| Creator: | David Briggs Mike Whitehill Steve Knight |
| Presenter: | Frank Edoho |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Network: | NTA Africa Magic Silverbird TV |
| Last Aired2: | present |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a Nigerian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. It first aired on 8 October 2004 and stopped temporarily on 25 June 2017. On 29 August 2017, a deal was secured with Airoplaycare behind the new sponsor after MTN Nigeria pulled out from the game show.
Three lifelines were presented at the beginning of the game in order to aid contestants:
On September 11, 2009, a contestant named Aroma Ufodike became the first person to win the ₦10 million, and he is the only winner of the top prize on the Nigerian Millionaire.[1] One of the questions related to celebrated Nigerian football referee Linus Mbah. Just like in Slumdog Millionaire Mr. Ufodike was able to answer the question from his personal experience. Mr. Mbah lived in the apartment above him or, as Mr. Ufodike put it – "He lives on top of me!"[2]
The Nigerian variation of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has special editions which are recorded and broadcast at certain times of the year. The Valentine Special, which comes up around February, features couples being placed on the hot seat to answer questions for the money prize together. The Children Special edition is used to commemorate the Children’s Day celebrations. It has featured children between the ages of 8–14 years of age from different backgrounds who came to play for 10 Million Naira in scholarships.[3]
Here are the money trees that have been used on Millionaire throughout the years.
| Payout structure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question number | Question value (Yellow zones are guaranteed levels) | |||
| 2004–2006 | 2007–2017 | 2022–present | ||
| 1 | ₦5,000 | |||
| 2 | ₦6,000 | ₦7,500 | ₦10,000 | |
| 3 | ₦8,000 | ₦10,000 | ₦15,000 | |
| 4 | ₦10,000 | ₦15,000 | ₦20,000 | |
| 5 | ₦15,000 | ₦20,000 | ₦30,000 | |
| 6 | ₦20,000 | ₦30,000 | ₦50,000 | |
| 7 | ₦30,000 | ₦45,000 | ₦100,000 | |
| 8 | ₦45,000 | ₦70,000 | ₦150,000 | |
| 9 | ₦80,000 | ₦120,000 | ₦250,000 | |
| 10 | ₦150,000 | ₦250,000 | ₦500,000 | |
| 11 | ₦250,000 | ₦500,000 | ₦1,000,000 | |
| 12 | ₦500,000 | ₦1,000,000 | ₦2,000,000 | |
| 13 | ₦1,000,000 | ₦2,000,000 | ₦5,000,000 | |
| 14 | ₦2,000,000 | ₦5,000,000 | ₦10,000,000 | |
| 15 | ||||