President Bola Tinubu signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law on May 29, 2024, reinstating Nigeria's original anthem, "Nigeria, We Hail Thee," which was first adopted upon independence in ...

DAILY POST reports that the anthem was used from independence in 1960 until 1978 when the present anthem, “Arise, O Compatriots,” was adopted in 1978. Here is the lyrics of the old National ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria adopted a new national anthem on Wednesday after lawmakers passed a law that replaced the current one with a version dropped nearly a half-century ago, ...

The lyrics of the anthem were written in 1959 by Lillian Jean Williams, a British expatriate who lived in Nigeria and the music was composed by Frances Berda, another British expatriate.

Abuja, Nigeria — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu responded to criticism Thursday over a law he signed this week that changed the country’s national anthem back to the old song adopted when ...

The anthem was written by Lillian Jean Williams, a British expatriate who was living in Nigeria at the time. It replaces Arise, O Compatriots, which has been the official anthem since 1978.

As a Nigerian commentator wrote in 2009, “our national anthem ‘Nigeria we hail thee . . .’ opened me and I believe millions of Nigerians up with pride and the feeling of patriotism ...

The lyrics were written by Lillian Jean Williams. Nigeria's New National Anthem [YouTube] Anna Ajayi Follow; President Bola Tinubu signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law on May 29, 2024 ...