A representative of NBC has denied the suspension of ongoing reality show Big Brother Naija, BBNaija.
Speaking with a correspondent on Saturday night, the NBC Acting Director-General, Dr Armstrong Idachaba said it was not true that BB Naija had been suspended.
Dr Idachaba dissociated the NBC from the report and urged Nigerians to disregard it.
Equally important, Multichoice gave a detailed account of measures taken to prevent an outbreak; including testing the 20 housemates; compulsory two-week isolation. The constant disinfection of the house; as well as the elimination of live audience-an integral part of the show prior to the pandemic.
On Friday, July 24, the Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed reportedly asked the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to stop airing Big Brother Naija (BBNaija).
The acting director-general of the NBC, Armstrong Idachaba, told senior management members that he had been directed by Lai Mohammed to shut down the BBNaija show due to possible spread of COVID-19 among housemates.
The minister had reportedly sent a letter to NBC on July 1, 2020, before the BBNaija show began.
His move to shut down the show is believed to be because of the general opinion; that he is bent on sending MultiChoice Ltd, producers of the show, out of Nigeria.
Mohammed is believed to have launched political moves against MultiChoice; in order to pave the way for his main consultant to make a return to Pay TV after previously failing.
