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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Fresh Dangote—PENGASSAN dispute looms as refinery Stops Salaries of Sacked Engineers

Energy

6 months ago

Lagos farmers get 25% subsidy on fish, poultry feeds through ‘Ounje Eko’ initiative

Industry

6 months ago

Lagosians assured of jolly Christmas as Sanwo-Olu rolls out fortified Eko Rice

Economy

6 months ago

Tinubu's wife gives N200,000 grants to 9,500 persons with disabilities nationwide

Economy

6 months ago

Tinubu approves payment of N185bn gas debts to boost power generation

Energy

6 months ago

Dangote projects Nigeria to become world’s top fertiliser producer by 2028

Industry

6 months ago

Nigeria Customs seizes 184,000 litres of petrol worth N181 million from smugglers

Economy

6 months ago

The Nigeria Customs Service, through its 'Operation Whirlwind' seized over 184,000 litres of PMS valued at more than N181 million in Adamawa state.

FG unveils new digital farmers registry to boost food security, agricultural productivity

Economy

6 months ago

The federal government has launched the National Digital Farmers Registry (NDFR) to harmonise the data of farmers and offer them extension services.

Nigerian companies hit by 4,200 Cyberattacks weekly, highest in Africa

Technology

6 months ago

A new report by an international security firm says Nigerian companies face an average of 4,200 attacks per week, making the country the most targeted in Africa.

Shippers association raises concerns over taxes, delays at Lagos ports

Maritime

6 months ago

The Shippers Association of Lagos State has warned that multiple levies, illegal checkpoints and long delays are slowing trade at the Lagos ports.

FEC approves $100m AfDB loan for Nigeria youth investment fund

Economy

6 months ago

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a $100 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund.

AMCON says it has repaid N3.6trn recovered from debtors’ asset sales to CBN

Money

6 months ago

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has disclosed that it has repaid about N3.6 trillion to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) since 2010.

Nigeria loses over $360m annually to EU dried beans ban

Economy

6 months ago

Nigeria is losing an estimated $362.5 million to $363 million every year in foreign exchange earnings due to a ban on its dried beans by the European Union (EU).

Nigeria’s 3.98% GDP growth: CPPE urges FG to prioritise agriculture, manufacturing

Economy

6 months ago

Nigeria recorded 3.98% GDP growth in Q3 2025, but CPPE has stated that the economic gains are not yet translating into improved welfare for citizens.

NERC says 700,000 electricity meters available, tells DisCos to speed up distribution

Energy

6 months ago

The NERC has said that between 600,000 to 700,000 electricity meters are currently available for deployment nationwide. urging DisCos to fast-track distribution.

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