Order of the Niger

Nigeria became an independent country on 1 October 1960 and in 1963 became the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The republic instituted two orders of merit: the Order of the Niger and the Order of the Federal Republic.[1]

Order of the Niger
Star and ribbon of the 2 divisions
Awarded by  Nigeria
Type	Order
Awarded for	Services to the nation.
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	President of Nigeria
Grades	Grand Commander (GCON) Commander (CON) Officer (OON) Member (MON)
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Federal Republic

The order takes its name from the River Niger

Award

The two highest honours, the Grand Commander in the Order of the Federal Republic and Grand Commander in the Order of the Niger are awarded to the President and Vice-President respectively. The Presiding Judge in the Supreme Court and the Chairman of the Senate are qualitative and ex officio Commander in the Order of the Niger.

Grades

The Nigerians followed the British example in the form and structure of the order. Similalrly, there are post-nominal letters for members of the Order of the Niger.

• Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON)
• Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON)
• Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON)
• Member of the Order of the Niger (MON)

The order has a Civil Division and a Military Division. The ribbon of the latter division has a small red line in the middle.

S/NO	NAMES	STATUS	Sector	CLASS OF MEDAL
1	Alhaji Aliko Dangote	Chairman of Dangote Group	Private	GCON
2	Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal	Speaker House of Representatives, Governor of Sokoto State	Public	CFR
3	Mr. Ita Ekpeyong E. Ita	DG SSS	Public	CFR
4	Mohammed Bello Adoke, San	Attorney General of the Federation	Public	CFR
5	Air Chief Oluseyi Petinrin	Chief of Defence Staff	Public	CFR
6	Air Marshal Muhammed Dikko Umar	Chief of Air Staff (CAS)	Public	CFR
7	ViceChief of Naval Staff (CNS)	Public	CFR
8	Lt-Gen. Azubuke Ihejrika	Chief of Army Staff	Public	CFR
9	Hafiz Rigim	Former Inspector General of Police	Public	CFR
10	Abdullahi, D.I	Former Comptroller General of Police	Public	CFR
11	Alhaji Isa Bello Sali	Former Head of Civil Service of the Federation	Public	CFR
12	Amb. Ezekiel O. Oladeji	Former DG NIA	Public	CFR
13	Hon. Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar	Former Justice of the Supreme Court	Public
14	Justice Dalhatu Adamu	Ag. President, Court of Appeal	Public	CFR
15	Mrs Victoria Gowon	Former First Lady of Nigeria	Public	CFR
16	Hon. Justice Umaru Atu Kalgo	Former Justice of the Supreme Court, Chairman of Nigerian Law Reform Commission	Public	CFR
17	Lt. Gen S. Ibrahim	Former Chief of Army Staff	Public	CFR
18	Rear Admiral A.A Madueke	Former Chief of Naval Staff	Public	CFR
19	Vice Admiral P.S. Koshoni	Former Chief of Naval Staff	Public	CFR
20	Air Mashal A.M Daggash	Former Chief of Defence Staff	Public	CFR
21	Air Marshal N.E Eduok	Former Chief of Air Staff	Public	CFR
22	Air Vice Marshal J. Yisa Doko	Former Chief of Air Staff	Public	CFR
23	Alh. Muhammed Gambo-Jimeta	Former Inspector General of Police	Public	CFR
24	General D.Y. Bali	Former Chief of Defence Staff and traditional ruler	Public	CFR
25	Air Vice Marshal Lm. Alfa	Former Chief of Air Staff	Public	CFR
