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.

271 articles published since 31 Oct 2025

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

Technology

a month ago

Power generation drops as gas pipeline vandalisation affects national grid

Energy

a month ago

Nigerian banks rush to raise N4.14trn as CBN recapitalisation deadline nears

Capital Market

a month ago

FG launches intervention programme to support onion farmers

Industry

a month ago

CBN revokes licences of Aso Savings, one other bank, gives reasons

Industry

a month ago

Reps committee summons Benin, Ibadan, Port Harcourt DisCos over N100bn debt to FG

Energy

a month ago

FG, states, LGs share N1.9trn as FAAC allocation drops in November

Economy

a month ago

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N1.928 trillion among the three tiers of government as federation allocation for November.

Nigeria's federation account hits N23trn in 10 months, RMAFC declares

Economy

a month ago

The federal government has reported a steady rise in inflows into the Federation Account, recording N23.06 trillion as inflows in the first 10 months of 2025.

Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 14.45% in November, 8th decline in 2025

Economy

a month ago

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped to 14.45%in November 2025, the eighth decline in the year, following the rebasing of the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

FIRS clarifies MoU with France, assures Nigerians of data security

Economy

a month ago

The FIRS has clarified recent public concerns surrounding its MoU with France’s tax authority, stating that the agreement poses no risk to Nigeria’s data security.

No Need to Panic: Oyedele allays fear of investors over capital gains tax

Money

a month ago

Taiwo Oyedele has said that about 99% of Nigerian stock market investors are exempt from the proposed capital gains tax, allaying fears of investors.

Dangote demands probe of $5 million paid by NMDPRA boss as children’s school fees abroad

Energy

a month ago

Aliko Dangote has alleged that NMDPRA CEO Farouk Ahmed paid about $5 million in foreign school fees for his children, calling on a federal government probe.

Dangote unveils N100bn annual scholarship scheme to support Nigerian students

Education

a month ago

Aliko Dangote has launched a N100 billion yearly scholarship initiative for Nigerian students, as part of his plan to support education in Nigeria.

FEC approves Bakassi, Ondo Deep Seaports under $4.29bn PPP projects

Industry

a month ago

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council has approved over N6.43 trillion in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects to boost infrastructure and investment.

FCCPC to probe airline pricing model as Nigerians protest flight ticket hikes

Industry

a month ago

The FCCPC has said it is going to investigate the ticket pricing models of domestic airlines following growing public complaints about sharp fare increases.

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