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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Dangote Refinery launches hotline for Nigerians to report MRS stations selling petrol above N739 per litre

Energy

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FG engages local manufacturer on plans to make new vehicles affordable for Nigerians

Industry

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Petrol station workers demand health insurance from IPMAN for poorly-paid colleagues

Energy

a month ago

SEC sets January 2026 deadline for capital market operators’ registration

Capital Market

a month ago

Banks warn Nigerians against using public Wi-Fi in restaurants, malls, others for transfers

Money

a month ago

Christmas holiday: FAAN moves against staff extortion, passenger solicitation by officials

Industry

a month ago

Lagos moves to reintroduce monthly environmental sanitation, states reason

Economy

a month ago

The Lagos State Government has expressed plans to reintroduce monthly environmental sanitation and procure new waste compactors to address rising waste challenges.

Nigeria gets new ranking as data shows top 10 African countries with the lowest fuel prices

Energy

a month ago

Prices of fuel in African countries are determined by factors such as government subsidies, domestic oil production, state control, and carbon taxes.

Otedola consolidates grip on First HoldCo, acquires N14.8bn shares, increases ownership stake

Industry

a month ago

The Chairman of First HoldCo, Femi Otedola has acquired additional First HoldCo shares worth N14.8 billion, raising his stake to over 18 percent.

Analysts list consequences of US ban on Nigeria, $4 billion at risk

Economy

a month ago

Nigeria could face significant economic consequences following new travel restrictions announced by the United States over security and overstay concerns.

Nigeria Customs to sanction banks over failure to remit collected revenue on time

Industry

a month ago

The Nigeria Customs Service has warned designated banks that fail to remit collected customs revenue within the approved timeframe that they will face sanctions.

EKEDC accuses hotels, wealthy Nigerians of widespread electricity theft

Energy

a month ago

The CEO of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Rekhiat Momoh, has raised concerns over widespread electricity theft by high-income residents and major hotels.

Trouble for economy as debt service, salaries exceed FG's revenue, oil earnings slump in 2025

Economy

a month ago

As weak earnings and rising debt strain public finances, debt servicing and personnel costs have exceeded the Federal Government’s total revenue in 2025.

Microsoft says it has trained over 4 million Nigerians in five years

Technology

a month ago

Microsoft says more than four million Nigerians have received digital skills training since 2021 through its partnership with the federal government.

Airtel Africa partners SpaceX to provide Starlink’s service in Nigeria, 13 other countries

Technology

a month ago

Airtel Africa has partnered with SpaceX to roll out Starlink direct-to-cell satellite services to customers across the 14 countries in which it operates.

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