26	Air Vice Marshal C.A Dada	Former Chief of Air Staff	Public	CFR
27	Maj. Gen. M. C Alli	Former Chief of Army Staff	Public	CFR
28	Rear Admiral S. Saidu	Former Chief of Naval Staff	Public	CFR
29	Lt. Gen Jeremiah Timbut Useni	Former Min. and retired Lt. General	Public	CFR
30	Prof. Oladipo A. Afolabi	Former Head of the Civil Service of The Federation	Public	CFR
31	Maj. Gen Emmanuel Abisoye	Former General Officer Command	Public	CFR
32	Amb. (Dr.) Dalhatu Sarki Tafida	Physician, diplomat, former senator	Public
33	Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi	Scholar, diplomat, former minister	Public	CFR
34	Prof. Chinua Achebe	Scholar, eminent writer	Private	CFR
35	Dr. Shehu Usman Abubakar	The Emir of Gombe	Private	CFR
36	Hrh. Alh. (Dr.) Isa Mustapha A Agwali	The Emir of Lafia	Private
37	Hrh Oba (Dr) David Victor Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi	The Olowo of Owo	Private	CFR
38.	Hrh. Dr. Muhammed B. Aliyu Mustapha	Lamido of Adamawa	Traditional
39	Prof. T.T Princewill	Amanayabo of Kalabari	Traditional	CFR
40	Hrh Alhaji (Dr) Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu	Emir of Bauchi	Traditional	CFR
41	Dr. Oba Otudeko	Business	Private	CON
42	Prof. Akin Magbogunje	Consultant, business	Private	CON
43	H/E Dr Peter Obi	Former Governor of Anambra State	Public	CON
44	H/E Senator Liyel Imoke	Former Governor of Cross River State	Public	CON
45	H/E Com. Adams Oshomole	Former Governor of Edo State	Public	CON
46	H/E Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa	Former Governor of Kaduna State	Public	CON
47	H/E Ibrahim Shehu Shema	Former Governor of Katsina Staff	Public	CON
48	H/E Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu	Former Governor of Niger State	Public	CON
49	H/E Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi	Former Governor of Rivers State	Public	CON
50	H/E Chief Godswill Akpabio	Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State	Public	CON
51	H/E Alhaji Sule Lamido	Former Governor, Jigawa State	Public	CON
52	H/E Brig. Gen. Abba Kyari (Rtd)	Former Governor North Central State	Public	CON
53	H/E Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife	Former Governor Anambra Staff	Public	CON
54	H/E Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo	Former Governor of Ekiti State, Owa-Oye of Okemesi Ekiti	Public	CON
55	H/E Maj. Gen R.S Magashi	Former Governor of Kaduna State	Public	CON
56	H/E Alhaji Saidu Barda	Former Governor of Katsina State, former Permanent Secretary	Public	CON
57	H/E Dr Olusegun Agagu	Former Governor of Ondo State, geologist	Public	CON
58	H/E Senator Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke	Former Governor of Osun State, Senator	Public	CON
59	H/E Alh. Lamidi O. Adeshina	Former Governor of Oyo State	Public	CON
60	H/E Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim	Former Governor of Yobe State, Senator	Public	CON
61	H/E Chief Rufus Ada George	Former Governor of Rivers State	Public	CON
62	Chief Clement David Ebri	Former Governor of Rivers State	Public	CON
63	Senator Ben Ndi Obi	Senator	Public	CON
64	Senator Bello Hayyatu Gwarzo	Senate Chief Whip	Public	CON
65	Senator Emmanuel Pauka	Senator	Public	CON
66	Senator Grace Folashade Bent	Politician	Public	CON
67	Senator James Ebowu Manager	Senator	Public	CON
68	Senator John Wash Pam	Politician, diplomat	Public	CON
69	Senator Joy Emodi	Politician	Public	CON
