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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.

5586 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

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NNPC gets $5 billion from African Export-Import bank, the first major investment after Petroleum Industry Act

NNPC gets $5 billion from African Export-Import bank, the first major investment after Petroleum Industry Act

Energy

4 years ago

The super-rich are paying billions of dollars to support scientist working to bring people back from the dead

The super-rich are paying billions of dollars to support scientist working to bring people back from the dead

Technology

4 years ago

Digital Talks: Legit.ng set to hold live talks with Patricia on the myth and fact about cryptocurrency trading

Digital Talks: Legit.ng set to hold live talks with Patricia on the myth and fact about cryptocurrency trading

Technology

4 years ago

Dangote leads Africa for 11th year in a row as only three Nigerians make Forbes billionaires exclusive list

Dangote leads Africa for 11th year in a row as only three Nigerians make Forbes billionaires exclusive list

Economy

4 years ago

Dangote Makes N17.83m Per Minutes in the First three Weeks of January 2022, Now Almost As Wealthy as Senegal

Dangote Makes N17.83m Per Minutes in the First three Weeks of January 2022, Now Almost As Wealthy as Senegal

Money

4 years ago

Buhari to request PIA amendment 5 months after signing, as fuel subsidy removal burden falls to next president

Buhari to request PIA amendment 5 months after signing, as fuel subsidy removal burden falls to next president

Energy

4 years ago

Ghana, four other small african countries economy to grow faster than Nigeria's in 2022- IMF

Ghana, four other small african countries economy to grow faster than Nigeria's in 2022- IMF

Economy

4 years ago

IMF has predicted a slower economy growth of 2.7 percent compare to what is predicted in the 2022 federal government budget signed by president Buhari recently.

Report: Aliko Dangote's oil refinery to process first oil from September after six years construction

Report: Aliko Dangote's oil refinery to process first oil from September after six years construction

Economy

4 years ago

After six years of planning and construction, the Dangote refinery in Lekki Lagos is scheduled to be completed in 2022 and will refine over 650,000 oil daily.

Oil nears $90, the highest level since 2014 when Goodluck Jonathan was president, but this time it is headache

Oil nears $90, the highest level since 2014 when Goodluck Jonathan was president, but this time it is headache

Energy

4 years ago

Oil price is surging and could cross $90 per barrel in the coming days due to insecurity issues in the middle east countries creating a major supply problems.

Rabiu, Nigeria's Second Richest Man, make N420bn in a Week, Closing the Gap on Dangote, Who Loses N80bn

Rabiu, Nigeria's Second Richest Man, make N420bn in a Week, Closing the Gap on Dangote, Who Loses N80bn

Economy

4 years ago

Nigeria's second richest man, Rabiu Abdulsamad is making a flying start to 2022 while other billionaires saw the drop in wealth he made over N400bn in a week.

New set of billionaires to emerge as Nigerian government awards oil fields to 30 companies, more to follow

New set of billionaires to emerge as Nigerian government awards oil fields to 30 companies, more to follow

Economy

4 years ago

There could be new billionaires from Nigeria in the coming years as the federal government has announced names of companies that won first round oil blocks bid.

Davido, Yemi Alade beat Wizkid, others in list of Nigerians making over N20 million per post on Instagram

Davido, Yemi Alade beat Wizkid, others in list of Nigerians making over N20 million per post on Instagram

Technology

4 years ago

A new report has revealed the highest-earning African celebrities on Instagram, with Davido as the top Nigerian artist, while Mohamed Salah ranks 1st in Africa.

185,000 cryptocurrency investors are in tears as their wallets go empty after Bitcoin drops 7% in 24 hours

185,000 cryptocurrency investors are in tears as their wallets go empty after Bitcoin drops 7% in 24 hours

Money

4 years ago

In last 24 hours, cryptocurrency investors experienced significant losses as Bitcoin's value plummeted, leaving their wallets empty and causing great distress.

Tennis star Novak Djokovic owns majority stake of covid cure company, scientist surprise at his decision

Tennis star Novak Djokovic owns majority stake of covid cure company, scientist surprise at his decision

Technology

4 years ago

Novak Djokovic who is not ready to be vaccinated has a huge stake in a company researching for a cure to COVID that has killed millions globally, young and old.

A graphics artist becomes multi-millionaire recreating Rolex watches to digital form on NFT- one goes for N34m

A graphics artist becomes multi-millionaire recreating Rolex watches to digital form on NFT- one goes for N34m

Technology

4 years ago

A 29-year-old man is making millions selling digital watches recreated from original expensive Rolex watches and many are surprise at how much he sells one.

Dave Ibemere