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

1662 articles published since 07 Jul 2023

Author's articles

MRS, NIPCO, others emerge on list of marketers lifting fuel from Dangote refinery

MRS, NIPCO, others emerge on list of marketers lifting fuel from Dangote refiner...

2 months ago

N600/litre: Group demands petrol price reversal as Dangote announces new cost

N600/litre: Group demands petrol price reversal as Dangote announces new cost

2 months ago

Flutterwave, others get rival as CBN grants new licence to another firm to send dollars to Nigerians

Flutterwave, others get rival as CBN grants new licence to another firm to send...

2 months ago

Food, others drive increase in inflation as FCCPC mentions cartel influencing cost

Food, others drive increase in inflation as FCCPC mentions cartel influencing co...

2 months ago

FG speaks on investment opportunity in Nigerian stock market

FG speaks on investment opportunity in Nigerian stock market

2 months ago

Talk Less, Act More: Dangote Shares Secret to Running a Successful Business in Africa

Talk Less, Act More: Dangote Shares Secret to Running a Successful Business in A...

2 months ago

Justice at last: NERC fines electricity distribution company for overbilling customers

Justice at last: NERC fines electricity distribution company for overbilling customers

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission fined Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) the sum of N1.69 billion for overcharging customers.

No more N65,000: Airfare increases as Aircraft shortage hits Nigerian airports

No more N65,000: Airfare increases as Aircraft shortage hits Nigerian airports

Airlines with few aircraft have been forced to reduce frequency on second-tier routes to optimize gains, opting instead to concentrate on first-tier routes.

CBN gives new directive on PoS transaction through payment terminal service aggregators

CBN gives new directive on PoS transaction through payment terminal service aggregators

CBN has directed PSPs to utilize its approved payment terminal service aggregators for every transaction occurring from POS terminals at merchant and agent location.

No more subsidy: Marketers, refiners canvas for full deregulation of oil industry amid fuel scarcity

No more subsidy: Marketers, refiners canvas for full deregulation of oil industry amid fuel scarcity

In an attempt to get rid of price caps, Nigerian refiners, depot owners, and petroleum marketers have urged total deregulation of the downstream oil sector.

Nigerian bank smashes record, becomes first to cross N1 trillion profit mark

Nigerian bank smashes record, becomes first to cross N1 trillion profit mark

GTCO has provided the audited consolidated and separate financial statements for June 30, 2024, to the Nigerian Exchange Group and the London Stock Exchange.

“$900m in subscriptions”: Investors over subscribes FG’s foreign-currency domestic bond

“$900m in subscriptions”: Investors over subscribes FG’s foreign-currency domestic bond

FG has revealed that $900 million had been subscribed for Nigeria's first-ever domestic bond denominated in a foreign currency during an important discussion

Billionaire Tony Elumelu names two challenges in Nigerian banks

Billionaire Tony Elumelu names two challenges in Nigerian banks

Tony Elumelu, chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), says two of the largest problems facing the banking sector are regulatory and compliance costs.

FBN Holdings gives reasons for selling subsidiary after declaring massive profit

FBN Holdings gives reasons for selling subsidiary after declaring massive profit

FBN Holdings revealed the names of its other businesses that were left out of the its recent deal and also explained the reason for selling its merchant bank.

Sources explain why Dangote may not release petrol by September 15

Sources explain why Dangote may not release petrol by September 15

Several NNPC and Dangote insiders confirmed that the two oil firms were still at odds about how much and how much PMS the national oil corporation would lift.

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