70	Senator Maina Maji Lawan	Senator, former Deputy Chief Whip	Public	CON
71	Senator Mohammed Girgiri Lawan	Politician	Public	CON
72	Senator Smart Adeyemi	Senator	Public	CON
73	Senator Uche Chukwumerije	Senator	Public	CON
74	Senator Udoma Udo Udoma	Legal Prac Tioner, politician and administrator	Public	CON
75	Mr Olusegun Aganga	Economist, minister	Public	CON
76	Barr. Chukwuemeka Wogu	Hon. Minister	Public	CON
77	Godsday Porubebe	Hon. Minister	Public	CON
78	Mrs Dieziani Allison Madueke	Hon. Minister	Public	CON
79	Dr. Usman Shamsudeen	Hon. Minister and deputy chairman National Planning Commission	Public	CON
80	H/E Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha	Former Speaker House of Representatives, Governor of Imo State	Public	CON
81	Mr Kanu Agabi, San	Former Attorney General of the Federation	Public	CON
82	Sen. Nuhu Aliyu	Dig (Rtd)	Public	CON
83	Maj. Gen. M. G. Nasko	Former minister	Public	CON
84	Major Gen. Mamman Isofo Kontagora	Former minister	Public	CON
85	Mr Kayode Adetokunbo, San	Former Attorney General of the Federation, former Minister of Defence	Public	CON
86	Chief Akin Olujimi, San	Former minister and Attorney-General of the Federation	Public	CON
87	Chief Bayo Ojo, San	Former minister and Attorney-General of the Federation	Public	CON
88	Hon. Justice Orjiakor	Fmr Cj of Io State	Public	CON
89	Amb. Ignatius C. Olusemeka	Former permanent secretary, diplomat	Public	CON
90	Alhaji Shu’aib Kazaure	Former Chairman Federation Civil Service Commission, former minister	Public	CON
91	Mr. Basil L.E Omiyi	First Nigerian managing director of Shell (oil company)	Private	CON
92	Amb. Aminu Wali	Diplomat	Public	CON
93	Amb. Adamu D. Idris Waziri	Diplomat	Public	CON
94	Prof. Emeritus John Festus Ade Ajani	scholar, university administrator	Public	CON
95	Dr Samuel Danjuma Gani	Administrator, Taraba	Public	CON
96	Chief Osayande Omotayo Akpata	Administrator, scholar	Public	CON
97	Mr Arumeni Johnson	Air Transporter, Managing Director, Arik Air	Private	CON
98	Mr Atedo Peterside	Banker	Private	CON
99	Mr Jim Ovia	Banker	Private	CON
100	Aig Imoukhueke	Banker (Managing Director, Access Bank), administrator	Private	CON
101	Alhaji Abdulkadir Sanusi Dantata	Business	Private	CON
102	Mr Pascal Dozie	Business	Private	CON
103	Alh. (Dr) Usman Nuhu Mohammed Sanusi	Emir of Dutse Jigawa	Traditional	CON
104	HRH Alh. Muh’d Ibn Shehu Masta Ii El-Kenemi	Shehu Dikwa	Traditional	CON
105	HRH Michael Gbadebo Adedeji	Traditional ruler	Traditional	CON
106	HRH Bonet Affoi	Traditional ruler, Chief of Kagoro	Traditional	CON
107	Alhaji Magaji Danbatta	First-generation journalist, public servant, statesman	Public	CON
108	Abdulsamad Rabiu	Industrialist	Private	CON
109	Engr. Egbert Imomoh	Geologist	Private	CON
110	Hon. Justice S.S. Alagoa	Justice, Court of Appeal	Public	OFR
111	Hon. Justice Badamasi Maina	Honourable Justice of the Court of Appeal	Public	OFR
112	Amb. Mohammed Lameen Meteeden	Diplomat	Public	OFR
113	Amb. Hassan Tukur (Psp)	Diplomat	Public	OFR
114	Hon. Farouk Lawan	Member of House of Representatives	Public	OFR
115	Hon. Mutu Nicholas	Member House of Representatives	Public	OFR
116	Hon. Agunwa Anaekwe	Member and former Speaker of the House of Representatives	Public	OFR
117	Hon. Babaginda Nguroje	Member, House of Representatives	Public	OFR
118	Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila	Member, House of Representatives	Public	OFR
