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Joseph Omotayo

Education: Bachelor of Arts Literature-in-English, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife (2012-2016), Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab Advance digital reporting workshop (2024)

Experience: Critical Literature Review (Head reviewer) 2010-2014, The234Project (Writer) 2016-2017, Coordinator of OAU The234Project Essay contest (2017), Afridiaspora (Chief Reviewer, 2016-2018), Dubawa Fact checking fellow (2022)

Awards: Best editor and writer (Legit.ng, 2020), My Favourite Nigerian Character in a Book Contest (2011), Unoma Azuah’s Edible Bones Book Review Prize (2013)

Joseph Omotayo is a journalist who has been writing on human interest topics since 2019. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He is the head of Human Interest and Diaspora Desk at Legit. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.

5446 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Man builds solar generator with lithium battery cells, uses balancer

Man builds solar generator with lithium battery cells, uses balancer

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10 days ago

Man who built solar generators with lithium batteries explains process

Man who built solar generators with lithium batteries explains process

People

12 days ago

Man who uses solar energy for charging business shows watt consumption after plugging in many phones

Man who uses solar energy for charging business shows watt consumption after plugging in many phones

People

12 days ago

Man installs solar power tank in his home, shares installation experience

Man installs solar power tank in his home, shares installation experience

People

13 days ago

Man installs solar energy with 5kWh lithium battery and 5 panels, goes off grid

Man installs solar energy with 5kWh lithium battery and 5 panels, goes off grid

People

14 days ago

Man builds solar generators with lithium battery cells, sells them to neighbours who want 24/7 light

Man builds solar generators with lithium battery cells, sells them to neighbours who want 24/7 light

People

16 days ago

Nigerian lady relocates her dog to UK, spends over N4m to cover travelling, test fees

Nigerian lady relocates her dog to UK, spends over N4m to cover travelling, test fees

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a month ago

A Nigerian lady who so much loves her dog relocated the pet to the UK after she moved. She spent millions of naira and months before the process was concluded.

Man installs solar for 24/7 electricity, uses 8 units of Jinko bifacial panels

Man installs solar for 24/7 electricity, uses 8 units of Jinko bifacial panels

People

a month ago

A Nigerian man who spent N4.5m to install solar energy in his house has narrated how hard it can be to get quality solar panels in Nigeria for installations.

Man who pay N3m rent for 2 bedroom house in Lagos shows interior

Man who pay N3m rent for 2 bedroom house in Lagos shows interior

People

2 months ago

A young Nigerian man who moved to Lagos has shown the two bedroom apartment he got for N3m yearly rent. The man said he enjoy constant electricity.

Nigerian man misses interview date for big job after deleting Gmail app

Nigerian man misses interview date for big job after deleting Gmail app

People

2 months ago

A young Nigerian man who was actively looking for job missed an opportunity for an interview after he deleted his email app, only to see the mail after a few days.

Man who emptied his savings to start layers chicken farming regrets after facing huge loss

Man who emptied his savings to start layers chicken farming regrets after facing huge loss

People

2 months ago

A Nigerian man who started layer's farming recorded unexpected losses after thinking the business would be all profit without any preparation for farming challenges.

Farmer mentions things to consider before starting poultry business in Nigeria

Farmer mentions things to consider before starting poultry business in Nigeria

People

3 months ago

A Nigerian farmer has told people consider the relative prices of livestock and farmland before they venture into farming. Many people asked him questions online.

National grid collapse: Solar electricity is cheap if you are serious enough

National grid collapse: Solar electricity is cheap if you are serious enough

People

3 months ago

With fuel costs not coming down any time soon, solar electricity is gaining popularity with Nigerians. But the popular question is: is setting it up cheap?

Lady who started broiler chicken farming loses over 25 birds to strange disease

Lady who started broiler chicken farming loses over 25 birds to strange disease

People

3 months ago

A Nigerian lady who went into broiler farming has cried out after she lost over 25 birds to diseases. She wondered why the losses happened despite being careful.

Young Nigerian man who started noiler chicken poultry shows many eggs he got after few months

Young Nigerian man who started noiler chicken poultry shows many eggs he got after few months

People

3 months ago

A young Nigerian man, serious about agriculture, started poultry farming for egg production. He reared noilers instead of layers and got big results.

Joseph Omotayo