Senate joins Reps, passes bill to reintroduce old national anthem

The Senate has followed the House of Representatives in passing a bill seeking to make provision for Nigeria to revert to its old national anthem.

The upper legislative chamber passed the bill following deliberations on a report presented by Tahir Monguno, the chair of the judiciary committee.

The old anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” was replaced with the current one “Arise, O Compatriots in 1978.