119	Hon. Justice Amiru Sanusi	J.C.A	Public	OFR
120	Hon. Justice Kumai B. Akaahs	Justice, Court of Appeal	Public	OFR
121	Hon. Justice Iorhemen	C.J Benue State	Public	OFR
122	Hon. Justice Kashim Zannak	C.J Borno State	Public	OFR
123	Hon. Justice Dorothy N. Eyamba-Idem	C.J Cross River State	Public	OFR
124	Hon. Justice Ibrahim Auta Ndahi	C.J Federal High Court	Public	OFR
125	Hon. Justice Adamu Aliyu	C.J Kano State	Public	OFR
126	Hon. Justice Charles O. Jacobs	C.J Ogun State	Public	OFR
127	Hon. Justice Aisha Sani Dahiru	C.J Sokoto State	Public	OFR
128	Hon. Justice Hauwa Kulu Aliyu	C.J Zamfara State	Public	OFR
129	Justice (Mrs) Inumidun Enitan Akande	C.J of Lagos State	Public	OFR
130	Justice Ibrahim Mohammed	C.J of Bauchi State	Public	OFR
131	Hon. Justice M.M Igbetar	President Customary Court of Appeal Benue State	Public	OFR
132	Osita Benjamin Chidoka	Chief Marshall FRSC	Public	OFR
133	Sen. Dr. Chief Jacob Tilley Gyado	Former Senator	Public	OFR
134	Chief David Dafinone	Chartered Accountant, former senator, administrator	Private	OFR
135	Mr. P. Osayande	Former Deputy Inspector General of Police	Public	OFR
136	Col. Musa Shehu (Rtd)	Sec. Gen. Arewa Consultative Forum	Traditional	OFR
137	Dr Emmanuel Nyong Nsan	Former minister	Public	OFR
138	Dr. Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar	Former minister, permanent secretary	Public	OFR
139	Air Cdre Otuekong Idonesit Nkanga (Rtd)	Military officer	Public	OFR
140	Hon. Justice Sunday Ndudim Imo	Former C.J Abia State	Public	OFR
141	Hrh Hon Justice Eze Ozobu	Former C.J Enugu State	Public	OFR
142	Hon. Justice Daniel D. Abutu	Former C.J Federal High Court	Public	OFR
143	Hon. Justice Saka Yusuf	For C.J Kwara State	Public	OFR
144	Chief Ernest Olawumi Adeleye	Former Deputy Commandant Nda	Public	OFR
145	Hon. Grand Kadi Mohammed Adamu Idris	Grand Kadi Gombe State	Public	OFR
146	Hon. Justiceadamu S.M. Kanam	Grand Kadi Plateau State	Public	OFR
147	Suleiman Muhammed Daura	Former Grand Kadi of Katsina State	Public	OFR
148	Hon. Justice Abdulkadir Oba Imam Fulani	Former Grand Kadi of Kwara State	Public	OFR
149	Hon. Justice M.A. Ambali	Former Grand Kadi of Kwara State	Public	OFR
150	Amb. Magaji Mohammed	Former permanent secretary, diplomat	Public	OFR
151	Brig. Gen Samuel Laye Teidi (Rtd)	Retired general and administrator	Public	OFR
152	Dr. Tim Manakaya	Physician, former minister	Public	OFR
153	Chief Oladipo Odulate	Retired Head of Service, Ogun State	Public	OFR
154	Prof. Grace Alele-Williams	Former VC Uniben, administrator, scholar	Public	OFR
155	Prof. Abdulraheem Shu’aib Oba	Former Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin; Chairman, Federal Character Commissioner	Public	OFR
156	Prof. M. A. Daniyan	Educationist	Public	OFR
157	Prof. Baba Yusuf Abubakar	Educationist	Public	OFR
158	Alh. Mohammed Kudu Abubakar	Journalist, Emir of Agaie	Public	OFR
159	Alh. Muhammed Manga Iii	Traditional ruler, The Emir of Misau	Traditional	OFR
160	Hrhm King Gininwa, Godwin Ndonake Kenneth Jp	Traditional ruler, The Gbenemene Tai	Traditional	OFR
161	Alh. Musa Ibrahim Faruk			OFR
162	Alhaji Abdulrahim Oladimeji	Investor, philanthropist; established Al Ikhma University	Private	OFR
163	Chief (Dr) Innocent I. Chukwuma	Industrialist	Private	OFR
164	Chief (Dr) Olusegun O. Osunkeye	Industrialist	Private	OFR
165	Chief Ayantayo Ayandele	Administrator, former Chairman of Ogbomosho L.G., Former C.E. N.T.C	Public	OFR
