MasterChef launches nationwide search for greatest residence cook dinner with N73m reward

MasterChef has launched a nationwide seek for greatest residence cook dinner in Nigeria, with a reward of N73 million for the winner.

The chef has formally landed on Nigerian shores and it was  delivered to the nation by African media large Primedia. MasterChef Nigeria, the inaugural native adaptation of the world’s most famous actuality tv cooking present, is ready to remodel the Nigerian culinary panorama and the lives of passionate residence cooks who dream of taking their inventive aptitude within the kitchen to the subsequent degree.

The winner of MasterChef Nigeria will scoop a staggering N73 million and make historical past because the world’s first-ever Nigerian MasterChef.  Entries at the moment are open for this life-changing alternative, with the time limit on 27 February, 2026.

MasterChef Nigeria, which might be screened on DStv’s Africa Magic Showcase and Africa Magic Household, kinds a part of the worldwide MasterChef tv franchise, represented internationally by Banijay Leisure, which can be the content material powerhouse behind iconic sequence equivalent to Huge Brother and Survivor. 

The MasterChef format, created by Franc Roddam and first launched in 1990, has catapulted the careers of numerous culinary stars throughout 720 nations whereas showcasing the distinctive meals tradition of every territory. As recognised by the authoritative Guinness World Data, it’s the most profitable cookery present on the earth. Over 700 seasons and 16,000 episodes have aired so far.

“MasterChef Nigeria is a serious Nigerian tv milestone that can rejoice the nation’s beautiful delicacies, revolutionary meals tradition and vibrant culinary traditions as by no means earlier than, while unearthing, mentoring and nurturing expertise with the potential to turn into Nigeria’s subsequent era of distinguished cooks,” stated Tamara van Eeckhoven, Managing Director at Primedia Africa. “We encourage all residence cooks who need to make a reputation for themselves within the dynamic Nigerian meals business to enter this profound competitors.

 “MasterChef Nigeria displays our continued dedication to investing in premium native content material that showcases the richness of Nigerian tradition and creativity to audiences throughout Africa and the world,”  Kemi Omotosho, Chief Govt Officer of Africa Magic stated.