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.

127 articles published since 31 Oct 2025

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SEC threatens to clamp down on people promoting Ponzi schemes in Nigeria

Money

23 days ago

FAAN begins review of past recruitment exercises, over 300 staff may be affected

Industry

24 days ago

Manufacturers warn of job losses as Senate considers higher tax on Coke, Fanta, other sugary drinks

Industry

24 days ago

“Bank credit is not a gift,” UBA MD Oliver Alawuba cautions Nigerians

Money

24 days ago

Nigeria’s manufacturing sector tops VAT revenue with N584.63bn in H1 2025

Industry

24 days ago

FG frowns against export of unprocessed raw materials, says investors must process locally

Industry

24 days ago

NELFUND says nearly 800,000 students benefit from student loan scheme

Economy

24 days ago

The latest data from NELFund shows that 788,947 students have benefited from the student loan scheme to date, with total loans disbursed at N140.88 billion.

Nigeria attracts $20.98bn foreign capital in 10 months

Money

26 days ago

According to CBN governor, Olayemi Cardoso, Nigeria attracted $20.98 billion in foreign capital inflows in the first ten months of 2025, due to forex reforms.

Nigerians consumed 56.74m litres of petrol per day in October as Dangote produced 18m litres

Energy

26 days ago

The NMDPRA has disclosed that Nigerians consumed 56.74 million litres of petrol daily in October 2025, and an average of 661.5 million litres monthly in the a year.

Consumers rejoice, traders lament as prices of foodstuffs crash in northern states

Economy

26 days ago

Prices of foodstuffs have reportedly crashed in Benue, Borno, Adamawa, and Yola, to the joy of consumers but the displeasure of traders who are incurring losses.

Nasarawa set to boost rice supply in Nigeria with 1.2 million bags harvest

Industry

27 days ago

Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule has said that the state is targeting the harvest of 1.2 million bags of rice from its Jangwa and Agwatashi farms.

Nigeria's money supply jumps to N119 trillion in October

Money

27 days ago

Nigeria’s broad money supply rose from N117.78 trillion in September to N119.04 trillion in October 2025, reversing the previous month’s slowdown.

Nigeria’s power sector attracts new $2bn investments due to reforms

Energy

27 days ago

The federal government said it has attracted more than $2 billion in new energy sector investments due to reforms facilitated by the Electricity Act 2023.

Transport costs may drop as FG distributes 4,000 electric tricycles to Nigerian youths

Economy

27 days ago

President Bola Tinubu has launched electric tricycles and motorcycles to cut emissions, reduce transport costs by 40%, and boost youth employment.

AfDB approves fresh $500m loan for Nigeria’s energy reforms

Money

28 days ago

The African Development Bank has approved a new $500 million loan for Nigeria, to support the country's ongoing energy reforms and fiscal policy improvements.

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