166	Dr. Amuda Aluko	Community leader (Tafida Ilorin) medical practitioner	Private	OFR
167	Mr Tunde Lemo	Deputy Governor Cbn	Public	OFR
168	Prof. C.A Osuntogun	Educationalist	Public	OFR
169	Prof. M.A. Danyaro	Educationalist	Public	OFR
170	Prof. O.L Oke	Educationalist	Public	OFR
171	Prof. Ode Ojowu	Educationalist	Public	OFR
172	Engr. Makori J	Engineer, administrator, former managing director of NEPA	Public	OFR
173	Engr. Yusuf Larewaju Shagaya	Engineer, industrialist	Private	OFR
174	Sir Festus Remilekun Ayodele Marinho	First managing director of NNPC	Private	OFR
175	Mrs Amina Sambo	Former President, NCWS); community leader	Private	OFR
176	Chief Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu	Industrialist, politician	Private	OFR
177	Mr Reginald Ihejiahi	Industrialist	Private	OFR
178	Prince (Engr) Authur Eze	Industrialist	Private	OFR
179	Mr Kase Lawal	Industrialist	Private	OFR
180	Mr. Damian D. Dodo San	Legal practitioner, member of Taraba State Judicial Council	Public	OFR
181	Mazi Sam I. Ohuarunwa	Pharmacist, industrialist, administrator	Private	OFR
182	Chief (Sir) Tony Ezenna	Business, industrialist	Private	OFR
183	Sir Emmanuel Bishop Okonkwo	Business, industrialist	Private	OFR
184	Prof. Baba Yusuf Abubakar	Academic	Public	OFR
185	Prof. Kunle Ade Wahab	Scholar, educationalist	Public	OFR
186	Dr Uriah Angulu	Scholar, former Commissioner of ICPC	Public	OFR
187	Comrade Pascal Myeleri Bafyau	Trade Union, former President, Nigeria Labour Congress	Private	OFR
188	Malam Abubakar Oladimeji	Writer, administrator		OFR
189	Sir Edward Nkwoegu			OFR
190	Chief Mrs Cecilia Akanu	Politician, women’s rights activist		OFR
191	Dr. Biodun N. Olorunfemi	Permanent Secretary, FCTA	Public	OON
192	Baba Umar Faruk	Federal Permanent Secretary	Public	OON
193	Alh. Aliyu Salihu Gusau	Federal Permanent Secretary	Public	OON
194	Dr Bright Okogu	D.G Budget	Public	OON
195	Mr Umaru Hamza	D.G NDLEA	Public	OON
196	Mrs Arunma Otteh	Former Vice President, African Development Bank D.G.S.E.C	Public	OON
197	Prof. Julius Okojie	Executive Secretary, NUC	Public	OON
198	Dr (Mrs) Yewande Thorpe	Former Federal Permanent Secretary	Public	OON
199	Mr Fidelis K. Kaigama	Former Permanent Secretary	Public	OON
200	Dr Ochi Achinivu	Former Permanent Secretary	Public	OON
201	Dr Abubakar K. Mohammed	Permanent Secretary	Public	OON
202	Bukar Goni A.	Permanent Secretary	Public	OON
203	Mr Danladi Kifasi MNI	Permanent Secretary	Public	OON
204	Alh. Ayinla Olomoda	Former Secretary, Commissioner FJSC	Public	OON
205	Alh. Lawal Isyaku Kazaure	Former Permanent Secreatary	Public	OON
206	Venmark Kurnap Dangin	Former Senator, Permanent Secretary of Plateau State	Public	OON
207	Dr Stephen Sinikiem Azaiki	Former Secretary to State Government, Bayelsa State, Administrator	Public	OON
208	Prof. B. G Bajoga	Engineer, Former managing director, NITEL	Public	OON
209	Mrs C.B Ugowe	Deputy Inspector General of Police (retired)	Public	OON
210	Prof. Abiodun Ilesanmi	Educationalist, former managing director, UCH Ibadan	Public	OON
211	Chief Linus Okom	Former Board Chairman, Fed. College of Education Obudu	Public	OON
212	Amb. Salaudeen A. Lawal	Former diplomat, administrator	Public	OON
213	Air Vice Marshal N. S Imam (Rtd)	Retired Air Force Officer	Public	OON
214	Avm Gabriel Adesola Babatunde	Retired Air Force Officer	Public	OON
