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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.

5589 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

What a Year! 10 best Nigerian Companies for 2021 with a combined profit after tax of over N1trillion

What a Year! 10 best Nigerian Companies for 2021 with a combined profit after tax of over N1trillion

Economy

4 years ago

GT bank leads as Nigeria’s five biggest banks stocks increase investors wealth by over N150bn in five days

GT bank leads as Nigeria’s five biggest banks stocks increase investors wealth by over N150bn in five days

Capital Market

4 years ago

Nigerian Govt excited as it finally secures N287.6bn loan after months of negotiation with World Bank

Nigerian Govt excited as it finally secures N287.6bn loan after months of negotiation with World Bank

Economy

4 years ago

Buhari launches national development plan 2021-2025, lists out massive achievements with the previous ERGP

Buhari launches national development plan 2021-2025, lists out massive achievements with the previous ERGP

Economy

4 years ago

Dangote, BUA to benefit from Central Bank of Nigeria’s over N30 billion sugar intervention fund

Dangote, BUA to benefit from Central Bank of Nigeria’s over N30 billion sugar intervention fund

Economy

4 years ago

Railway, satellite lead list of 15 projects Nigeria agreed N2.50trn loan with China for and how much is repaid

Railway, satellite lead list of 15 projects Nigeria agreed N2.50trn loan with China for and how much is repaid

Economy

4 years ago

Petrol price rises to N531 in Zambia as govt removes fuel subsidy for loans, while Nigerians wait for 2022

Petrol price rises to N531 in Zambia as govt removes fuel subsidy for loans, while Nigerians wait for 2022

Economy

4 years ago

The government of Zambia has announced it is removing subsidy on all petroluem products to ease pressure on its finances and help secure more loans from IMF.

Northern regions has more landlords in the country as over 26 million Nigerians live on rented apartments

Northern regions has more landlords in the country as over 26 million Nigerians live on rented apartments

Economy

4 years ago

Nigeria homeownership rate has been revealed as one of the lowest in the world, this has been a source of concern for many successive government over the years.

FG still waiting for payment from Togo, Benin, Niger for electricity supplied worth over N700m in three months

FG still waiting for payment from Togo, Benin, Niger for electricity supplied worth over N700m in three months

Money

4 years ago

Nigerian govt continues to export electricity to neighbouring countries despite many Nigerians lacking electricity supply and now the countries are not paying.

One hour flight from lagos airport hit N100,000 as Nigerians pay heavily to escape insecurity on the road

One hour flight from lagos airport hit N100,000 as Nigerians pay heavily to escape insecurity on the road

Economy

4 years ago

Nigerians who want to go by air to escape the country's insecurity challenges are now forced to spend their savings and pay three times the national salary.

Amid Bola Tinubu 'link' to Mafab communications, Airtel Africa provides details on losing out on 5G licence

Amid Bola Tinubu 'link' to Mafab communications, Airtel Africa provides details on losing out on 5G licence

Technology

4 years ago

Airtel has provided detail on what transpired on the day of 5G auctioning and why it lost to Mafab communications a relatively new company in telco space..

Soft drinks to get more expensive as Nigerian govt perfect plan to introduce excise duty soon

Soft drinks to get more expensive as Nigerian govt perfect plan to introduce excise duty soon

Industry

4 years ago

Nigeria Customs Service wants to reintroduce excise duty on soft drinks after it was repealed in 1993, but manufacturers fear it will impact their revenue.

Ebonyi Lead list of 10 States with the Most Expensive Price for Kerosene as Nigerians Prepare For Christmas

Ebonyi Lead list of 10 States with the Most Expensive Price for Kerosene as Nigerians Prepare For Christmas

Economy

4 years ago

With only six days till Christmas, it looks like there will be no respite, and many families may find it difficult to prepare the traditional jollof rice...

Meet First Bank New Chairman, Ahmad Abdullahi, a Respected Economist, Expert in Bank Crises Resolution

Meet First Bank New Chairman, Ahmad Abdullahi, a Respected Economist, Expert in Bank Crises Resolution

Capital Market

4 years ago

Ahmad Abdullahi an expert in crises resolution, academia gets the the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) approval to replace Remi Babalola who resigned on Friday.

Nigerian government seeks N250bn from citizens this December for road projects, full repayment in 10 years

Nigerian government seeks N250bn from citizens this December for road projects, full repayment in 10 years

Economy

4 years ago

Federal government has opened offer to borrow from Nigerians this with repayment across 10 years, the new loans will further increase Nigeria debt to N40trn.

Dave Ibemere