Nigeria president, Tinubu Signs Bill To Change Current National Anthem To Old Anthem
By: Ademola Ezekiel The President of the Republic of Nigeria, president Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the bill to change the current National Anthem, “Arise O Compatriots,” to the country’s old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced this today, Wednesday 29th May, 2024 during a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja. 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. President Bola Tinubu, who later joined the joint session, confirmed ‘Nigeria, we hail thee’ as the latest national anthem. The bill titled, “National Anthem Bill, 2024 was passed by the Senate on Tuesday a week after it was passed by the House of Representives. The old anthem, ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’ composed by Lillian Williams, when Nigeria gained independence on October 1, 1960, was replaced with the ‘Arise O’ Compatriots’ adopted i