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.

553 articles published since 31 Oct 2025

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Petrol price hike looms in Nigeria as tension escalates in Middle East

Energy

3 months ago

GenCos yet to receive funds three months after FG’s N501bn power sector bond

Energy

3 months ago

Airfares may rise in Nigeria as aviation fuel price jumps to N2,700 per litre

Industry

3 months ago

Dangote Refinery exports 456,000 tonnes of fuel to 5 African countries, list emerges

Energy

3 months ago

Cocoa farmers lament price crash, seek government’s intervention

Industry

3 months ago

Nigeria records $3.74bn crude imports linked to Dangote Refinery operations

Energy

3 months ago

Lagos port crisis: Agents protest shipping charge increase, make demands

Maritime

3 months ago

Agents operating at ports in Lagos have rejected a recent increase in shipping charges by major companies, staging protests that disrupted operations in Apapa

DisCo announces power outage after heavy rainfall, lists affected communities

Energy

3 months ago

IBEDC has announced power outages affecting several communities in Osun State, citing heavy rainfall, technical faults, and ongoing maintenance activities.

Dangote Refinery, private depots release new cooking gas prices

Energy

3 months ago

The Dangote Refinery has increased its gantry price of cooking gas to N800 per kilogram, reflecting ongoing changes in global energy costs and supply conditions.

Banks send messages to customers as branches close nationwide for two days

Money

3 months ago

Many commercial banks have notified their customers that their branches across the country will be closed on Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, 2026.

Nigeria imports N5.7tn crude in 2025 as local refineries face feedstock shortages

Energy

3 months ago

Nigeria spent over N5 trillion on crude oil imports in 2025 despite being Africa’s largest oil producer, as domestic refineries struggled with feedstock shortages.

Expert urges FG to consider temporary return of petrol subsidy if prices hit N2,000/litre

Energy

3 months ago

The federal government has been advised to consider reintroducing fuel subsidies if global oil prices continue to rise in Nigeria and get close to N2,000 per litre.

Dangote Refinery partners marketers to boost petrol supply, details emerge

Energy

3 months ago

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has partnered with major fuel marketers to improve nationwide fuel supply and reduce risks linked to relying on a single source.

Mastercard Foundation opens funding applications for African entrepreneurs

Money

3 months ago

The Mastercard Foundation has opened applications for its Fund for Alumni Start-ups in Transition (FAST) programme, aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs.

Access, UBA, Zenith, GTB, other banks to close branches for two days

Money

3 months ago

Branches of commercial banks and other financial institutions across Nigeria, including Access Bank, UBA, Zenith, and GTB, will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

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