national anthem of our country Nigeria at the 1960 Independence as written by Lillian Jean Williams
Lillian Jean Williams, a British expatriate that lived in Nigeria at the time, wrote the words and the music was composed by Frances Berda.
The music for "O Canada", the national anthem of Canada, was composed by Calixa Lavallee.
The words are taken from a combination of phrases taken from a competition in Nigeria to write a National Anthem. The music was by the Police Band conducted by Benedict Elis
The Grenadan national anthem "Hail Grenada", was written by Irva Merle Baptiste. Additionally, the music was composed by Louis Arnold Masanto.
The national anthem of the Philippines is Lupang Hinirang ("Chosen Land").It was adopted in 1898.The music was composed by Julian Felipe.The lyrics were penned by Jose Palma.
Captain Ram Singh Thakur of Indian National Army composed the music of 'Jan-Gan-Man'.
Jamaica's national anthem is the work of four people, see http://www.123independenceday.com/jamaica/national-anthem.html
The music was composed by Thomas Arne - the author of the lyrics is unknown.
Nepal's national anthem, titled "Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka", was written by poet Pradeep Kumar Rai (alias Byakul Maila). The music was composed by Amber Gurung.
The music was composed by Philippe Gentil and the lyrics were written by Jean Georges Prosper.
Music composed by Nie Er Words written by Tian Han
The origins are a little vague - however, it's attributed to John Bull in 1619.