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)

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.

3252 articles published since 20 Sep 2021

Author's articles

CBN gives new exchange rate as naira appreciates against pound, euro

CBN gives new exchange rate as naira appreciates against pound, euro

5 months ago

Full list: CBN releases new interest rates access, UBA, GTB, other banks charge customers for loan request

Full list: CBN releases new interest rates access, UBA, GTB, other banks charge...

5 months ago

Market survey: Ram sellers adjust prices days to Sallah celebration

Market survey: Ram sellers adjust prices days to Sallah celebration

5 months ago

Full list: UBA, Access in list of highest-paying banks in Nigeria for 2024

Full list: UBA, Access in list of highest-paying banks in Nigeria for 2024

5 months ago

Good news for importers as CBN reduces customs exchange rate to clear goods

Good news for importers as CBN reduces customs exchange rate to clear goods

5 months ago

“We disagree”: POS agents react to CAC order to register as police get date to begin arrest

“We disagree”: POS agents react to CAC order to register as police get date to b...

5 months ago

Good news for Naira as Nigeria secures support to help CBN defend currency value in forex markets

Good news for Naira as Nigeria secures support to help CBN defend currency value in forex markets

The Value of the naira is set to appreciate in the new week as the Central Bank of Nigeria secures additional funds from its The African Export-Import Ban.

Apply: Stanbic Bank announces N80m scholarship opportunities for Nigerian students

Apply: Stanbic Bank announces N80m scholarship opportunities for Nigerian students

Stanbic Bank is ready to give scholarships to brilliant Nigerian students studying in any of the public tertiary institutions who meet its requirements.

Tribunal orders MultiChoice to offer Nigerians one-month free DStv, Gotv subscriptions, gives reason

Tribunal orders MultiChoice to offer Nigerians one-month free DStv, Gotv subscriptions, gives reason

Nigerians will now enjoy watching their favourite programmes on DStv and GoTv without as the Competition and Consumer Protection fined multichoice.

Naira value rises against US dollar as CBN quotes new exchange rate for pound, euro

Naira value rises against US dollar as CBN quotes new exchange rate for pound, euro

The value of Nigerian currency improved in the foreign exchange markets against the US dollar, and there are signs that the weeks ahead will be better.

Nigerian bank offers ram loan to Muslims ahead of Sallah celebration, gives conditions

Nigerian bank offers ram loan to Muslims ahead of Sallah celebration, gives conditions

The Yobe Microfinance Bank has announced a new loan scheme for its customers, especially Muslims looking to join the salah celebration but lacking funds for ram.

Marketers announce crash of cooking gas price after FG’s order

Marketers announce crash of cooking gas price after FG’s order

The federal government's recent decision to ban the export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas, has helped crash prices for Nigerians.

Trades, banks sell dollar at new exchange rate as Naira crashes again in all FX markets

Trades, banks sell dollar at new exchange rate as Naira crashes again in all FX markets

The Nigerian currency has depreciated once again against the US dollar in all markets following the return of full economic activities after the labour strike.

Cooking in Nigeria gets more expensive as traders quote new garri, rice, other food items prices

Cooking in Nigeria gets more expensive as traders quote new garri, rice, other food items prices

The National Bureau of Statistics has released a new report showing that the price of food items across various markets in the country increased again.

Expert predicts naira to dollar exchange rate for next month

Expert predicts naira to dollar exchange rate for next month

Bismarck Rewane, the chief executive officer of Financial Derivatives Company has predicted how the naira will perform against foreign currencies in the next months.

Dave Ibemere