“Nigeria Can’t Produce Reality Shows” – Timi Dakolo
By Bunmi Amosu
23 October 2017 |
2:33 pm
Reality TV Show Star and Musician, Timi Dakolo, is backing the production of reality shows outside Nigeria. Timi who is a judge on the just concluded reality show, The Voice Nigeria, hinged his position on the unprofessionalism of Nigerian staff who work on the project. In recent times, some of Nigeria's reality TV shows, like…
Reality TV Show Star and Musician, Timi Dakolo, is backing the production of reality shows outside Nigeria.
Timi who is a judge on the just concluded reality show, The Voice Nigeria, hinged his position on the unprofessionalism of Nigerian staff who work on the project.
In recent times, some of Nigeria’s reality TV shows, like Star The Winners Is, Big Brother Nigeria and The Voice, have been recorded in South Africa.
Producers and sponsors of the show blame the high cost of producing in the country for taking the show abroad.
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