oil thieves are raking in billions of Naira daily, leaving oil companies to count their losses in tears

Oil thieves are raking in billions of Naira daily, leaving oil companies to count their losses in tears

Economy

4 years ago

The amount of crude oil theft in and around oil producing areas is becoming a significant worry for oil and gas companies as they search for help from govt.

Nigerian government announces over N225bn revenue from electricity export to 3 countries in 5 years

Nigerian government announces over N225bn revenue from electricity export to 3 countries in 5 years

Economy

4 years ago

Despite having a huge electricity deficit in the world, Nigerian government continues to sell electricity to other countries, announcing over N200bn revenue.

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