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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

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33 Nigerians Face 20 years in jail For N7.38bn Multiple Romance, Money Laundering Scam

33 Nigerians Face 20 years in jail For N7.38bn Multiple Romance, Money Laundering Scam

Business and Economy

4 years ago

Sanusi says powerful persons around power are scamming Nigerians of a better life

Sanusi says powerful persons around power are scamming Nigerians of a better life

Business and Economy

4 years ago

Report shows record number of passengers leaving Nigeria to other countries

Report shows record number of passengers leaving Nigeria to other countries

Business and Economy

4 years ago

No more extension, NCC issues final warning to Nigerians yet to link their SIM with NIN

No more extension, NCC issues final warning to Nigerians yet to link their SIM with NIN

Business and Economy

4 years ago

Everything You Need To Know On Enaira, Registration, Security, Others

Everything You Need To Know On Enaira, Registration, Security, Others

Business and Economy

4 years ago

Company sues CBN for the name Enaira another wants N6.6m to sell similar domain

Company sues CBN for the name Enaira another wants N6.6m to sell similar domain

Business and Economy

4 years ago

Analysis shows family of four now needs at least N10,000 to prepare a pot of jollof rice

Analysis shows family of four now needs at least N10,000 to prepare a pot of jollof rice

Business and Economy

4 years ago

The rising cost of preparing one of Nigeria's most famous dishes reflects how overburdened recently Nigerian households have become in battle against inflation

NBS unemployment, poverty figures inaccurate many Nigerians work in shops, markets across the country

NBS unemployment, poverty figures inaccurate many Nigerians work in shops, markets across the country

Business and Economy

4 years ago

While challenging the NBS unemployment figure, the presidency said that so many hard working Nigerian youths in informal sectors are not captured as employed

Japanese princess decides to forgo N558.9bn inheritance for her to marry a 'commoner'

Japanese princess decides to forgo N558.9bn inheritance for her to marry a 'commoner'

People

4 years ago

The pair has now decided to wed without some traditional ceremonies and rejected a payout that usually goes to female royals marrying out of the royal family.

Analysis: Nigeria has the 10 biggest oil reserves in the world, but can't produce enough to sell

Analysis: Nigeria has the 10 biggest oil reserves in the world, but can't produce enough to sell

Business and Economy

4 years ago

NNPC also reported that there it lost the opportunity to produce 4,187,500(4.18 million) barrels of oil in May due to 30 various disruptions at production site

Banks remove N48.5bn from customers' accounts as charges for maintenance in 6 months

Banks remove N48.5bn from customers' accounts as charges for maintenance in 6 months

Business and Economy

4 years ago

Legit.ng analysis of commercial banks' performance in the first 6 months shows at least N48 billion in account maintenance fees were collected from customers

Nigerians spend N196m watching movies in 2 weeks as Toyin Abraham's film leads table

Nigerians spend N196m watching movies in 2 weeks as Toyin Abraham's film leads table

Business and Economy

4 years ago

Data made available by the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) out of the number in attendance 18,330 movie lovers showed interest in Nollywood.

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