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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

Elon Musk recoups his money spent in becoming Twitter largest shareholder, after making over N6.36trn in a day

Elon Musk recoups his money spent in becoming Twitter largest shareholder, after making over N6.36trn in a day

Money

4 years ago

NNPC announces over N370bn revenue from gas sale in one year, provides monthly breakdown

NNPC announces over N370bn revenue from gas sale in one year, provides monthly breakdown

Energy

4 years ago

FG releases calendar for next 3 months borrowing as report shows Nigeria debt profile is over N50tn, not N39tn

Economy

4 years ago

Nigeria loses out as Visa picks Nairobi, Kenya over Lagos for its first African innovation hub

Nigeria loses out as Visa picks Nairobi, Kenya over Lagos for its first African innovation hub

Technology

4 years ago

Ghanaian Govt Lists Penalties for Citizens Transacting in Foreign Currency, it Includes 18 Months In Jail

Ghanaian Govt Lists Penalties for Citizens Transacting in Foreign Currency, it Includes 18 Months In Jail

Money

4 years ago

Dangote leads as Cement produces smile to the bank with over N1.9trn revenue

Dangote leads as Cement produces smile to the bank with over N1.9trn revenue

Industry

4 years ago

CBN goes after commercial banks still processing cryptocurrency transactions, fine them N800m

CBN goes after commercial banks still processing cryptocurrency transactions, fine them N800m

Industry

4 years ago

The Central bank of Nigeria is not holding back in its effort to clampdown, ensure cryptocurrency transactions do not pass through the Nigerian banking system.

7 Nigerian start-ups in the tech space raised combined cash of over N142bn in the first 3 months of 2022

7 Nigerian start-ups in the tech space raised combined cash of over N142bn in the first 3 months of 2022

Economy

4 years ago

Six Nigerian startup firms that use technology to tackle challenges in transportation, Health and finance have raised more than N142 billion from investors.

Nigeria's foreign reserves deplete further despite oil prices as CBN withdraws almost a billion in 3 months

Nigeria's foreign reserves deplete further despite oil prices as CBN withdraws almost a billion in 3 months

Money

4 years ago

Nigeria's foreign reserves declined as the Central Bank withdrew huge funds to meet forex market demands, resulting in a billion-dollar drop in three months.

Port Harcourt leads as report shows NNPC spends over N63bn Maintaining Nigeria's 3 Idle refineries

Port Harcourt leads as report shows NNPC spends over N63bn Maintaining Nigeria's 3 Idle refineries

Economy

4 years ago

Despite importing all of its petrol, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has continued to spend billions to keep its dormant refineries operational.

Cinema owners smile to the bank as Nigerians spent over N346m watching movies in March, Hollywood movie leads

Cinema owners smile to the bank as Nigerians spent over N346m watching movies in March, Hollywood movie leads

Industry

4 years ago

The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) has revealed that the amount of money spent by Nigerians watching movies increased by over 45 per cent.

Meet Iyiola Olatokunbo Edun, the educational entrepreneur determine to raise the bar of academic excellence

Meet Iyiola Olatokunbo Edun, the educational entrepreneur determine to raise the bar of academic excellence

Money

4 years ago

She was determined to find her place in her mother's company, and now she is not only forging a new legacy, but also assisting others in achieving their goals.

Elon Musk becomes Twitter's largest shareholder after teasing, he is thinking about starting a social media

Elon Musk becomes Twitter's largest shareholder after teasing, he is thinking about starting a social media

Technology

4 years ago

Elon Musk has kicked off his plans to play in the social media space after he committed over 1 trillion naira to become the largest shareholder of Twitter.

4 in 10 Nigerians are poor: World Bank list to FG urgent actions needed to stop poverty from getting worse

4 in 10 Nigerians are poor: World Bank list to FG urgent actions needed to stop poverty from getting worse

Economy

4 years ago

With Nigerians becoming poorer, World Bank has provided reforms that the Nigerian government must implement immediately in order to lift millions from poverty.

World Bank suspends Nigerian tech company, MD for bribing officials of its poverty programme in Nigeria

World Bank suspends Nigerian tech company, MD for bribing officials of its poverty programme in Nigeria

Technology

4 years ago

World Bank in a new report as again blacklisted a Nigerian Tech Company, SoftTech IT Solutions from its contracts over allegations it paid some of its officials

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