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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Petrol station workers demand health insurance from IPMAN for poorly-paid colleagues

Energy

6 months ago

SEC sets January 2026 deadline for capital market operators’ registration

Capital Market

6 months ago

Banks warn Nigerians against using public Wi-Fi in restaurants, malls, others for transfers

Money

6 months ago

Christmas holiday: FAAN moves against staff extortion, passenger solicitation by officials

Industry

6 months ago

Lagos moves to reintroduce monthly environmental sanitation, states reason

Economy

6 months ago

Nigeria gets new ranking as data shows top 10 African countries with the lowest fuel prices

Energy

6 months ago

Otedola consolidates grip on First HoldCo, acquires N14.8bn shares, increases ownership stake

Industry

6 months ago

The Chairman of First HoldCo, Femi Otedola has acquired additional First HoldCo shares worth N14.8 billion, raising his stake to over 18 percent.

Analysts list consequences of US ban on Nigeria, $4 billion at risk

Economy

6 months ago

Nigeria could face significant economic consequences following new travel restrictions announced by the United States over security and overstay concerns.

Nigeria Customs to sanction banks over failure to remit collected revenue on time

Industry

6 months ago

The Nigeria Customs Service has warned designated banks that fail to remit collected customs revenue within the approved timeframe that they will face sanctions.

EKEDC accuses hotels, wealthy Nigerians of widespread electricity theft

Energy

6 months ago

The CEO of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Rekhiat Momoh, has raised concerns over widespread electricity theft by high-income residents and major hotels.

Trouble for economy as debt service, salaries exceed FG's revenue, oil earnings slump in 2025

Economy

6 months ago

As weak earnings and rising debt strain public finances, debt servicing and personnel costs have exceeded the Federal Government’s total revenue in 2025.

Microsoft says it has trained over 4 million Nigerians in five years

Technology

6 months ago

Microsoft says more than four million Nigerians have received digital skills training since 2021 through its partnership with the federal government.

Airtel Africa partners SpaceX to provide Starlink’s service in Nigeria, 13 other countries

Technology

6 months ago

Airtel Africa has partnered with SpaceX to roll out Starlink direct-to-cell satellite services to customers across the 14 countries in which it operates.

Power generation drops as gas pipeline vandalisation affects national grid

Energy

6 months ago

Electricity generation on Nigeria’s national grid has dropped following gas supply constraints caused by gas pipeline vandalism in the upstream supply network.

Nigerian banks rush to raise N4.14trn as CBN recapitalisation deadline nears

Capital Market

6 months ago

Commercial banks are on the rush to raise about N4.14 trillion in fresh capital ahead of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) recapitalisation deadline.

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