Mixed reactions have followed a video of students from an unidentified school singing the national anthem word-for-word barely 24 hours after it was reinstated.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu replaced "Arise O Compatriots" as the national anthem on Wednesday, May 29, with "Nigeria We Hail Thee," which was jettisoned in 1976.
Shortly after the anthem was reinstated, a video of the students singing went viral, prompting questions about how quickly they had learned the lyrics.
Many believed that only the elderly would be able to sing it, but the video proved otherwise.
Some people on social media expressed concern, suggesting that the children may have been forced to sing it.
However, others praised the children for learning the anthem in such a short period.
Check out some comments here
sarauniyaaffordablewears: "They have pr*ssured those kids to learn the national anthem wey sound like Catholic offering hymn"
kemysa_treats: "Ogun state no dey carry last, was it not yesterday they signed the new anthem"
iamdx2: "NIGERIA has been taking back to 1960"
ity_debbie: "Abeg I'm confused is it the old anthem or the new anthem or the old/new anthem.. to be a Nigerian is not an easy job oh"
sasha_itota: "Na this national anthem go reduce the cost of food and fuel? People are HUNGRY, children are going to school on empty stomach bcus the cost of living is already kill.ing the living, our leaders dey change national anthem"
ego_oyiiboo: "Next nysc batch go see shege"
ksolo_hitz: "Everybody both the headmaster go dey chop mouth for the rest one month"
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