Ahead of the fifth season of the BBNaija reality Tv show the organizer has revealed that there will be lots of changes in other to adhere to the COVID-19 pandemic guidelines put in place by the Federal Government as part of the measures to curtail the further spread of the virus in the country.
InsideOjodu recalls that the organizer earlier announced July 19 as the start date for the show, noting that audition of the housemates was done online.
The candidates were told to record a two-minute video stating why they should be picked as housemates in the 2020 edition of the programme.
Announcing the changes on Monday evening via its official Twitter handle the organizer noted that all housemates have tested negative to COVID-19 and are currently in isolation at Ikaja GRA.
The organizer added that the housemates will be put in two different houses in order to maintain social distancing, adding that live audience are prohibited at the eviction stages.
The Tweets reads: Alot of changes are expected from season 5 of #BBNaija
1. All housemates have been tested and currently isolated now in Ikeja GRA, Lagos.
2. The house will be divided into two inorder to maintain the limit of people in a confined environment
3. No audience at eviction
4. No celebrities visit to the houses
5. Number of ninja have reduced as they are also isolated in the same hotel with the housemates.
6. The prize money for the winner is the biggest ever.
7. Betway is the major sponsor and will be have 100% sponsorship of the Friday Arena Games while Guinness takes full sponsorship of Saturday house party.
See Tweets below: