Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has reportedly asked the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to take Big Brother Naija (BBN) off the air.
The reality show, which entered its fifth season on July 20, is one of the most watched programmes on cable TV in Nigeria.
The Acting Director-General of the NBC, Armstrong Idachaba, had on Wednesday, told senior management members that he had been directed by the minister to shut down the show, reports say.
The commission was to use fears of spread of COVID-19 as the reason, citing directives from the presidential task force (PTF), insiders said.
Mohammed reportedly wanted the letter shutting down the show to come from the NBC because of the general opinion that he is bent on sending MultiChoice Ltd, producers of the show, out of Nigeria.
Details later.
