The federal government has nominated 437 individuals to receive national honors.
President Muhammadu Buhari will present the awards on October 11 at a ceremony at the State House in Abuja.
According to the list, five people have been nominated for grand commander of the order of the Niger: Senate President Ibrahim Lawan, Olukayode Ariwoola, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN); Tanko Muhammad, former CJN; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO); and Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (GCON).
The late Abba Kyari, former chief of staff; the late Ibrahim Attahiru, former chief of army staff; Monica Dongban-Mensem, president of the court of appeals; and Oladayo Amao, chief of air staff are among those nominated for the award of commander of the order of the federal republic (CFR).
Among the foreigners nominated for awards are Pierre Vandebeeck, chairman and managing director of Société d’Investissement pour l’Agriculture Tropicale (Siat); Ronald Chagoury, founder of Chagoury Group; and Deepak Singhal, CEO of Tolaram Africa.
A complete list of those nominated for national honors can be found here
