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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.

5452 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Nigerian woman in UK shows off bricklaying skill, builds her fence

Nigerian woman in UK shows off bricklaying skill, builds her fence

People

12 hours ago

Nigerian lady gets her first car, rejoices in clean Lexus ES 350

Nigerian lady gets her first car, rejoices in clean Lexus ES 350

People

a day ago

Nigerian solar technician exposes dangerous lithium battery built without BMS

Nigerian solar technician exposes dangerous lithium battery built without BMS

People

a month ago

Climate volatility: Is solar energy still a good choice for you? Expert speaks

Climate volatility: Is solar energy still a good choice for you? Expert speaks

People

a month ago

TASUED final year student starts road side toast bread business

TASUED final year student starts road side toast bread business

People

a month ago

Man advises friend against buying car, uses his money to build portable house

Man advises friend against buying car, uses his money to build portable house

People

a month ago

Man builds solar generator with lithium battery cells, uses balancer

Man builds solar generator with lithium battery cells, uses balancer

People

2 months ago

A solar expert has shown people the different materials he was going to use to build a solar generator. He said he would be using a balancer and BMS.

Man who built solar generators with lithium batteries explains process

Man who built solar generators with lithium batteries explains process

People

2 months ago

A Nigerian man who went viral after selling some of the units of the solar generators he bought has given a cost breakdown of everything he used for them.

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

2 months ago

A Nigerian expert who installed a solar energy system for a charging shop has shown the power consumption of 16 power banks and some phone plugged in at once.

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

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

People

2 months ago

A Nigerian man tired of the power situation in his area got a solar power tank and a panel and got an installer to set it up for his home. People asked questions.

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

2 months ago

A smart Nigerian man has a solar setup with one 5kWh lithium battery and 6 panels to power appliances in his apartment. The man said he has gone off-grid.

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

2 months ago

A young Nigerian man who learnt how to build a solar battery pack has sold some units of his builds to his neighbours so they could enjoy constant power supply.

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

3 months 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

3 months 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

4 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.

Joseph Omotayo