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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Fuel prices may drop soon as NNPC solves major challenge facing Dangote Refinery

Energy

2 months ago

CBN data shows drop in money leaving Nigeria while inflows rise, figures emerge

Economy

2 months ago

Samsung announces shutdown of major app, tells users to use alternatives

Technology

2 months ago

Dangote accuses international oil companies in Nigeria of not supplying crude to refinery

Energy

2 months ago

NCC orders MTN, Airtel, others to pay Nigerians affected by poor network, announces start date

Technology

2 months ago

Nigerian depots release new diesel rates, increase prices amid rising crude oil costs

Energy

2 months ago

Lagos, Kaduna lead: Top 10 states for ease of doing business

Economy

2 months ago

Lagos led the other 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory in ease of doing business in the country, in 2025, according to a report by PEBEC.

Electricity crisis may be solved soon as 8 GenCos sign Tinubu’s settlement deal

Energy

2 months ago

Eight major electricity generation companies have signed onto President Tinubu’s ebt settlement deal aimed at addressing liquidity challenges in the power sector.

“We discussed…” Otedola shares what happened in meeting with Tinubu, Dangote

Economy

2 months ago

Femi Otedola, has disclosed what was discussed in his meeting with President Bola Tinubu and Africa’s richest man and industrialist, Aliko Dangote.

Lagos govt prosecutes individuals, companies over unpaid taxes, full list emerges

Money

2 months ago

The Lagos State Government has commenced legal action against 45 individuals and companies over alleged tax defaults amounting to billions of naira.

Don’t fall victim: Nigerian Customs exposes fake vehicle auction using officer’s image

Industry

2 months ago

The Nigeria Customs Service has warned members of the public about a fraudulent social media account falsely claiming to auction vehicle on behalf of the agency.

Nigerian banks face another test after recapitalisation as CBN announces deadline for stress report

Money

2 months ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set an April 30 deadline for lenders to submit Board-approved Risk-Based Capital (RBC) stress test reports.

FG raises 2026 borrowing plan to N29.2tn as budget deficit widens

Economy

2 months ago

Nigeria’s federal government has increased its borrowing plan for 2026 to N29.2 trillion following an expansion of the proposed 2026 budget, according to sources.

Tinubu approves N3.3tn power sector debt repayment to boost electricity supply

Energy

2 months ago

President Tinubu has approved a repayment plan to settle long-standing debts in Nigeria’s power sector, as part of efforts to address Nigeria's electricity crisis.

Air Peace set to launch international flight destination from Gateway Airport in Ogun

Industry

2 months ago

Air Peace has announced plans to begin international flight operations from London to the Gateway International Airport in Ogun State this summer.

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