215	Avm Ahmed Tijani Mua’zu	Retired Air Force Officer	Public	OON
216	Brig. Garba Mohammed	Retired Army Officer	Public	OON
217	Dr. Granville Inya Inya-Agha	Retired civil servant	Public	OON
218	Maj. Gen. J.O Obada	Retired army officer	Public	OON
219	Hon. Justice Ibrahim Isola Adekunle Olorunnimbe	Retired judge, Lagos State High Court	Public	OON
220	Alhaji Musa Etudaiye	Retired Permanent Secretary of Kwara State	Public	OON
221	Bello Umar, Mni	Retired Permanent Secretary of Zamfara State	Public	OON
222	Alh. Inuwa Gombe	Former Director of Mines	Public	OON
223	Prof. Peter Okebukola	Former Executive Secretary of NUC	Public	OON
224	Chief Omoefe F. James	Former Federal Director Rural Development	Public	OON
225	Maj. Gen Sarki Yaki Bello	Army officer	Public	OON
226	Maj. Gen I. Garba	Army officer	Public	OON
227	Alh. Bashir M. Borodo	Banker	Private	OON
228	Dr Chilo Ofia	Industrialist	Private	OON
229	Chief Cletus Ibeto	Accountant	Private	OON
230	Mr Oluwato Yin Adeagbo Adepate	Accountant	Private	OON
231	Alh. Muhammed Bashir Salihu	Chief Imam of Ilorin, religious leader	Religious	OON
232	Imam Ibrahim Ahmed	Chief Imam of Maiduguri, religious leader	Religious	OON
233	Igwe G.O. Ezechukwu	Community leader	Traditional	OON
234	Amb. Emmanuel Chame Quitomi Njiwah	Diplomat	Public	OON
235	Amb. Oladele Akadiri	Diplomat	Public	OON
236	Prof. Mohammed Kaoje Abubakar	Educationalist	Public	OON
237	Prof. Herbert Onyekwere Orji	Educationalist	Public	OON
238	Prof. Francis Ojinde	Educationalist	Public	OON
239	Dr (Mrs) S. N. Adukwu Bolujoko	Educationalist	Public	OON
240	Chief Robert Usman Audu	Community leader	Public	OON
241	Aliyu Husseini	Deputy Comptroller General of Immigration (retired)	Public	OON
242	Chief Agada Igomu	Member, Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology	Public	OON
243	Hrh Uti Joseph Davis Agba	Traditional ruler	Traditional	OON
244	Chief Prof. Somayina Gabriel Nwoko	Educationalist	Traditional	OON
245	Abdullahi Nuhu (Chiroman Zauzau)	Engineer, Industrialist	Private	OON
246	Malam Saleh M. Jambo	Industrialist		OON
247	Jani Ibrahim Fnse Mni	Industrialist		OON
248	Dr Eniola Akinsete	Medical Doctor		OON
249	Dig. Israel Olusoji Ajao	Police Officer	Public	OON
250	Dig. Udem U. Ekpoudma (retired)	Retired Dig	Public	OON
251	Chief Mathias Chikeluba Ekeremadu	Politician	Public	OON
252	Pharm Hon. Jimi Agbaje	Politician, pharmacist		OON
253	Umaru Gambo Jibrin, FNSE	Engineer		OON
254	Mustapha Bulama	Engineer		OON
255	Aako Ugbabe	Engineer		OON
256	Dame Comfort Chinezerem Obi	Publisher, Hon. Commissioner Police Service Commission		OON
257	Rt. Rev. Dr. Godwin Izundu Nmezinwa Okpala	Religious leader		OON
258	Arch (Prof.) Theophilus Adelodun Okin	Scholar, architect, educationalist		OON
259	Professor John Adetunji Adeleye	Scholar, educationalist		OON
260	Igwe Denis Akputa	Igwe Okaa Omee of Agbogugu	Traditional	OON
261	Hrh. Dr George Oshiapi Egabor	Traditional Ruler (Okumagbe of Uweppa Uwano)	Traditional	OON
262	Hrh Oba Eshiemokhai Idogu	Trad. ruler (Olokpe of Okpe)	Traditional	OON
263	Mr Chinedu Ogah	Youth leader	Private	OON
264	Mr Aderemi Babatunde Ogunsanya	Accountant General of the Federation (Board Member CBN)	Public	OON
264	Hon. (Barr) Istifanus Haruna Gbana	Chairman, Conf. of Speakers	Public	MFR
265	Hon. Baba Shehu Agaie	Member of the House of Representatives	Public	MFR
266	Akuma John Atte	Dcg, Customs	Public	MFR
