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.

442 articles published since 31 Oct 2025

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Lagos port crisis: Agents protest shipping charge increase, make demands

Maritime

10 days ago

DisCo announces power outage after heavy rainfall, lists affected communities

Energy

10 days ago

Dangote Refinery, private depots release new cooking gas prices

Energy

10 days ago

Banks send messages to customers as branches close nationwide for two days

Money

10 days ago

Nigeria imports N5.7tn crude in 2025 as local refineries face feedstock shortages

Energy

10 days ago

Expert urges FG to consider temporary return of petrol subsidy if prices hit N2,000/litre

Energy

11 days ago

Dangote Refinery partners marketers to boost petrol supply, details emerge

Energy

11 days ago

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has partnered with major fuel marketers to improve nationwide fuel supply and reduce risks linked to relying on a single source.

Mastercard Foundation opens funding applications for African entrepreneurs

Money

11 days ago

The Mastercard Foundation has opened applications for its Fund for Alumni Start-ups in Transition (FAST) programme, aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs.

Access, UBA, Zenith, GTB, other banks to close branches for two days

Money

11 days ago

Branches of commercial banks and other financial institutions across Nigeria, including Access Bank, UBA, Zenith, and GTB, will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

Nigerian artists earn N60bn from 30.3 billion Spotify streams in 2025 – Report

Technology

12 days ago

Nigerian artists generated more than N60 billion in revenue from music streaming on Spotify in 2025, according to the platform’s latest Loud & Clear report.

FG launches investigation after Rivers community reports gas bubbling under water, details emerge

Energy

12 days ago

The federal government has begun an investigation into reports of gas seepage in the Bille community, located in the Oil Mining Lease 18 corridor in Rivers state.

SEC discloses volume of crypto transactions in Nigeria, cites new law for regulation

Money

12 days ago

Nigeria’s digital finance space recorded $96bn in cryptocurrency and other virtual asset transactions, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Exchange Rate Today: Naira shows mild fluctuation against dollar as market stability persists

Money

12 days ago

The Naira recorded slight fluctuations against the US Dollar at the start of trading, maintaining a stable trend across both official and parallel forex markets.

Diesel prices surge to N1,700 per litre as Dangote Refinery, depot owners adjust rates

Energy

12 days ago

Depot prices of diesel have risen to about N1,700 per litre across several supply hubs in Nigeria after the Dangote Petroleum Refinery increased its ex-depot price.

New Opportunity: FG launches iDICE Startup Bridge, offers N10m grants to startups, deadline emerges

Money

13 days ago

The federal government has unveiled the iDICE Startup Bridge, a new initiative aimed at supporting early-stage entrepreneurs with grants and investment funding.

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