JUST-IN: Nigeria jettisons ‘Arise O Compatriots’ anthem as Tinubu assents to bill for return to old national anthem

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 the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the joint plenary that Tinubu attended.

The final assent to the passage of the bill will bring about a shift from the now-recognised, “Arise O Compatriots.”

The bill was rapidly cleared by both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Details later…

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