267	Zakari Ohinoyi Ibrahim	Dcg, Prinson	Public	MFR
268	Alh. Muhammed Kajiama Dapchi, Mni	Chairman Yobe State Local Gov. Council	Public	MFR
269	Saudatu Magajiya Shehu Mahdi	Educationalist, women’s right activist, Sec-General Wrapa	Public	MFR
270	Hamza Ahmed Isa	Retired Dig, Police	Public	MFR
271	Alh. Ibrahim Galadima	Sports administrator	Public	MFR
272	Chief Mrs. Rhoda Nguhemen Tor-Agbioye	Former civil servant	Public	MFR
273	Mrs Monye Rajis-Okpara	Politician	Public	MFR
274	A. B Iyoha (Mrs)	Retired director SSS		MFR
275	Chief Mrs Eniola Ajoke Fadayomi	Jurist (Former Attorney Sec-General of Lagos State)		MFR
276	Raymond Iheanacho Nkemdirim	Public servant	Public	MFR
277	Alh. Hanafi Musa Moriki	Civil servant	Public	MFR
278	Abudu Silas Kamaru-Salami	Civil servant (Dss)	Public	MFR
279	Olaolu Adebowale Adegbite	Civil servant (Efcc)	Public	MFR
280	Beremako Bob E. Ogbuagu	Retired Civil servant	Public	MFR
281	Mr A. Ayorinde Otepola		Public	MFR
282	Bala Tsoho		Public	MFR
283	Dr Chris Nwanoro (Foreign Affairs)		Public	MFR
284	Chief Emmanuel Olorunfemi Otitoju		Public	MFR
285	Dr Emmanuel Uwakwe Agbo		Public	MFR
286	Abubakar Mustapha MNI	Federal Commissioner NPC	Public	MFR
287	Chief David Ogba Onuoha	Industrialist	Private	MFR
288	Chief James Njoku Afoke	Industrialist	Private	MFR
289	Ibrahim Mohammed		Private	MFR
290	Engr. Inuwa Musa	Engineer	Private	MFR
291	Prince Fayisayo Soyewo	Insurer	Private	MFR
292	Chief Basseye E.O Edem Fca	Accountant	Private	MFR
293	Mr Olusegun Abayomi Jawando	Administrator, Lagos State	Private	MFR
294	Kanayo O. Kanayo	Artist	Private	MFR
295	Iheme Osita	Artist	Private	MFR
296	Amaka Igwe	Artist	Private	MFR
297	Olu Jacobs	Artist	Private	MFR
298	Stephenie Okereke	Artist	Private	MFR
299	Genevieve Nnaji	Artist	Private	MFR
300	Dr Aliyu Abubakar	Business	Private	MFR
301	Chief Martins Agbaso	Business, politician	Private	MFR
302	Sadik Tafawa Balewa	Community leader	Private	MFR
303	Professor Bashir Garba	Educationalist	Private	MFR
304	Prof. Shehu Said Farinwata	Educationalist	Private	MFR
305	Igbafe Philip Aigbona	Educationalist	Private	MFR
306	Hajiya Indo Mohammed (Nee) Ibrahim	Educationalist (Principal Fgc, Zaria)	Public	MFR
307	Mrs Na’omi P. Maiguwa	Educationalist	Public	MFR
308	Yarkey Verghese	Foreigner	Foreigner	MFR
309	Jacob C. K. Wood	Foreigner	Foreigner	MFR
310	Mr Jean Clande Gandur	Foreigner, Addax Petroleum	Foreigner	MFR
311	Mohammed Namadina Abdulrahaman Jp Mbe	Former administrator	Public	MFR
312	Hon. (Barr) Mrs Titi Oseni	Former Ag. Chairman, Conf. of Speakers	Public	MFR
313	Mr Moses Frank Ekpo	Former D.G Nigerian Copyright Commission	Public	MFR
314	Dr Christian Ifenichuwu Adimorah	Former MD/CEO First Bank of Nigeria Plc	Private	MFR
315	Mrs Juliet Ohuma Chukkas Onaeko	Founder Knowledge Exchange Network (Ken)	Private	MFR
316	Hrh Eze John Onuoha Akaliro	Industrialist	Private	MFR
317	Engr Henry Emenike	Industrialist	Private	MFR
318	Arch Edward Nkwegu	Industrialist	Private	MFR
319	Mrs Maryam Uwais	Legal practitioner	Private	MFR
320	Pharm (Rev) Fola Tayo	Pharmacist	Private	MFR
321	Pharm (Mrs) Fatima Abdu Kyari	Pharmacist	Private	MFR
322	Alhaja Chief (Mrs) Sherifat Olanbiwonninu Kola-Daisi	Philanthropist (Kola-Daisi Foundation)	Private	MFR
323	Most Rev (Dr.) Benjamin A. Obomanu Jp	Religious leader	Religious	MFR
324	Most Senior Apostle Dr. Joshua Edenabuohien Osemwegie	Religious leader	Religious	MFR
