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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Forbes Ranking: BUA founder Abdulsamad Rabiu becomes Africa’s biggest wealth gainer

Money

3 months ago

Dangote Refinery CEO explains why fuel prices may remain high despite full production

Energy

3 months ago

Good news for customers as another bank meets CBN’s N500bn capital requirement ahead of deadline

Money

3 months ago

Petrol marketers send serious warning to NNPC, say price may reach N2,000

Energy

3 months ago

Dangote Refinery increases fuel prices for the fourth time; new rates of petrol and diesel emerge

Energy

3 months ago

Importers raise alarm as ‘Wharf rats’ steal vehicle parts at Lagos port

Maritime

3 months ago

NMDPRA explains why government can’t stop petrol prices from rising

Energy

3 months ago

The NMDPRA has said fluctuations in petrol pump prices across Nigeria are a result of market dynamics under the country’s deregulated downstream petroleum sector.

NNPC moves to secure crude supply for Dangote refinery as petrol prices rise above N1,000

Energy

3 months ago

The NNPC is making efforts to secure crude oil supply for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery from international third-party traders to help it sustain operations

Latest petrol prices in Lagos, Abuja, other major cities emerge, Nigerians react

Energy

3 months ago

Petrol prices have risen above N1,000 per litre in several Nigerian states after Dangote Refinery increased its gantry price of PMS to N995 per litre.

CBN discloses 30 Nigerian banks have met new capital requirements ahead of March 31 deadline

Money

3 months ago

The CBN has disclosed that 30 commercial banks in the country have already met the new minimum capital requirements introduced as part of the banking sector reforms.

Dangote Refinery raises petrol price second time in days, marketers announce new rates

Energy

3 months ago

Nigeria’s petrol market recorded fresh price pressure on Friday after Dangote Refinery increased its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to N995 per litre.

FG moves to boost power supply as Tinubu inaugurates committee for grid management company

Energy

3 months ago

President Tinubu has constituted a committee to oversee the establishment of the Grid Asset Management Company Limited (GAMCO) as part of power sector reforms.

State signs deal to distribute two million clean cookstoves to households

Industry

3 months ago

The Benue State Government has signed an agreement with Greenplinth Africa to deploy two million clean cookstoves across the state to reduce reliance on firewood.

Another petrol price hike looms as Dangote refinery suspends loading

Energy

3 months ago

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reportedly suspended the sales and loading of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol at its facility.

NERC allows DisCos to work with police to crack down on electricity theft in Nigeria

Energy

3 months ago

NERC has given authorisation to DisCos to address unauthorised access to power infrastructure, by collaborating with the police to punish electricity theft.

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