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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What you should know about Elon Musk’s app about to rival WhatsApp: Launch date, exciting features

Technology

2 months ago

FG launches leasing scheme for Okada, tricycle riders to boost ownership

Economy

2 months ago

Cooking gas dealers release increased prices of 1kg, 5kg, 12kg: Nigerians turn to charcoal, firewood

Energy

2 months ago

Top 10 microfinance banks in Nigeria: Best options for loans, savings, SME capital

Money

2 months ago

What Nigerians must know as Oyedele finally admits errors in new tax laws

Economy

2 months ago

Keyamo announces new biometric system to verify passengers at Nigerian airports, details emerge

Industry

2 months ago

What low-income earners can do as PiggyVest survey shows millions of Nigerians have no savings

Money

2 months ago

A new report shows that over half of Nigerians do not have any form of savings, raising concerns about financial resilience in the country amid rising living costs.

Dangote Cement rival, Lafarge proposes name change, new prices emerge

Industry

2 months ago

Lafarge Africa Plc has announced plans to seek shareholder approval to change its corporate name to “HBM Nigeria Plc” at its 67th Annual General Meeting in Lagos.

CBN survey discloses key issues Nigerian businesses face, most affected regions

Economy

2 months ago

Businesses in Nigeria identified inadequate electricity supply and insecurity as their biggest operational challenges in 2026, according to a survey by the CBN.

Dangote threatens staff chewing sugar cane in factory, lists penalties

Industry

2 months ago

Dangote Sugar Refinery has issued a final warning to workers at its Numan operations in Adamawa, banning the chewing of sugar cane within the factory premises.

World Bank discloses number of Nigerians living in poverty under Tinubu govt, explains reasons

Economy

2 months ago

Poverty levels in Nigeria increased to 63 per cent in 2025, highlighting the limited impact of recent reforms on household welfare, according to the World Bank.

How Nigeria loses up to N8bn monthly to power transmission failures — NISO

Energy

2 months ago

Nigeria’s electricity sector loses between N5 billion and N8 billion every month due to transmission inefficiencies, according to the MD of NISO, Abdu Bello.

Experts raise fresh concerns about cyber fraud targeting bank accounts; what Nigerians must know

Technology

2 months ago

Cybersecurity experts and stakeholders in Nigeria’s banking sector have called for stronger adaptation to emerging technology and governance risks.

Darkness persists 2 weeks after Adelabu promised stable electricity supply, reasons emerge

Energy

2 months ago

Electricity generation has remained below expected levels, weeks after the Adebayo Adelabu assured Nigerians that outages would ease within two weeks.

CBN introduces new BVN rules: 10 key facts you must know

Money

2 months ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a set of updated guidelines for Bank Verification Number (BVN) usage, with implementation set to begin on May 1.

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