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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.

5442 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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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

People

6 hours ago

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

7 days ago

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

a month ago

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

a month ago

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

a month ago

Farmer mentions things to consider before starting poultry business in Nigeria

Farmer mentions things to consider before starting poultry business in Nigeria

People

2 months ago

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

2 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

2 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

2 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.

Man secretly builds house for his mother, shows it during her 70th birthday

Man secretly builds house for his mother, shows it during her 70th birthday

People

2 months ago

A young Nigerian man surprised his mother with a house gift on her 70th birthday. The woman danced, thanking the son for making her happy in a special way.

Unilorin student who did poultry farming, won TotalEnergies scholarships graduates with first class

Unilorin student who did poultry farming, won TotalEnergies scholarships graduates with first class

People

3 months ago

A young Nigerian man showed how he bagged a first class in the university despite being a businessman of many ventures. He also got some scholarships along the way.

Lady who moved from US to Nigeria installs solar for constant electricity

Lady who moved from US to Nigeria installs solar for constant electricity

People

4 months ago

A lady who desired constant electricity in Nigeria after she relocated back to Nigeria installed solar energy in her house. She spent almost N8 million.

Professional Nigerian installer shows off his electric machine that lifts solar panels to roof

Professional Nigerian installer shows off his electric machine that lifts solar panels to roof

People

5 months ago

A solar expert got many talking when he showed the electric lifter he used to install a bifacial panel on a customer's roof. People wanted to know how it works.

Nigerian landlord stops tenant from installing big Jinko solar panels on his roof, installer reacts

Nigerian landlord stops tenant from installing big Jinko solar panels on his roof, installer reacts

People

5 months ago

A Nigerian landlord who did not allow his tenant to install solar panels on his roof has sparked heated conversation online as some people supported him.

Nigerian man installs solar, uses Cworth lithium battery to power his 2 ACs, enjoys constant light

Nigerian man installs solar, uses Cworth lithium battery to power his 2 ACs, enjoys constant light

People

5 months ago

A Nigerian man who installed solar in his home for constant electricity came online to talk about it. He shared a photo of the setup, getting reactions from people.

Joseph Omotayo