{"id":120056,"date":"2024-05-29T22:43:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T21:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-signs-old-national-anthem-bill-cancels-planned-address-of-nass"},"modified":"2024-05-30T00:52:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T23:52:55","slug":"tinubu-signs-old-national-anthem-bill-cancels-planned-address-of-nass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-signs-old-national-anthem-bill-cancels-planned-address-of-nass","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu signs old National Anthem bill, cancels planned address of NASS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem Bill despite the opposition from Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced this on Wednesday during a joint session of the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>He also announced that the president will not address the House but only flag off the new anthem.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Tajudeen Abbas said the president cancelled the address because June 12 is the official Democracy Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem Bill despite the opposition from Nigerians. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced this on Wednesday during a joint session of the National Assembly. He also announced that the president will not address the House but only flag off the new anthem. 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