WE ARE NOT STOPPING BB NAIJA- NBC
RUTH OMOSAYIN
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has denied ordering the suspension of ongoing Big Brother Naija.
Social Media reports Friday had said Minister of Information and Cultural Orientation, Alhaji Lai Mohammed had directed NBC to stop BB Naija broadcast in the country.
But speaking with on Friday 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.
MultiChoice was said to have replied to queries as to conforming with safety issues with detailed explanations on measures taken in collaboration with the Lagos state government, whose agency, Lagos State Safety Commission, gave the green light for the show.
Also, MultiChoice said in the letter that housemates had been screened prior to the show and that the BBN House had been decontaminated and adapted to ensure sufficient physical distancing, in addition to eliminating the use of live audience.
All housemates went through a mandatory two-week isolation during which COVID-19 symptoms would have manifested if they had the disease.