It’s A Lie: I Didn’t Order NBC To Suspend BBNaija – Lai Mohammed
July 25, 2020
4:00 pm
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said he never ordered the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to halt the transmission of the ongoing Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show.
It was reported that Mohammed ordered the NBC to stop the show to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The report has generated sharp criticism on social media over the minister’s alleged comment.
But, Mohammed, in a statement by his media aide, Segun Adeyemi, said that there was no memo to that effect and that the general public should ignore such reports.
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