“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.

Nigeria has reinstated a national anthem that was written by a Brit and abandoned nearly 50 years ago. On May 28, the national legislature of Nigeria adopted the bill in both of its chambers ...

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 ...

Some Nigerians have expressed outrage after the country's national anthem was changed with little consultation. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the bill to revert to Nigeria’s ...

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 ...

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu responded to criticism Thursday over a law he signed this week that changed the country’s national anthem back to the old song adopted when Nigeria achieved ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...