Lai Mohammed Denies Asking NBC To Stop BBNaija

Minister of information and culture Lai Mohammed denied media reports that he ordered the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission to suspend the Big Brother Naija show due to the current pandemic.

It was earlier reported this week that the minister in a memo gave an order to the NBC to stop the reality show due to corona virus risk.
but in a ststement by his media a ids on Saturday, the minister debunked the media claim saying 'the report was not credited to him or his ministry' .

Describing the report as speculative, the minister added  that there was no memo to support the claim that he order  the NBCto suspend the show on DSTV.

Statement: The report is not credited to the minister, we will not dignify speculative reports. If a minister issues a directive, it will not be issued verbally. Theres going to be a memo to that effect that e will send; anybody that is sure that the minister made this statement should provide the memo.