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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Dangote Industries warns Nigerians against fraudulent job offers, investments

Industry

3 months ago

Middle East crisis: Oil, gas, petrol prices surge as energy installations come under attack

Energy

3 months ago

NELFund extends student loan application deadline as applications hit 1.7 million

Education

3 months ago

Passengers miss flights as cashless policy causes traffic at Lagos, Abuja airports

Industry

3 months ago

TCN announces one-month power outage due to maintenance, lists affected areas

Energy

3 months ago

Experts warn petrol, diesel prices may rise in Nigeria due to US-Iran war

Energy

3 months ago

Dealers quote new prices as Dangote, BUA, other cements rise above N10,00 per bag

Industry

3 months ago

The cost of a 50kg bag has gone up to between N10,500 and N11,000 across several states, as builders and consumers grapple with higher construction expenses.

NMDPRA report: Dangote Refinery, imports overshadow Nigeria’s modular refineries in fuel supply

Energy

4 months ago

Nigeria’s modular refineries supplied an average of 2.37% of the country’s diesel demand between November 2025 and January 2026, according to data from the NMDPRA

FAAN ends cash payments, introduces Go-Cashless card for airports nationwide

Industry

4 months ago

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the implementation of a total cashless payment system across all airport payment points nationwide.

Millions of Nigerians receive cash transfers from FG, Wale Edun discloses exact figure

Economy

4 months ago

Wale Edun says nine million of the country’s poorest households have benefited from direct cash transfers under ongoing social protection reforms.

Explainer: 8 major highlights of President Tinubu’s executive order on oil & gas revenues

Energy

4 months ago

President Tinubu signed an executive order directing that oil and gas revenues be paid directly into the Federation Account, limiting NNPCL statutory deductions.

FCCPC alleges price fixing by Nigerian airlines, discloses next action

Industry

4 months ago

The FCCPC says it has identified evidence of price fixing and possible fare manipulation by some domestic airlines during the December 2025 festive period.

Ikeja Electric threatens to demolish structures under power lines, lists major areas

Energy

4 months ago

Ikeja Electric Plc has asked traders, shop owners, and artisans conducting business beneath high-voltage power lines in Lagos to vacate the affected areas.

Why food prices will increase in Nigeria, nine other African countries

Economy

4 months ago

The FAO projects sharp differences in food inflation across 160 countries in 2026, with several African countries, including Nigeria, ranking among the highest.

Top 10 African countries with the highest minimum wages in 2026

Money

4 months ago

Morocco and Mauritius top the list of African countries with the highest minimum wages and salaries as of January 2026, amid rising inflation across the countinent.

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