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.

4557 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

Nigeria stock market decreases by 1.99% in March as company announces plan to delist

Nigeria stock market decreases by 1.99% in March as company announces plan to delist

Capital Market

7 months ago

Sallah: Filling stations announce new petrol pump price

Sallah: Filling stations announce new petrol pump price

Energy

7 months ago

Naira gets new ranking in list of weakest currencies in Africa

Naira gets new ranking in list of weakest currencies in Africa

Money

7 months ago

Access, FirstBank, GTB, UBA, Zenith, others to close branches nationwide for 2 days

Access, FirstBank, GTB, UBA, Zenith, others to close branches nationwide for 2 days

Money

7 months ago

NNPC announces plans to sell shares to Nigerians, takes another action

NNPC announces plans to sell shares to Nigerians, takes another action

Energy

7 months ago

Zenith Bank declares massive profit, Jim Ovia to become over N20bn richer

Zenith Bank declares massive profit, Jim Ovia to become over N20bn richer

Money

7 months ago

Court reserves judgment in MultiChoice, FCCPC's price hike dispute

Court reserves judgment in MultiChoice, FCCPC's price hike dispute

Industry

7 months ago

Court has reserved judgment in the case between MultiChoice Nigeria and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) over the price hike.

Petrol increases by N88, filling stations set to adjust pump prices

Petrol increases by N88, filling stations set to adjust pump prices

Energy

7 months ago

Oil marketers are set to change petrol prices at filling stations as the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) reveals a rise in landing cost.

Nigerian investors count losses as stock market closes in the red

Nigerian investors count losses as stock market closes in the red

Capital Market

7 months ago

The Nigerian stock market closed on Wednesday with its first loss for the week after two consecutive days of positive trading, a loss of N74 billion.

Hopes for cheaper medicine as FG begins 2-year import duty waiver on pharmaceutical raw materials

Hopes for cheaper medicine as FG begins 2-year import duty waiver on pharmaceutical raw materials

Maritime

7 months ago

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has finally begun the implementation of the President's Executive Order on the importation of pharmaceutical raw materials.

PenCom announces changes in retirement benefits, names 8 payment providers in Nigeria

PenCom announces changes in retirement benefits, names 8 payment providers in Nigeria

Industry

7 months ago

The National Pension Commission has made changes to the retirement benefits under the Contributory Pension Scheme and has approved payment providers.

Dangote Refinery sets date to shut down refinery unit, to sell residual fuel

Dangote Refinery sets date to shut down refinery unit, to sell residual fuel

Energy

7 months ago

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced plans to shut down a section of the facility for maintenance, and now plans to sell its 128,000MT residual fuel

CBN speaks as naira crashes against US dollar, traders sell at new exchange rate

CBN speaks as naira crashes against US dollar, traders sell at new exchange rate

Money

7 months ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria has provided insight into its efforts to stabilize the Nigerian forex market as the value of the naira continues to crash.

Fuel price: Cost of transportation rises, leaves many Nigerian families with little for food

Fuel price: Cost of transportation rises, leaves many Nigerian families with little for food

Economy

7 months ago

Nigeria's households are facing a rising cost of living, leaving them with difficult decisions following the rise in petrol prices and transportation costs.

Stock market rises slightly by 0.04%, investors share N27bn

Stock market rises slightly by 0.04%, investors share N27bn

Capital Market

7 months ago

The Nigerian stock market closed Tuesday with another gain, helping stock investors to make N26bn in hours as May & Baker shares recorded the biggest gains.

Dave Ibemere