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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Another opportunity: FG to launch new women, youth empowerment fund

Economy

5 months ago

Nigeria Customs announces revenue generated in 2025, exceeds target

Economy

5 months ago

Dangote Refinery increases petrol price from N699 per litre to N799

Energy

5 months ago

New Tax Regime: LIRS discloses those who will pay most tax in Lagos

Economy

5 months ago

REA partners with Lotus Bank to launch renewable energy funding facility in Nigeria

Energy

5 months ago

LIRS says fake transactions to reduce tax will attract penalties from January 2026

Money

5 months ago

DisCos give reasons Nigerians can’t get free prepaid meters despite Adelabu’s directive

Energy

5 months ago

Electricity DisCos have responded to a directive from the federal government requiring prepaid electricity meters to be installed for customers at no cost.

BUA signs $240m deal with Chinese company to expand cement supply in Nigeria

Industry

5 months ago

BUA Cement has signed a $240 million agreement with a Chinese company, CBMI. to build a new 3-million-metric-ton cement production line at its Sokoto plant.

List of Asian countries offering e-visa options to Nigerian travellers

Nigeria

5 months ago

Several Asian countries now offer e-visa options for Nigerian travellers, streamlining processes online while necessitating verification of requirements.

NCC to probe telecoms service quality after data, airtime hikes

Technology

5 months ago

The NCC has launched a competition review following recent increases in telecom tariffs, even as consumers continue to report poor service quality.

Keyamo sets up committee as another South-South state prepares to launch new airline

Industry

5 months ago

The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has set up a technical committee to fast-track the proposed launch of a state-owned airline by the Edo State Government.

Different pump prices of petrol emerge as imports widen gap between marketers

Energy

5 months ago

Petrol prices currently vary widely across Nigeria, with MRS stations selling as low as N739 per litre, while some filling stations sell above N800.

Private company takes over airport management in Southeast state as FG signs concession agreement

Industry

5 months ago

The federal government has signed a concession agreement for the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu as part of efforts to modernise Nigeria.

Nigeria’s cashew industry earns over $400m, stakeholders call it underperforming

Industry

5 months ago

Nigeria’s cashew industry is performing poor domestically even though it has generated over $400 million in export earnings and contributed to non-oil revenue.

Tinubu approves incentives for Shell’s Bonga oil project, demands FID before 2027 election

Energy

5 months ago

President Bola Tinubu has approved incentives aimed at supporting Shell’s proposed Bonga South West deep-offshore oil project and similar offshore developments.

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