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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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Bank accounts in Nigeria rise by over 66m, now more than the total population of Ghana, 12 countries combined

Bank accounts in Nigeria rise by over 66m, now more than the total population of Ghana, 12 countries combined

Money

4 years ago

DMO explains how federal govt borrowing from World Bank, IMF, China, others have created jobs, boost economy

DMO explains how federal govt borrowing from World Bank, IMF, China, others have created jobs, boost economy

Economy

4 years ago

Nigerian workers take to Twitter to call out their 'horrible bosses' in the tech & private sector, they react

Nigerian workers take to Twitter to call out their 'horrible bosses' in the tech & private sector, they react

Industry

4 years ago

Foreign airlines N117bn trapped in Nigeria as CBN can't find dollars enough for them to send home revenues

Foreign airlines N117bn trapped in Nigeria as CBN can't find dollars enough for them to send home revenues

Industry

4 years ago

31 Nigerian companies get N29bn from CBN to grow their business: Here's what they did to be beneficiaries

31 Nigerian companies get N29bn from CBN to grow their business: Here's what they did to be beneficiaries

Economy

4 years ago

DSTV, GOtv subscribers to pay more as Multichoice announces new prices for all packages starting from April 1

DSTV, GOtv subscribers to pay more as Multichoice announces new prices for all packages starting from April 1

Industry

4 years ago

Dangote adds N1.5bn to his wealth in 8 hours as President Buhari commissions $2.5bn fertilizer plant

Dangote adds N1.5bn to his wealth in 8 hours as President Buhari commissions $2.5bn fertilizer plant

Industry

4 years ago

Aliko Dangote's wealth has increased by over N1 billion few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari commission the biggest fertiliser factory in Lagos state.

Nigerian entrepreneur raises N1.14 billion from foreign investors, as it expands business to uganda

Nigerian entrepreneur raises N1.14 billion from foreign investors, as it expands business to uganda

Technology

4 years ago

Treepz intends to use the fund to aggressively expand its on-demand ride-sharing and intercity bus ticketing services throughout Africa including Uganda, Ghana

Nigeria’s cryptocurrency startup, Busha, secures N1.72 billion from foreign investors, despite CBN clampdown

Nigeria’s cryptocurrency startup, Busha, secures N1.72 billion from foreign investors, despite CBN clampdown

Technology

4 years ago

In a big win for crypto, two friends who operate a cryptocurrency startup business have received over N1 billion to extend their services throughout Africa.

China accounts for 81.98% of Nigeria's external debt to countries as how much each Nigerian owes is revealed

China accounts for 81.98% of Nigeria's external debt to countries as how much each Nigerian owes is revealed

Economy

4 years ago

The latest Debt Management Office report on Nigeria's external debt demonstrates that the country's loans are more vulnerable to China when compared to others.

Federal government sold N14.4trn worth of crude oil in 2021: here are the top countries buying the Nigeria's crude

Federal government sold N14.4trn worth of crude oil in 2021: here are the top countries buying the Nigeria's crude

Economy

4 years ago

Nigeria recorded a massive improvement in its oil sale although this failed to reflect in NNPCs remittance to the federation account due to subsidy payment.

There are over N42.3bn in business funding available for smart Nigerian business owners; Here are the top five

There are over N42.3bn in business funding available for smart Nigerian business owners; Here are the top five

Money

4 years ago

SMEs in Nigeria are pivotal for growth and employment generation they contribute to the standard of living and are the bedrock of economic development target.

Court stops shell from selling its Nigerian oil assets after company shifts focus, NNPC also gives conditions

Court stops shell from selling its Nigerian oil assets after company shifts focus, NNPC also gives conditions

Economy

4 years ago

It is a no sale order for Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) looking to offload its onshore oil assets as it shift focus on cleaner energy.

Federal government wanted N250 billion, citizens offered N865 billion in seven days

Federal government wanted N250 billion, citizens offered N865 billion in seven days

Economy

4 years ago

Federal government efforts to borrow more for infrastructure development received a major boost as Nigerians offered 346 percent more than what is needed...

Nationwide darkness as power grid suffers total collapse, bread scarcity looms as bakers mull shutdown

Nationwide darkness as power grid suffers total collapse, bread scarcity looms as bakers mull shutdown

Energy

4 years ago

The country is once again in darkness as the National grid collapsed on Monday morning, as distribution companies post messages pleading for understanding.

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