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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600MW for N1.49tn: Nigeria targets power export to 15 West African countries

Energy

a month ago

FairMoney launches new loan product of up to N5 million for Nigerian professionals

Money

a month ago

Nigerian banks notify customers on implementation of 10% withholding tax

Capital Market

a month ago

CBN warns Nigerians against Illegal microfinance bank operating in four states

Money

a month ago

FG, states, LGs share N2.94 trillion in October amid shortfall

Economy

a month ago

NADF partners with BOA to give women, youths agricultural loans

Industry

a month ago

Eko, Ikeja, Abuja DisCos collect highest bills as customers pay ₦565 billion

Energy

a month ago

A new report from the NERC has revealed that Nigerians paid N565 billion for electricity in the second quarter, with EKO, Ikeja receiving the highest bills.

SAHCO denies claim that worker’s phone was smashed over recording of Verydarkman

Industry

a month ago

Skyway Aviation Handling Company has denied an allegation by an ad-hoc worker who claimed that his phone was smashed by a senior official of the company.

“Millions will lose their jobs”: Association condemns ban on sachet alcohol

Industry

a month ago

The Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FOBTOB) condemned the Senate's approval of the ban on alcoholic beverages in sachets and PET bottles.

How FG plans to drive industrialisation of cassava for higher value

Industry

a month ago

The federal government of Nigeria has pledged to make policies that would drive the industrialisation of cassava for finished products in Africa.

Lagos launches programmes to improve food production, reduce post-harvest losses

Economy

a month ago

The Lagos state government has shared plans to transform the food system in the state through support for farmers and traders, and food distributors.

Report lists Nigeria's untapped export products worth billions of dollars

Industry

a month ago

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has stated in a report that Nigeria’s untapped earnings are worth $3.9 billion, with a total export potential of $7.6 billion.

Dangote Refinery claims responsibility for petrol pump price reduction, gives reasons

Energy

a month ago

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has taken credit for the recent reduction in pump prices, arguing that it was due to its reduction of gantry price, not tariff suspension.

Local refiners demand regulation of crude oil price, lament over inadequate supply

Energy

a month ago

Local petroleum refiners have lamented their difficulty in competing against importers of petroleum products and in getting feedstock from producers.

Nigeria’s baking industry in crisis as over 80,000 bakeries shut down in 4 years

Industry

a month ago

The Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria (PBAN) has said the baking industry is in a series of crises, leading to the shutdown of over 80,000 bakeries

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