“The national anthem is a call for integrity and a prayer of a nation striving for greatness. “It is an appeal for divine guidance in the pursuit of a Nigeria where oppression has no home ...

The host asked, “Have you learnt the new national anthem?” Iwobi replied, “No. When it comes on, I literally stand there and ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria adopted a new national anthem on Wednesday after lawmakers passed a law that replaced the current one with a version dropped nearly a half-century ago, sparking ...

The day I learnt that Nigerians had returned to singing “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” as its National Anthem instead of “Arise, O Compatriots” was one of my favourite moments as a Nigerian.

FEC also approved that the first stanza of the National Anthem should be rendered at all ... are to be made a compulsory component of the Nigerian educational system from primary to secondary ...

There is nothing wrong in a country that decides to change her National Anthem. There are striking examples. After the second world war, Germany changed her National Anthem to reflect the new ...

Nigeria made a decision to revert to the country’s original national anthem, initially adopted after independence. As is natural with every democracy, divergent views and shades of opinion have ...

You would agree that the swapping of the National Anthem is supposed to be the least focused priority of the Nigerian lawmakers at this point. Many bills of urgency and benefits, touching on the ...

ABUJA, May 29 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed a bill switching back to a national anthem composed by a British expatriate and adopted at independence, a move some ...

Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Nigeria ditched its indigenous national anthem in May and restored the old colonial one. The decision by the country’s National Assembly to revive a song written ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that Nigeria’s national anthem is an “instruction manual of patriotism” for every Nigerian because of the values contained in it. Shettima stated this ...

Nigeria's New Anthem, Written by a Briton, Sparks Criticism After a Contentious Law Is Passed ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria adopted a new national anthem on Wednesday after lawmakers passed a ...