325	Mallam Muhammed Jahazu Kiyawa	Islamic scholar	Religious	MFR
326	Hrm Oba Abdukadir Kelani	Traditional ruler	Traditional	MFR
327	Hrh Alhamdu G. Teneke	Traditional ruler	Traditional	MFR
328	Hrh Alh. Abubakar Atiku Mohammed	Traditional ruler	Traditional	MFR
329	Hrh Oba (Dr) H.A.O Shobekun	Traditional ruler	Traditional	MFR
330	Hrh Lawal Musa Nagogo	Traditional ruler	Traditional	MFR
331	Hrh Oba Engr. Dr. Musfutau A. Kasali	Traditional ruler, educationalist	Traditional	MFR
332	Hrh Prof. Laz Ekwueme	Traditional ruler, educationalist	Traditional	MFR
333	Hrh Chief Alphonsus Ofuebe	Traditional ruler (Ogidiga of Ifite Ogwar)I	Traditional	MON
334	Oba David Adetuji Ayodele Ajayi, Jp	Traditional ruler	Traditional	MON
335	Chief (Hon) Orabule Adele Jp	Traditional ruler (Ochi Ohna Ikwere Vi)	Traditional	MON
336	Mrs Georgina Murako	Civil servant	Public	MON
337	Hon. Bello Mutawalle	Legislator	Public	MON
338	Mrs Nnke Kurubo			MON
339	Mr Ekok Oyama	Civil servant	Public	MON
340	Mrs Huda Matteden	Civil servant	Public	MON
341	Barr. Georgina E. Ehuriah	Civil servant	Public	MON
342	Dr. Torngee Jem Tor-Anyim	Civil servant	Public	MON
343	Mr. N.N Ndom		Public	MON
344	Obong Asukwo Udo Etokeyen	Retired civil servant	Public	MON
345	Dr Pius Moughalu	Retired civil servant	Public	MON
346	Chief Gregory Oke Akpojene	Retired civil servant	Public	MON
347	Nathan Dishon Linga	Retired civil servant	Public	MON
348	Rev (Dr.) Solomon Ademola Ishola	Religious leader	Private	MON
349	Alh. Shehu Minjibir	Retired teacher	Public	MON
350	Mr. Simon Chuzi Egede Esq	Legal practitioner	Private	MON
351	Dr Gabriel Okenwa	Banker	Private	MON
352	Mrs Nkechi Obi	Industrialist	Private	MON
353	Chief Poly I. Emenike	Pharmacist, industrialist	Private	MON
354	Hon. Queen Elizabeth O. Bens	Politician	Public	MON
355	Mr. Blessing Izoso Morowoei	Educationalist	Public	MON
356	Peter Konyegoachi	Olympic medallist/ boxing athlete	Private	MON
357	Mariam Usman	Commonwealth gold medallist in power lifting, athlete	Public	MON
358	Joseph Yobo	Footballer, (captain, Nigeria national football team)	Private	MON
359	Mr George Tuner	Student unionist	Private	MON
360	Mr Jude Imagwe	Student Unionist	Private	MON
361	Mr Dennis Amachree	Retired director SSS	Public	MON
362	Mwo Promise Jonason	Military officer	Public	FRM I
363	Omale Godwin Musa, Ncs	Civil servant	Public	FRM I
364	Mrs Caroline Fumilayo Busari	Civil servant	Public	FRM II
365	Mr Ismaila Ajibola	Civil servant	Public	FRM II
366	Sgt Rabiu Danjuma	Military officer	Public	FRM II
367	Ibrahim Saleh Al-hussaini	Islamic scholar, Chairman of Fatwa Committees of both the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (SCIA) and the Jama’at Nasril Islam (JNI)	Public	CON
368	Maj. Gen. Mamman Jiya Vatsa	former military officer and former federal minister of FCT	Public	OFR
	Victor Olaiya	musician)	Private[2][3]	OON

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References

1. "National Honours Act" (PDF). Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
2. Victor Olaiya: Nigeria's 'evil genius' trumpeter who influenced Fela Kuti, BBC, 21 March 2020
3. Victor Olaiya, Veteran Highlife Musician Dies At 89, Daily Independent, 12 Feb 2020
4. ogala (2011-11-14). "Full list of 2010 and 2011 Nigeria National Honours Award recipients". ogala. Retrieved 2019-02-01.

External links

• World Medals Index, Nigeria: Order of the Niger