President BOLA TINUBU has assented to the National Anthem Bill 2024 reverting to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”.

Senate President, GODSWILL AKPABIO, revealed this at a joint session of the National Assembly marking the Silver Jubilee of Nigeria’s 4th Republic.

AKPABIO said the sitting is primarily to launch the new national anthem, explaining that the President will not be making a speech because he has to leave to launch the Abuja metro line.

Meanwhile, President BOLA TINUBU also addressed a joint sitting of the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

TINUBU’s visit to the lawmakers comes as the nation marks 25 years of unbroken democracy

Upon his arrival, the lawmakers recited the new national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee” which the President had earlier signed into law.

Briefing the lawmakers, he thanked them for their efforts in sustaining the nation’s democracy for over two decades.

According to the President, the new National Anthem represents the diversity in the country.                                                      

He also commended the federal lawmakers for collaborating with the executive in building the nation, saying no foreign aid will be enough, and All Nigerians must work to make the nation for generations yet unborn.