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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Group urges FG to tax sugary, fatty foods over rising heart disease in Nigeria

Industry

3 months ago

Tinubu’s daughter launches N400,000 scholarship for 1,000 Havilla University students

Education

3 months ago

Airlines may refund passengers for inflated ticket prices in December 2025, FCCPC says

Industry

3 months ago

Seplat plans 17 new wells in 2026, targets 155,000 barrels per day output

Energy

3 months ago

NMDPRA approves 6 petrol import permits as Dangote refinery dominates Nigeria’s fuel supply

Energy

3 months ago

Electricity supply may get worse as gas suppliers threaten action over N3.3tn debt

Energy

3 months ago

NNPC in talks with oil producers to boost crude supply to Dangote refinery

Energy

3 months ago

The NNPC Limited has begun high-level discussions with oil producers as it seeks to increase crude oil production amid changes in Nigeria’s fuel supply landscape.

State govt targets 1,000MW electricity from coal, shuts down over 40 illegal mining sites

Energy

3 months ago

Enugu State government has disclosed its plan to generate around 1,000 megawatts of electricity from coal as part of efforts to address power shortages in the state.

Petrol Price hits N1,500 in Nigerian state as transport fares rise, commuters trek to save costs

Energy

3 months ago

Residents of Enugu are facing rising transport costs after the pump price of petrol climbed to as high as N1,500 per litre at some filling stations across the city.

NERC orders registration of private substations connected to Nigeria’s power grid

Energy

3 months ago

NERC has introduced a new directive requiring owners of privately operated transmission substations connected to Nigeria’s national grid to formally register.

Tinubu says Nigeria’s economy improving, claims states no longer borrow to pay salaries

Economy

3 months ago

President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is gradually overcoming its economic difficulties, adding that state governments are now in a better financial position.

Tinubu approves fiscal incentives to unlock $20bn Bonga deepwater oil project

Energy

3 months ago

President Bola Tinubu has approved a targeted fiscal incentive aimed at enabling the long-delayed Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Bonga deepwater oil project.

Africa records world’s highest aviation accident rate in 2025, IATA gives reasons

Technology

3 months ago

The IATA has disclosed that Africa recorded the highest aviation accident rate globally in 2025, highlighting ongoing safety concerns linked to various factors.

FAAN issued over 100,000 airport access cards before Tinubu suspended cashless toll policy

Industry

3 months ago

FAAN has disclosed that more than 100,000 motorists obtained airport access cards nationwide as part of efforts to implement the government’s cashless toll system.

Smartcash expands financial inclusion for the unbanked with zero-fee transfers and bill payments

Technology

3 months ago

Smartcash launches the “No Be Cho Cho Cho” campaign, highlighting reliable service delivery in Nigeria's fintech with zero charges and 15% savings interest.

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