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

2222 articles published since 07 Jul 2023

Author's articles

Dangote needs buyer for his private jet, details of specification shared

Dangote needs buyer for his private jet, details of specification shared

Industry

16 days ago

Operators finally explain reasons for fast depletion of data on MTN, Airtel, other networks

Operators finally explain reasons for fast depletion of data on MTN, Airtel, oth...

Industry

16 days ago

Traders sell naira at new price against British Pound as demand pressure heightens

Traders sell naira at new price against British Pound as demand pressure heighte...

Money

16 days ago

Cement prices increase in Lagos, Abuja, other regions, stakeholders make new proposition

Cement prices increase in Lagos, Abuja, other regions, stakeholders make new pro...

Industry

17 days ago

Mike Adenuga: From importing car stereos to becoming one of Africa’s biggest billionaires

Mike Adenuga: From importing car stereos to becoming one of Africa’s biggest bil...

Industry

17 days ago

Good news as German automobile company set to build large facility in Nigeria

Good news as German automobile company set to build large facility in Nigeria

Industry

18 days ago

Dangote cement releases impressive result as price changes in the market

Dangote cement releases impressive result as price changes in the market

Industry

18 days ago

As of March 31, Company's report shows that Dangote Cement Plc declared earnings after taxes for the first three months of the fiscal year 2025 of N209.245 billion.

FG to reopen Enugu International airport, announces date

FG to reopen Enugu International airport, announces date

Industry

18 days ago

The federal government has announced that the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu will reopen on Monday, April 28 following emergency runway repairs.

Nigeria, Ethiopia, others among biggest beneficiaries of World Bank funding

Nigeria, Ethiopia, others among biggest beneficiaries of World Bank funding

Industry

19 days ago

Since its founding in 1960, the International Development Association distributed more than $287b in funding to support development in the world's poorest countries.

FG plans new Agribusiness mechanism to crash price of rice, beans, others

FG plans new Agribusiness mechanism to crash price of rice, beans, others

Industry

19 days ago

FG intends to implement the National Agribusiness Policy Mechanism to increase agricultural output, stabilize food prices, and promote economic growth.

Nigerians can now apply as driver, welder, electrician, 7 others needed in Canada

Nigerians can now apply as driver, welder, electrician, 7 others needed in Canada

Industry

19 days ago

A person's chances of being granted immigration approval and a Canadian work visa may be greatly increased by pursuing a vocation that is in high demand.

Nigerians find alternatives as cost of MTN, Airtel, other telco's data tariffs become unbearable

Nigerians find alternatives as cost of MTN, Airtel, other telco's data tariffs become unbearable

Technology

20 days ago

Small and medium-sized business (SME) owners now depend on limited subscriptions to supply internet connectivity due to the rising cost of data subscriptions.

UBA increases quarterly profits by 33% as revenue surges

UBA increases quarterly profits by 33% as revenue surges

Industry

21 days ago

Due in large part to a notable surge in revenue from loans and investments in financial assets, UBA quarterly profits grew by 33.1% over the prior year.

Air Peace announces date to resume operations after NiMet suspended strike

Air Peace announces date to resume operations after NiMet suspended strike

Industry

21 days ago

After the Nigerian Meteorological Agency employees' strike action was suspended, Air Peace's management declared that it would completely restart flight operations.

“Nigeria used to be a dumping ground”: FG bans importation of oil pipelines

“Nigeria used to be a dumping ground”: FG bans importation of oil pipelines

Industry

21 days ago

The Federal Government declared that the importation of oil pipelines into Nigeria is prohibited, according to Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of Petroleum Resources.

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