Nigeria
Order of the Niger
Second order of Nigeria's national honours. BusinessDay describes GCON as the second highest national honour. ICIR reports that the GCON is awarded to the Vice President.3,1
- Country
- Nigeria
- Established
- 1964 (National Honours Act No. 5 of 1964)1
- Conferred by
- The President of Nigeria
- How announced
- Conferred at national honours investitures in Abuja, for example on 11 October 2022 at the International Conference Centre.4
- Revocation
- No official forfeiture procedure was confirmed from sources read.
Grades
- Grand Commander (GCON)
- Commander (CON)
- Officer (OON)
- Member (MON)
Notable holders on this record
- Kashim Shettima HeldGrand Commander (GCON) 25 May 2023
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala HeldGrand Commander (GCON) 11 October 2022
- Olukayode Ariwoola HeldGrand Commander (GCON) 11 October 2022
Sources
- The ICIR, Tinubu, Shettima get GCFR, GCON titles ahead of inauguration (25 May 2023)
- Legit.ng, Complete list of Nigeria's National Honours Award for 2022 (13 October 2022)
- BusinessDay (Nigeria), Buhari decorates Tinubu GCFR, Shettima GCON (25 May 2023)
- The Will, Buhari confers national honours on Justice Ariwoola, Okowa, others (11 October 2022)