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 ...

The bill to restore the old anthem was introduced in parliament and passed within one week — exceptionally fast-paced for Nigeria, where most bills take several months to be considered.

Nigeria ditched its indigenous national anthem in May and restored the old colonial one. The decision by the country’s National Assembly to revive a song written and composed by two white ...

Nigeria's original national anthem, "Nigeria, We Hail Thee," was adopted on October 1, 1960, the day the country gained independence.

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, sparking ...

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 ...

Nigeria has reinstated a national anthem that was written by a Brit and abandoned nearly 50 years ago. On May 28, the national legislature of Nigeria adopted the bill in both of its chambers, and ...

Read the full lyrics of the new Nigerian national anthem 'Nigeria, We Hail Thee'. The lyrics were written by Lillian Jean Williams.

Nigeria has adopted a new national anthem reintroduced nearly a half-century ago after it was dropped for the current one.