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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2026 UTME: JAMB tells candidates approved platform to purchase ePIN

Money

4 months ago

EU approves €22m grant for Nigeria’s 90,000km fibre project

Technology

4 months ago

Nigeria’s public debt hits N153.29tn in Q3 2025, DMO reports

Money

4 months ago

Oil prices rise above budget benchmark as naira, reserves gain momentum

Money

4 months ago

Forex market update: BDC operators yet to access CBN’s $150,000 weekly window

Money

4 months ago

Dangote refinery to boost Nigeria’s energy security, reduce fuel imports

Energy

4 months ago

Nigeria GenCos say unpaid electricity invoices hit N6tn, reject NLC extortion claims

Energy

4 months ago

GenCos have said unpaid invoices for electricity supplied to the national grid have risen to about N6 trillion, raising concerns over power supply stability.

"Excessive deductions": Tinubu scraps NNPC's 30% management fee on profit oil, gas, gives reasons

Energy

4 months ago

President Bola Tinubu has ended the 30 per cent management fee previously retained by NNPC on profit oil gas derived from production sharing and related contracts.

Tinubu signs executive order for direct remittance of oil & gas revenues to federation account

Energy

4 months ago

President Tinubu has signed an executive order mandating the direct payment of oil and gas revenues, royalties and gas flaring penalties into the federation account.

Upstream oil& gas firms must pay 1% levy, obtain compliance certificate – NCDMB

Energy

4 months ago

The NCDMB has reminded companies operating in Nigeria’s upstream oil and gas sector that payment of the one per cent NCDF levy remains compulsory under the law.

Rabiu’s net worth hits $12.3bn as BUA Foods, BUA Cement rally at NGX

Industry

4 months ago

Nigerian businessman Abdulsamad Rabiu’s net worth has risen to an estimated $12.3 billion as of February 18, 2026, according to figures tracked by Bloomberg.

Dangote advises FG on how to solve power crisis, industrial challenges

Industry

4 months ago

Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Industries Limited, has urged the federal government to convene a national retreat to address Nigeria’s electricity challenges.

Dangote appoints daughters to top executive roles amidst expansion drive

Money

4 months ago

Aliko Dangote, has appointed his daughters to key executive positions within the Dangote Group as part of a broader leadership restructuring and succession plan.

FAAN to end all cash transactions nationwide, announces implementation date

Industry

4 months ago

FAAN has directed the immediate end of all cash transactions across its operations nationwide as part of the Federal Government’s cashless policy.

Nigeria Revenue Service announces launch date for e-invoicing system for businesses

Economy

4 months ago

The NRS has announced plans to introduce a new electronic invoicing platform aimed at improving tax administration for medium-sized businesses across the country.

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