In a bid to advance President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Bank of Industry (BOI), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Sahara Energy have partnered with Lead Projects Africa, part of the Bullion Projects Group, to launch Season 2 of A New Nigeria Is Here (ANNIH S2).
The collaboration was announced at a media engagement session held at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.
According to the organisers, Season 2 of the A New Nigeria Is Here documentary series will premiere on 12 August 2025 on Channels Network and News Central Africa, with a review on CNN and special “Unicorn” editions on CNBC Africa, AIT Network, TVC, and Arise News. The series will also reach global audiences through YouTube on the Africa Got Stories channel.
Project Coordinator, Mr Jide Peters, described the series as “a cinematic journey, a weekly exploration into the heart of Nigeria’s transformative odyssey and economic drivers under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope.”
“With the endorsement of the Presidency, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, and executive oversight from the Office of the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, this landmark project is poised to amplify Nigeria’s powerful emergence as Africa’s undeniable innovation and economic powerhouse,” Peters said.
He added that ANNIH S2 will blend public and private sector success stories, featuring exclusive interviews, grassroots storytelling and in-depth policy analysis. Each 30-minute episode is expected to reach up to 300 million viewers globally.
The new season will explore Nigeria’s “Fennaissance”, an economic renaissance driven by reforms in fiscal policy, infrastructure development and rapid digital innovation, all aimed at achieving a $1 trillion economy. It will highlight the rise of industrial hubs from Lagos to Aba and Nnewi, alongside policies that are unlocking private-sector growth.
Chief Innocent Chukwuma, Chairman of Innoson Group, stated, “We are supporting this New Nigeria Project. It is the best. Let everybody support this system that the present government is talking about, buying made-in-Nigeria products. Buying made-in-Nigeria products is the only way to move this country forward.”
BOI CEO Dr Olasupo Olusi said, “I am looking forward to a Nigeria where every young person in this country believes that this country would work for them. We must make sure that we build the kind of Nigeria that we want to see. A New Nigeria is here.”
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi commented, “We are seeing an investment in the future of not just our children, but our grandchildren that is already beginning to manifest. Mr President is returning this country to prosperity. I am proud to be a Nigerian. A New Nigeria is indeed here.”
FIRS Executive Chairman Dr Zacch Adedeji urged Nigerians to support the initiative and work with the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda, stating, “We are supporting and working with Mr President’s vision to actually banish poverty in Nigeria.”
The series will shine a spotlight on youth and innovation, celebrating entrepreneurs, tech unicorns such as Flutterwave and Interswitch, agricultural advancements through NALDA, and clean energy initiatives.
It will also document high-impact public–private partnerships involving institutions such as NDIC, FIRS and BOI, alongside private-sector leaders like Innoson Group and BUA Group, to showcase Nigeria’s transformation into Africa’s leading investment destination.
Key partners in ANNIH S2 include Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) Motors, BOI, FIRS, Alami Capital, NITDA, the Nigerian Midstream & Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), Air Peace, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and Sahara Group.
The line-up will feature prominent government figures such as Wale Edun, Coordinating Minister of the Economy; Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives; Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power; Ayodele Olawande, Minister of Youth Development; Kafilat Ogbara, Member of the House of Representatives; Mohammed Idris Malagi, Minister of Information and National Orientation; Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development; and Senator John Owan Enoh, Minister of Industry.
From the private sector, contributors include Olugbenga “GB” Agboola, CEO of Flutterwave; Samuel Chen, CEO of Felicity Solar; Olu Olufemi-White, CEO of Alami Capital; Chief Innocent Chukwuma, Chairman of Innoson Group; Samuel Ogbodo, MD/CEO of SUNU Assurances Nigeria PLC; Kola Adesina, Group Managing Director of Sahara Group; and Mitchell Elegbe, MD & Group CEO of Interswitch.
Regulatory leaders such as Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, DG/CEO of NITDA; Cornelius Oluwasegun Adebayo, Executive Secretary/CEO of NALDA; Dr Olasupo Olusi, MD/CEO of BOI; Abba Abubakar Aliyu, MD of the Rural Electrification Agency; Engr Farouk Ahmed of NMDPRA; Engr Uzoma Nwagba, MD/CEO of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation; and Engr Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, MD/CEO of Transmission Company of Nigeria will also feature.
Law enforcement and security representation includes Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, and Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund Mohammed Sheidu. The series will also spotlight grassroots innovators, rural agripreneurs, and community leaders shaping Nigeria’s future from the ground up.
Lead Projects Africa, the project consultant for A New Nigeria Is Here, serves as a strategic adviser to the Presidency on economic development initiatives. “Our focus is to unveil and project in a positive light, across all local and international platforms, the outstanding deliverables of the nation’s public and private sectors without compromise,” Peters concluded.
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