Nigerian Senate Passes Bill On Old National Anthem, ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’

The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill on the Old National Anthem, ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’.

Newsone Nigeria reports that the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, passed the National Anthem Bill 2024 to revert to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”.

 

This online news platform understands that the bill on the Old National Anthem, which speedily passed first and second readings, now awaits assent into law by President Bola Tinubu.

The House of Representatives passed the bill on Thursday,  May 23, 2024.