His third and fourth verses weren’t any more appropriate. So, before Advance Australia Fair became our anthem in 1984, the National Australia Day Council made shrewd edits.

His third and fourth verses weren’t any more appropriate. So, before Advance Australia Fair became our anthem in 1984, the National Australia Day Council made shrewd edits.

During my formative years, I recall reciting the National Anthem (“Nigeria, We Hail Thee”) at school assemblies until it was modified in 1978. Although I didn’t fully comprehend its meaning ...

It is an expensive side show that has succeeded. What Nigerian needs at this time is to enjoy free housing, healthcare, education, affordable public transport, security of life and property, drinkable ...

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has released the standardised version of the reintroduced national anthem. NOA on Tuesday assured Nigerians that it would issue a standardised version of the ...

Fellow Nigerian, let me quickly inform you that the lyrics and music of what is now our national anthem emerged from a series of competitions open to the general public (Nigerian and global) in 1959.

However, on May 29, President Bola Tinubu signed into law the bill to revert to the old national anthem. Following the new law, NOA had, on Tuesday, said a standardised version of the anthem would ...

On May 29, 2024, on the one-year anniversary of the current government, President Bola Tinubu signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 reverting to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee ...

In 1978, the then Nigerian military government opted for a new national anthem: “Arise O Compatriots,” which was selected from the lyrics of five winning entries, fused into one.

Submissions for Nigeria’s Independence Anthem came from as close as the French Cameroons and as far as the United States. All the entries for Lyrics had a requirement to fulfil: “The National ...