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.

4314 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

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New exchange rate as naira appreciates by 1.6% against US dollar

New exchange rate as naira appreciates by 1.6% against US dollar

Technology

7 months ago

FG invites youths to apply for deeptech_ready upskilling programme to learn 7 tech skills for free

FG invites youths to apply for deeptech_ready upskilling programme to learn 7 tech skills for free

Technology

7 months ago

Speculators lose big as CBN's new move crashes dollar exchange rate

Speculators lose big as CBN's new move crashes dollar exchange rate

Money

7 months ago

BDC operators plan mergers to meet CBN’s N2bn recapitalisation before deadline

BDC operators plan mergers to meet CBN’s N2bn recapitalisation before deadline

Money

7 months ago

Top 10 states in Nigeria with highest domestic debts

Top 10 states in Nigeria with highest domestic debts

Economy

7 months ago

Dangote Refinery takes over as Nigeria's fuel imports drop to lowest in 8 years

Dangote Refinery takes over as Nigeria's fuel imports drop to lowest in 8 years

Energy

7 months ago

New exchange rate: British pound, dollar, euro crash in black market

New exchange rate: British pound, dollar, euro crash in black market

Money

7 months ago

The naira's value has improved significantly against the US dollar, British pound, and euro in the parallel foreign exchange market, also known as the black market.

FG announces 3 months suspension for Max Air as aircraft crashes in Kano

FG announces 3 months suspension for Max Air as aircraft crashes in Kano

Industry

7 months ago

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has decided to suspend Max Air following a crash that occurred in Kano, with no fewer than 53 passengers on board.

Nigerian bank shares over 20 million to 360 customers, plans to give out more

Nigerian bank shares over 20 million to 360 customers, plans to give out more

Money

7 months ago

Union Bank is rewarding customers with cash gifts and gift vouchers and plans to continue this for the next three months for both old and new account holders.

Again, SEC warns Nigerians against investing with two Nigerian firms “they are not registered”

Again, SEC warns Nigerians against investing with two Nigerian firms “they are not registered”

Technology

7 months ago

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised an alarm about two Nigerian firms claiming to help interested persons invest in capital market.

GSMA: NCC’s decision to hike telecom tariffs by 50% to drive investment in Nigeria’s digital future

GSMA: NCC’s decision to hike telecom tariffs by 50% to drive investment in Nigeria’s digital future

Technology

7 months ago

The GSMA is a global organisation have reacted to the decision by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to increase telecom tariff by 50%.

Naira appreciates against US dollar after CBN introduces new FX code

Naira appreciates against US dollar after CBN introduces new FX code

Money

7 months ago

The value of the naira improved against the US dollar in the foreign exchange market after the Central Bank of Nigeria introduced new forex policies.

Tony Elumelu shares success story, invites youths to apply for 2025 entrepreneurship programme

Tony Elumelu shares success story, invites youths to apply for 2025 entrepreneurship programme

Industry

7 months ago

Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu has a message for Nigerians for African youths to apply for its entrepreneurship programme ahead of deadline approaches.

Four banks' USSD code may no longer work as deadline to clear debt ends

Four banks' USSD code may no longer work as deadline to clear debt ends

Technology

7 months ago

Nigerian banks have been paying their debts to telecommunication companies for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services since 2019.

PwC shares 5 reasons naira exchange rate against US dollar will be stable better in 2025

PwC shares 5 reasons naira exchange rate against US dollar will be stable better in 2025

Money

7 months ago

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is optimistic about the Nigerian currency, naira's performance in the foreign exchange market in 2025, citing 5 factors

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