MTN stops sponsorship of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire‎’

Popular TV game show sponsored by MTN, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, will be going off air indefinitely.

The suspension of the programme was announced in a series of tweets on the show’s official Twitter page,@WWTBAM.

“Goodbyes are tough, aren’t they?@frankedoho ‘s final words as#WWTBAM begins a hiatus today is filled with so much emotions,” the tweet reads.

“Unfortunately, tonight’s episode is our last- for now. #WWTBAM is going on a temporal break.”

Although no explanation was provided for the suspension, it was gathered that the telecommunications giant, MTN, pulled of sponsorship.

MTN recently ​disengaged 280 of its employees in Nigeria​.

In April, the company, which incurred wrath of the Nigerian government in 2016 for selling unregistered sims, paid additional N30bn fine.

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