Oluwatobi Odeyinka

Education: Oluwatobi earned a BA in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan

Experience: He worked as a Business Reporter at Nairametrics and as Fact-checker at Ripples Nigeria.

Awards: He is a two-time recipient of the Youth DIgest Campus Journalism Awards, winning the Best Investigative Journalist category.

Oluwatobi Odeyinka is a Business Editor at Legit.ng. He reports on markets, finance, energy, technology, and macroeconomic trends in Nigeria. Before joining Legit.ng, he worked as a Business Reporter at Nairametrics and as a Fact-checker at Ripples Nigeria. His features on energy, culture, and conflict have also appeared in reputable national and international outlets, including Africa Oil+Gas Report, HumAngle, The Republic Journal, The Continent, and the US-based Popula. He is a West African Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Journalism Fellow.

270 articles published since 31 Oct 2025

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National grid collapses again as power generation drops to 139MW

Energy

a month ago

FG denies Air Peace CEO’s claim that new tax laws will raise costs for airlines

Industry

a month ago

NCAA blames market forces, high demand for December flight fare surge

Industry

a month ago

Mobile date consumption by Nigerians reaches 1.236m terabytes in November 2025

Technology

a month ago

NNPC boss, Ojulari speaks on price war between Dangote, marketers

Energy

a month ago

Year-in-review: Airlines sanctioned by Nigerian authorities in 2025 for mistreatment of passengers

Industry

a month ago

Petrol marketers renew call for privatisation of NNPC refineries, say it should be done soon

Energy

a month ago

PETROAN has called on the federal government to privatise Nigeria’s four state-owned refineries, urging that the sales be completed by the first quarter of 2026.

Nigerian state bans tax payments with cash, cheque from January 2026, gives reasons

Economy

a month ago

The Kano state government has announced a ban on the payment of taxes using cash or cheques, with the policy set to take effect from January 1, 2026.

Remi Tinubu disburses another N50m grant to 1,000 women entrepreneurs

Economy

a month ago

Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has disbursed N50 million in grants to 1,000 women small business owners as part of efforts to strengthen women’s economic participation.

Air Peace, United Nigeria top list of airlines with highest flight cancellations, delays

Industry

a month ago

The NCAA has released its Q3 report showing the airlines with the highest number of flight delays and cancellations between July and September 2025.

NRC records heavy passenger turnout as FG begins 50% discount on train fares

Industry

a month ago

Railway stations across Nigeria recorded a surge in passenger traffic as the federal government commenced its 50% discounted train service for the Yuletide season.

“MRS filling stations are few”: Consumers urge Dangote to have more partner filling stations

Energy

a month ago

Motorists are complaining about their inability to buy Dangote petrol at the approved pump price of N739, due to shortages of MRS filling stations.

NCAA issues serious threat to airlines over constant flight delays

Industry

a month ago

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a warning to domestic airlines over frequent flight delays and failure to provide proper care for passengers.

CBN recapitalisation: Nigerian banks dismiss viral claim that 12 banks may shut down

Money

a month ago

Nigerian banks have described a viral claim of planned bank shutdowns as a result of the recapitalisation drive of CBN as misleading and aimed at causing panic

DMO issues fresh warning to state governments over borrowing rules

Economy

a month ago

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has advised state governments to strictly follow existing laws and guidelines when seeking loans to ensure responsible borrowing.

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