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Nigeria: Tinubu Signs Bill to Revert to Old National Anthem
Premium Times, 29 May 2024
The Senate passed the bill on Tuesday while the House of Representatives passed it on Thursday last week. Read more »
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Nigeria: Ex-Minister Ezekwesili Rejects New National Anthem, Says Law Is 'Obnoxious'
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A former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has rejected the new National Anthem, saying she will always stick to the old National Anthem of 'Arise O Compatriots'. Read more »
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Nigeria: Real Reasons Tinubu Okayed Old Nigeria's National Anthem
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President Bola Tinubu has assented to the National Anthem Bill 2024, reverting to the old Nigeria's national anthem, "Nigeria, we hail thee" from "Arise O Compatriot" on Wednesday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Tinubu Signs Old National Anthem Bill Into Law
Vanguard, 29 May 2024
President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem bill seeking to return the old national anthem 'Nigeria, We hail thee' into law. Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Ignores Ministers' Concerns, Passes Bill to Revert to Old National Anthem
Premium Times, 28 May 2024
The upper chamber passed the bill after considering a report of its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters. Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Passes Bill to Restore Old National Anthem
Daily Trust, 28 May 2024
The Senate has passed the National Anthem Bill, 2024, which seeks to restore the old national anthem, "Nigeria, We Hail Thee" adopted by Nigeria at independence in 1960. Read more »
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Nigeria: Bill to Change Nigeria's National Anthem Passes Second Reading At Senate
Premium Times, 23 May 2024
The bill seeks to revert to the old anthem, which was adopted at independence in 1960. Read more »
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Nigeria: Lawmakers Pass Bill to Revert to Old National Anthem
Premium Times, 23 May 2024
The bill passed through first, second and third reading on Thursday amidst the opposition from some lawmakers. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria, We Hail Thee - Why Old National Anthem Was Abandoned in 1978
Vanguard, 23 May 2024
The House of Representatives passed a bill seeking to return Nigeria back to reciting the old National Anthem, "Nigeria, We Hail Thee" and discard the present one, "Arise O'… Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate in Closed-Door Session to Change Nigerian National Anthem
Premium Times, 23 May 2024
The Senate is proposing to hurriedly pass the bill returning to the old National Anthem without consultations with Nigeria or organising a public hearing to get their input. Read more »
Nigeria Passes Bill To Revert To Old National Anthem
President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem bill seeking to return the old national anthem 'Nigeria, We hail thee' into law.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio revealed that Tinubu signed the bill during the joint sitting of the National Assembly, coinciding with his first anniversary as Nigeria's president.
Lawmakers believe the old anthem evokes a stronger emotional bond among Nigerians than the current anthem Arise, O Compatriots introduced during a military regime. The old national was used from Independence Day, October 1, 1960, and was abandoned in 1978. However, some lawmakers, opposed the change, arguing that the old anthem is colonial and the move distracts from more pressing national issues.
