Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria
Nigerian National Honours are a set of orders and decorations conferred upon Nigerians and friends of Nigeria every year. They were instituted by the National Honors Act No. 5 of 1964, during the First Nigerian Republic, to honour Nigerians who have rendered service to the benefit of the nation.
They are distinct from the honours that are part of the country's ancient chieftaincy system, which is a separate (but also legally defined) entity.
Honours
The Nigerian National Honours, in descending order of importance, are:
Order of the Federal Republic
- Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR)
- Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR)
- Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR)
- Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR)
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 GCFR and GCON are customarily respectively bestowed on former occupants of the office of President of Nigeria and Vice President of Nigeria including former military heads of state of Nigeria and Chiefs of General Staff. The GCON is also customarily bestowed on the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the President of the Nigerian Senate during their first year in office, while the CON is customarily bestowed on Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Medals
- Forces Service Star (Fss)
External links
- Orders, Decorations and Medals of the Republic of Nigeria - Ribbon Chart
- Nigeria National Merit Award - Presidency of Nigeria. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- Worlds awards
- Nigeria: National Honours Awards 2010 and 2011, Economic Confidential. Retrieved 18 August 2016.