President Bola Tinubu has defended the government’s decision to re-introduce the old National Anthem, ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’, stating that it was a priority for him. During a meeting with the Arewa Consultative Forum at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, Tinubu pushed back against criticism, asserting that the reintroduction of the old national anthem is a valid priority, …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law. The bill seeks to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee”. This was disclosed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, during the joint plenary that President Tinubu attended. The assent to the passage of the bill will bring about a shift from the now-rested, “Arise O Compatriots”. …

The Senate on Tuesday passed the bill seeking to return Nigeria to the old National Anthem. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Joint Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Legal Matters, Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs at plenary. Presenting the report, the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Mohammed Monguno (APC, Borno North), said the bill was first …

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed for a second reading a bill seeking a return to the old National Anthem. Leading the debate on the general principles of the bill, the sponsor of the proposed law, Hon. Julius Ihonvbere anchored his argument on the need for patriotism and nationalism. In his contribution, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, a member of the …