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.

5939 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Shehu Sani advises workers on how to deal with govs who refuse 30k minimum wage

Nigeria

6 years ago

CBN issues strong punishments for those abusing naira notes (see full list)

Nigeria

6 years ago

Nigeria customs generates N311.2bn revenue in 3 months, barely 1 week after announcing recruitment exercise

Nigeria

6 years ago

Just In: Ebonyi state university names institute after Buratai, appreciates his peacekeeping effort

Nigeria

6 years ago

Just In: Senate rejects Ben Bruce's bill to stop use of petrol cars by 2035

Nigeria

6 years ago

Businessman who reportedly defrauded 20,700 investors of N7bn lands in big trouble with EFCC

Nigeria

6 years ago

Buhari's government has battled Boko Haram, secured the entire country - Lai Mohammed

Nigeria

6 years ago

The minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has preformed excellently in the area of addressing insecurity and country is safer than it was in 2015.

Do not compare yourself with others - Immigration boss gives 10 rules to a successful career

Ask Legit

6 years ago

Sam Chinda, the out-going Enugu state comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has identified 10 positive working attitudes and ethics for a successful public service career.

Peter Obi, Ben Bruce meet with UK leaders, ask for help (photos)

Nigeria

7 years ago

Peter Obi along with Senator Ben Murray-Bruce were in meeting with popular members of the UK conservative government among which were Boris Johnson, Lord Marland, Rory Stewart and UK government minister for Africa, Harriet Baldwin

UAE denies refusing Nigerians visas, says such never happened

Nigeria

7 years ago

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy on Thursday, April 4, denied reports that it has stopped giving Nigerians visas following the alleged robbery incident in the country some days ago.

Khashoggi's children could get around $70 million as compensation for father's murder

World

7 years ago

The children of Jamal Khashoggi have received property worth millions of dollars as a one-time compensation and huge monthly allowances for the killing of the Saudi journalist, a source has said.

Just In: Wike wins 2 LGs as INEC resumes collation of Rivers election

Politics

7 years ago

INEC has resumed collation of governorship election results in Rivers state with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Nyesom Wike leading in two Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Port Harcourt City and Ikwerre

NOUN graduates to go for law school, NYSC - VC

Education

7 years ago

The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu, has said that the school will accept all guidelines by the Nigeria Law School and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

Obiano is committed to N30,000 minimum wage, 25th payment date still stands - Head of service

Nigeria

7 years ago

Harry Udu, the Anambra state head of service has restated Governor Willie Obiano’s commitment to pay the new N30,000 minimum wage.

Just In: Ballot snatching, low turnout mar Imo re-run election

Politics

7 years ago

The supplementary election in some parts of Imo state has been marked with high level of low turnout, late arrival of voting materials, ballot box snatching and other forms of electoral violence.

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