Zainab Iwayemi

Education: Bachelor of Science, Sociology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria (2015-2019) Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab: Advanced digital reporting 2024.

Experience: Business Journalist at Business A.M. (2020-2021), Media Content Analyst, Nairametrics (2021-2023), Fact Checker, Roundcheck (2020-2021)

Awards: Reporter of the year (2018), Award of Outstanding Performance UCJTV (2019), Director of Mobilization (2019), Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ilorin

Zainab Iwayemi is a business journalist with over 5 years experience reporting activities in the stock market, tech, insurance, banking, and oil and gas sectors. She holds a Bachelor of Science (B.sc) degree in Sociology from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. Before Legit.ng, she worked as a financial analyst at Nairametrics where she was rewarded for outstanding performance. She can be reached via zainab.iwayemi@corp.legit.ng

2547 articles published since 07 Jul 2023

Author's articles

Cost of rice finally crashes as global prices hit multi-year lows

Cost of rice finally crashes as global prices hit multi-year lows

Industry

5 months ago

Report finally explains real cause of Hertbert Wigwe’s helicopter crash

Report finally explains real cause of Hertbert Wigwe’s helicopter crash

Industry

5 months ago

No more foreign goods: FG announces ban on importation of goods Nigerians can produce

No more foreign goods: FG announces ban on importation of goods Nigerians can produce

Industry

5 months ago

Naira reacts on parallel market as global oil prices rebound, analysts give reasons

Naira reacts on parallel market as global oil prices rebound, analysts give reasons

Money

5 months ago

Billionaire Abdulsamad Rabiu set to build large refinery in Nigeria

Billionaire Abdulsamad Rabiu set to build large refinery in Nigeria

Industry

5 months ago

Young Nigerian female innovator launches MyRiteWallet to revolutionise savings culture

Young Nigerian female innovator launches MyRiteWallet to revolutionise savings culture

Technology

5 months ago

Nigeria’s estate surveyors speak out as FG plans to seize unoccupied buildings

Nigeria’s estate surveyors speak out as FG plans to seize unoccupied buildings

Industry

5 months ago

Estate surveyors oppose FG's threat to seize unoccupied properties, emphasizing the importance of legal methods and supporting tax reforms for greater transparency.

MTN reacts as Nigerians fume over network disruption amid protest to free VDM

MTN reacts as Nigerians fume over network disruption amid protest to free VDM

Industry

5 months ago

Nigerians voiced frustration over MTN's network disruptions affecting social media access and data services with the outage coinciding with a nationwide protest.

FG launches new funding for creative minds, beneficiaries to get $100,000

FG launches new funding for creative minds, beneficiaries to get $100,000

Industry

5 months ago

Nigerian government has launched the Creative Economy Development Fund to support creatives and cultural organisations with loans, grants, and equity investments.

Dangote visits Tinubu, discusses NNPC’s leadership changes and commitment, others

Dangote visits Tinubu, discusses NNPC’s leadership changes and commitment, others

Industry

5 months ago

Aliko Dangote commended President Bola Tinubu's strategic appointments at NNPC, praising the new leadership team's expertise and commitment to reform.

Nigerian banks avoid lending to real sector, deposit N37 trillion with CBN

Nigerian banks avoid lending to real sector, deposit N37 trillion with CBN

Economy

5 months ago

Banks and merchant banks have refrained from lending to the real sector due to the increasing threat to Nigeria's economic climate posed by supply chain problem.

Nigerian immigration flags passports of NNPC officials in $3 billion fraud Investigation

Nigerian immigration flags passports of NNPC officials in $3 billion fraud Investigation

Energy

5 months ago

The Nigerian Immigration Service stepped up its monitoring over the weekend of contractors and former officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited.

CBN slashes emergency loans to FG amid increasing debt concerns

CBN slashes emergency loans to FG amid increasing debt concerns

Industry

5 months ago

The CBN cut Ways and Means advances to the federal government by 59%, signalling a shift toward tighter fiscal and monetary policies according to recent data.

Nigerians jubilate as Sterling bank introduces free bus ride

Nigerians jubilate as Sterling bank introduces free bus ride

Industry

6 months ago

After sparking a national movement with its Zero Transfer Fees campaign, Sterling Bank again broadened the concept of corporate citizenship for average Nigerians.

Dangote Cement partners energy company on Auto CNG supply

Dangote Cement partners energy company on Auto CNG supply

Industry

6 months ago

Tetracore Energy has entered into a groundbreaking agreement with Dangote Cement, a component of the Dangote Group, to supply CNG for its logistics operations.

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