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.

270 articles published since 31 Oct 2025

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Number of world’s billionaires increases in 2025 as economic inequality widens

Money

20 days ago

IBEDC announces power outage over major transformer fault, publishes affected areas

Energy

20 days ago

Survey shows new food prices as NBS reports decline in inflation

Economy

21 days ago

CBN to offer N1.15 trillion treasury bills as investors prepare for auction

Money

21 days ago

CBN confirms Nigerian commercial banks that have met new capital requirements

Money

21 days ago

Abuja Disco restructures into Holding Company, unveils Niger and Kogi subsidiaries

Energy

21 days ago

Nigerian state set to train 50,000 youths in 2026 to reduce unemployment

Economy

23 days ago

The Kano State Government has announced plans to train at least 50,000 young people across the state in 2026 as part of efforts to reduce unemployment.

Nigeria, five African countries delisted from EU financial high-risk list

Economy

23 days ago

The EU has removed Nigeria and five other African countries from its high-risk list, following successful AML/CFT reforms and delisting from the FATF grey list.

SEC raises minimum capital for brokers, dealers in major market reform

Capital Market

24 days ago

The SEC has announced a major review of minimum capital requirements for capital market operators, introducing new thresholds that will take effect from June 2027.

NMDPRA data shows Nigeria imported over 1 billion litres of petrol despite Dangote’s supply

Energy

24 days ago

Nigeria imported 1.31 billion litres of petrol in December 2025, despite supply from the Dangote refinery, according to the latest fact sheet from theNMDPRA.

Petrol supply rises to 74.2m litres daily as Dangote refinery increases output

Energy

24 days ago

Fuel supply across Nigeria increased to 74.2m litres in December 2025, with petrol availability rising and national stock levels reaching more than 29 days.

Air Peace apologises for recent flight delays, explains reasons

Industry

25 days ago

Air Peace has apologised to passengers over recent flight delays recorded on some of its routes, attributing the disruptions to adverse weather conditions.

FG sends strong warning to oil firms with undeveloped blocks

Energy

25 days ago

The federal government has warned that it may withdraw the licences of oil blocks that have remained undeveloped for years, and hand them over to new investors.

EEDC offers 25% discounts on unpaid electricity bills to customers

Industry

25 days ago

EEDC has launched the Accelerated Settlement of Arrears Project to recover outstanding electricity debts, by offering discounts to eligible customers.

Nigeria Immigration Service announces new passport tracking system to improve collection

Nigeria

25 days ago

The NIS has announced an update to its passport tracking platform aimed at improving communication with applicants and reducing delays in passport collection.

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