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.

273 articles published since 31 Oct 2025

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FG, states, LGs share N2.94 trillion in October amid shortfall

Economy

2 months ago

NADF partners with BOA to give women, youths agricultural loans

Industry

2 months ago

Eko, Ikeja, Abuja DisCos collect highest bills as customers pay ₦565 billion

Energy

2 months ago

SAHCO denies claim that worker’s phone was smashed over recording of Verydarkman

Industry

2 months ago

“Millions will lose their jobs”: Association condemns ban on sachet alcohol

Industry

2 months ago

How FG plans to drive industrialisation of cassava for higher value

Industry

2 months ago

Lagos launches programmes to improve food production, reduce post-harvest losses

Economy

2 months ago

The Lagos state government has shared plans to transform the food system in the state through support for farmers and traders, and food distributors.

Report lists Nigeria's untapped export products worth billions of dollars

Industry

2 months ago

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has stated in a report that Nigeria’s untapped earnings are worth $3.9 billion, with a total export potential of $7.6 billion.

Dangote Refinery claims responsibility for petrol pump price reduction, gives reasons

Energy

2 months ago

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has taken credit for the recent reduction in pump prices, arguing that it was due to its reduction of gantry price, not tariff suspension.

Local refiners demand regulation of crude oil price, lament over inadequate supply

Energy

2 months ago

Local petroleum refiners have lamented their difficulty in competing against importers of petroleum products and in getting feedstock from producers.

Nigeria’s baking industry in crisis as over 80,000 bakeries shut down in 4 years

Industry

2 months ago

The Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria (PBAN) has said the baking industry is in a series of crises, leading to the shutdown of over 80,000 bakeries

FG explains how ponmo consumption threatens Nigeria’s leather industry

Industry

2 months ago

The federal government has warned Nigerians against ponmo consumption, arguing that cow skins are more valuable for manufacturing than for consumption.

Senate warns NNPCL to refund unaccounted trillions of naira as Ojulari snubs panel hearing

Energy

2 months ago

The Nigerian Senate has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to refund missing N210 trillion, rejecting the Group CEO's explanation.

“It protects small investors”: FG clarifies new capital gains tax rules

Capital Market

2 months ago

The Federal Government has clarified the new Capital Gains Tax rules to dispel misinformation and misinterpretations, arguing that it would protect small investors.

Major gas investment looms as FG scrutinises 215 projects for $20 billion funding

Energy

2 months ago

The NMDPRA has said it is reviewing 215 gas utilisation projects and it has identified 70 key projects that can unlock investments worth $20 billion.

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