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    Tinubu signs bill to reintroduce old national anthem into law

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    President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the bill seeking to reintroduce the old national anthem. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this at the joint sitting of the senate and house of representatives on Wednesday, May 29.

    Akpabio said the president signed the bill into law on Wednesday morning.

    The bill received accelerated hearing in both chambers of the National Assembly. Lillian Jean Williams, a British expatriate who lived in Nigeria during its independence, penned the lyrics for “Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” while Frances Berda composed the music. The anthem was however dropped in 1978 during Obasanjo’s military administration.

    See the lyrics of the anthem below

    Nigeria, we hail thee,

    Our own dear native land,

    Though tribe and tongue may differ,

    In brotherhood, we stand,

    Nigerians all, and proud to serve

    Our sovereign Motherland.

     

    Our flag shall be a symbol

    That truth and justice reign,

    In peace or battle honour’d,

    And this we count as gain,

    To hand on to our children

    A banner without stain.

     

    O God of all creation,

    Grant this our one request,

    Help us to build a nation

    Where no man is oppressed,

    And so with peace and plenty

    Nigeria may be blessed.

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