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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.

5592 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

5G: Nigerian government expresses excitement about smart cities, self-driving cars coming into Nigeria

5G: Nigerian government expresses excitement about smart cities, self-driving cars coming into Nigeria

Technology

4 years ago

Agriculture, Electricity, CBN provides a breakdown on N2.76tn spent to revive Nigeria's economic recovery

Agriculture, Electricity, CBN provides a breakdown on N2.76tn spent to revive Nigeria's economic recovery

Economy

4 years ago

Eyebrows raised on govt plans to increase pressure on its finances from N72bn to N200bn over fuel subsidy

Eyebrows raised on govt plans to increase pressure on its finances from N72bn to N200bn over fuel subsidy

Economy

4 years ago

Honeywell, Flour Mills investors make N7.60bn in 16 hours as acquisition deal put smiles on shareholders face

Honeywell, Flour Mills investors make N7.60bn in 16 hours as acquisition deal put smiles on shareholders face

Capital Market

4 years ago

Central Bank of Nigeria reveals plans to seamlessly exchange eNaira with other countries digital currencies

Central Bank of Nigeria reveals plans to seamlessly exchange eNaira with other countries digital currencies

Money

4 years ago

Flour Mills Acquisition of Honeywell; N220bn hanging Debt, Oba Otudeko N60bn Gain amid a jump in Share Price

Flour Mills Acquisition of Honeywell; N220bn hanging Debt, Oba Otudeko N60bn Gain amid a jump in Share Price

Industry

4 years ago

PenCom sets records straight on who is the majority shareholder of First Bank in a big win for Femi Otedola

PenCom sets records straight on who is the majority shareholder of First Bank in a big win for Femi Otedola

Capital Market

4 years ago

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has dismissed claim from First Bank that Hassan-Odukale is its biggest shareholder as part of its funds are public.

Oil refining lead list of worst performing sectors in the Nigerian economy after a 0.9% growth drop in Q3

Oil refining lead list of worst performing sectors in the Nigerian economy after a 0.9% growth drop in Q3

Economy

4 years ago

While the Nigerian economy is on the part to fully recover from 2020 recession some sectors are still struggling and might need more time or interventions.

Ikenna, Chidi, Oghenetega three Nigerians win N197.7m from Chinese richest man Jack Ma for their businesses

Ikenna, Chidi, Oghenetega three Nigerians win N197.7m from Chinese richest man Jack Ma for their businesses

Technology

4 years ago

Three young Nigerians have again received funding from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to scale their business in the recently held Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH).

Rail, air transport lead as the National Bureau of Statistics reveals highest performing sectors in Q3, 2021

Rail, air transport lead as the National Bureau of Statistics reveals highest performing sectors in Q3, 2021

Economy

4 years ago

The Nigerian economy seems to be recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic which affected the globe and NBS has revealed the best performing sectors.

CBN reveals 488,000 eNaira wallets downloaded, 78,000 merchants registered globally as transactions hit N60m

CBN reveals 488,000 eNaira wallets downloaded, 78,000 merchants registered globally as transactions hit N60m

Money

4 years ago

Nigerian Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as the eNaira, was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, October 25 with four types of wallets

Ghanaian Government Blames Influx of Nigerians, Others for Rising Food Prices in the Country Warns Farmers

Ghanaian Government Blames Influx of Nigerians, Others for Rising Food Prices in the Country Warns Farmers

Industry

4 years ago

Ghanaian government is worried about the continue sale of farm produce to foreign neighbouring traders including Nigerians and fear for famine in the country.

World bank raises concern Nigerians are facing generation poverty over lack of social cover, rising food price

World bank raises concern Nigerians are facing generation poverty over lack of social cover, rising food price

Economy

4 years ago

World bank has raised concern on the surviving tactics employed by Nigerian households to cushion the effect of rising foods price warning of generation poverty

Battle of the brands: Rite Foods, NBC 'lion fight' gets a new twist while Coca Cola goes after Pop Cola in Kano

Battle of the brands: Rite Foods, NBC 'lion fight' gets a new twist while Coca Cola goes after Pop Cola in Kano

Economy

4 years ago

Rites product entered the market in June 2017, before that of NBC which first recorded its presence in June 2020 while Coca is fighting for strips be removed.

CBN reveals N3trn loans shared to Nigerian Businesses, Household in One Year to cushion effect of Covid-19

CBN reveals N3trn loans shared to Nigerian Businesses, Household in One Year to cushion effect of Covid-19

Economy

4 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed that in the last year it has disbursed to Nigerian-owned businesses, households at least N3 trillion due to Covid19.

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