The Senate passed the bill on Tuesday while the House of Representatives passed it on Thursday last week.
President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the bill to revert to the old national anthem.
President Tinubu approved the bill on Wednesday morning, fulfilling the constitutional provisions to enact it.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this while addressing lawmakers at the ongoing joint session of the National Assembly.
The bill aims to replace the current anthem with the original one adopted at Nigeria’s independence on October 1, 1960, which was changed in 1978 during the Olusegun Obasanjo military regime.
The Senate passed the bill on Tuesday, and the House of Representatives passed it last Thursday.
In his address at the joint session, the Senate President urged Nigerians to familiarize themselves with the restored national anthem.
The old national anthem was sung upon President Tinubu’s arrival in the House chamber for the joint session.
SOURCE: PREMIUM TIMES
