It was replaced by “Arise, O Compatriots” as the national anthem of Nigeria on 1 October 1978 but was reintroduced in May ...

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 ...

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, ...

President of Nigeria Bola Tinubu don sign into law di bill wey return di kontri to dia old national anthem. Di bill wey now don become Act, go see Nigerians return to dey sing di old national ...

Nigerian singer Joeboy expressed his displeasure over the change on X, saying, "Of all the problems Nigerians have to deal with, changing the national anthem is priority? Okay naw." 2.

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the bill to revert to Nigeria’s old national anthem which was dropped by a military government in 1978.

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.

How lawmakers accelerated, passed bill to change Nigeria’s National Anthem The National Anthem bill was passed on Thursday after it scaled first second and third reading at the same sitting.

Nigeria adopted a new national anthem on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, after lawmakers passed a law that replaced the current one with a version dropped nearly 50 years ago, ...

Some Nigerians have expressed outrage after the country's national anthem was changed with little consultation. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the bill to revert to Nigeria’s ...

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 ...