The National Orientation Agency has issued a public notice on the proper rendition and recitation of the national anthem and pledge at official and public events across the country. In a notice posted on its official X handle on Friday, the agency urged Nigerians to kindly take note of the correct protocol for the rendition and recitation of the National Anthem and Pledge.
According to the agency, only the first stanza of the anthem should be sung or recited at all official events, while the third stanza is to be rendered as the National Prayer at the beginning of such occasions, further explained that all three stanzas are to be sung or recited only on special national occasions such as Independence Day, Presidential Inauguration, Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Democracy (June 12) Day, and the Inauguration of the National Assembly.
The NOA also directed that the national pledge should be recited at the end of every event, Reiterating the importance of respect for national symbols
