Breaking: Tinubu gives assent to restore old National Anthem into law

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President Bola Tinubu has given his assent to the bill to restore Nigeria’s old National Anthem.

The had been passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives to restore the old national anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” from “Arise, O Compatriots” at separate sittings.

President Bola Tinubu assented to the National Anthem Bill 2024 reverting to the old national anthem before.his address of the joint sitting of the National Assembly on Wednesday.

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, revealed this on Wednesday at a joint session of the National Assembly marking the Silver Jubilee Of Nigeria’s 4th Republic.

Akpabio said the sitting is primarily to launch the new national anthem, explaining that the President will not be making a speech because he has to leave to launch the Abuja metro line.

The old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee”, was composed when Nigeria gained independence on October 1, 1960.

Lillian Jean Williams, a British expatriate who lived in Nigeria during its independence, penned the lyrics for “Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” while Frances Berda composed the music. The anthem played a significant role in shaping Nigeria’s national identity and unity during the 1960s and late 1970s.