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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Nigeria’s power generation drops below 4,000MW as gas shortage hits plants

Energy

3 months ago

Taiwo Oyedele: 12 states adopt tax harmonisation law, 13 more considering bills

Economy

3 months ago

Depot owners raise diesel price again as Dangote Refinery suspends loading

Energy

3 months ago

MultiChoice owner Canal+ shuts down Showmax after review, details emerge

Technology

3 months ago

Ikeja, Eko, Abuja DisCos lead as NERC discloses number of Nigerian households with prepaid meters

Energy

3 months ago

Tinubu suspends FAAN's cashless payment system after gridlock at Lagos, Abuja airports

Industry

3 months ago

Dangote Group orders 1,000 CNG trucks from China to boost green logistics

Industry

3 months ago

Dangote Group has placed a fresh order for more than 1,000 CNG-powered vehicles from Foton Motor as part of efforts to strengthen its logistics operations.

Ibom Air announces safety rules for passengers carrying power banks

Industry

3 months ago

Ibom Air has begun enforcing a new safety directive issued by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) regarding the use of power banks on commercial flights.

NIN Registration: NIMC updates Nigerians on ongoing decentralised enrollment

Technology

3 months ago

The National Identity Management Commission has confirmed that its Ward-Level Enrolment Drive, which began on Monday, February 16, 2026, is ongoing across Nigeria.

NERC orders DisCos to refund meter costs to customers within 12 months

Energy

3 months ago

NERC has directed electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to refund N20.33bn owed to customers who paid for meters under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme.

Despite protests, NAFDAC, NOA, FCCPC launch joint effort to enforce sachet alcohol ban

Industry

3 months ago

NAFDAC, in partnership with NOA and the FCCPC, has launched a nationwide enforcement campaign to reinforce the ban on sachet and PET-bottle alcohol.

Aliko Dangote unveils plans to expand into steel, power, ports

Industry

3 months ago

Aliko Dangote said he plans to expand into steel production, electricity generation, and port infrastructure to accelerate industrialisation across Africa.

Dangote Refinery raises diesel price above N1,000 amid crude oil surge

Energy

3 months ago

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased its ex-depot price of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), also known as diesel, from N880 per litre to N1,050 per litre.

NCC proposes 14-day notice before SIM deactivation for inactive subscribers

Technology

3 months ago

The NCC has proposed that telecommunications operators must give subscribers at least 14 days’ notice before deactivating their SIM cards due to inactivity.

UNICEF opens applications for startups, offers $100,000 equity-free funding

Money

3 months ago

UNICEF has opened applications for early-stage startups deploying blockchain-based solutions aimed at improving outcomes for children and their communities.

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