President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 earlier passed by the national assembly into law.
The bill seeks to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” With the presidential assent to the Bill, “Arise O Compatriots” will no longer be recognised as Nigeria’s national anthem in official functions.
Below is the lyrics of the new national anthem:
Nigeria we hail thee
Our own dear native land
Though tribes and tongue may differ
In brotherhood we stand
Nigerians all, are 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 shall be blessed.