National Honour Awards 2023: Davido, Emefiele, Awele Elumelu, Wigwe, Omogiafo, 335 Shortlisted [Full List]

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Full list of National Honour Awards  2023 has been highlighted here on Ejes Gist News Nigeria.

A total of 340 persons have been nominated for 2023 National Honour Awards by the federal government.

This announcement was made in a statement released by the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs on Sunday. The national honours are awarded annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of the country in various fields such as academia, sports, public service, arts, and culture, among others.

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These national honours serve as a recognition and appreciation of the outstanding contributions that these individuals have made towards the development of the country. The announcement of the recipients of the 2023 national awards is a testament to the government’s commitment to recognizing excellence and promoting national development.

A total of 340 persons have been nominated by the federal government to receive national honours.

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The Complete 2023 National Honours List Awards”

 

Full list of 2023 National Honours recipients

Emeka Anyaoku, former commonwealth secretary-general, is the sole person nominated for Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).

Those listed for the award of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) are Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, Bisi Akande, a former governor of Osun state. Others are Herbert Wigwe, group chief executive officer, Access Holdings; late Mohammed Barkindo, former Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) secretary-general; Chima Nweze, a supreme court judge, among others.

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Awele Elumelu, co-founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and chairperson of Avon Medical Practice Limited, Terry Waya, a Nigerian businessman; Wale Edun, an economist and member of the Presidential Transition Committee (PTC), were among those listed for the award of the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR).

 

Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President-elect Bola Tinubu; Prof. Isa Pantami, Festus Keyamo are amongst those to receive the honour of The Commander of The Order of The Niger (CON).

 

Amongst the recipients of the Officer of the Order of The Niger (OON) are Owen Omogiafo, president of Transcorp Group; Mariam Olusanya, managing director of Guaranty Trust Bank Limited (GTBank); Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, managing director of Fidelity Bank Plc.

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GRAND COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (GCON) CHIEF EMEKA ANYAOKU

COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (CFR)
HON. JUSTICE CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, JSC
HON. JUSTICES AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, JSC
HON. JUSTICE UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, JSC
HON. JUSTICE JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC
HON. JUSTICE LAWAL GARBA, JSC
HON. JUSTICE HELEN M. OGUNWUMIJU, JSC
HON. JUSTICE I.N. M. SAULAWA, JSC
HON. JUSTICE ADAMU JAURO, JSC
HON. JUSTICE TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, JSC
HON. JUSTICE EMMANUEL A. AGIM, JSC
MAJ GEN. SAMUEL A. ADEBAYO
GODWIN EMEFIELE
MOHAMMED BAKINDO (POSTHUMOUS)
MALLAM MAMMAN DAURA
CHIEF BISI AKANDE
HRM MATTHEW ALAJI OPALUWA OGUCHE AKPA
HRH MOHAMMED SANI HALIRU DANTORO KITORO 1V
HRH MOHAMMED HAMIM NUHU SANUSI
HIM OBA DR. SEN. OLALEKAN MOHOOD ISHOLA BALOGUN
CHIEF OLUSEGUN OSOBA
HERBERT ONYEWUMBU WIGWE
ENGR. OLUMIYIWA BERNARD ALIU
SEN. HADI ABUBAKAR SIRIKA

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COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (CON)

  1. SUNDAY DARE
  2. ENGR. SULEIMAN HUSSEIN ADAMU
  3. SADIYA UMAR FAROUQ
  4. MOHAMMED HASSAN ABDULLAHI
  5. PROF ISA ALI IBRAHIM PANTAMI
  6. SEN. GEORGE AKUME
  7. DR. CHRIS NWABUEZE NGIGE
  8. OGBENI RAUF ADESOJI AREGBESOLA
  9. ARC. OLAMILEKAN ADEGBITE
  10. DAME PAULLEN TALLEN
  11. SEN. ADELEKE O. MAMORA
  12. MUAZU JAJI SAMBO
  13. ENGR. ABUBAKAR D. ALIYU, FNSE
  14. GODDY JEDY AGBA
  15. FESTUS KEYAMO, SAN
  16. ALHAJI KASHIM IMAM
  17. ABDULLAHI UMAR GANDUJE
  18. ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ
  19. ADEGBOYEGA ISIAKA OYETOLA
  20. MOHAMMED BADARU ABUBAKAR
  21. UDOM GABRIEL EMMANUEL
  22. AHMADU UMARU FINTIRI
  23. AUGUSTINE OYAREKHUA ALEGEH, SAN
  24. SEN. OLUREMI TINUBU
  25. SEN. MUHAMMAD ADAMU ALIERO
  26. SEN. ALIYU MAGATAKARDA WAMAKKO
  27. SEN. LADY LILIAN EKWUNIFE
  28. SEN. HENRY SERIAKE DICKSON
  29. SEN. ABU IBRAHIM
  30. SEN. ENGR. IBRAHIM ABDULLAHI GOBIR
  31. SEN. IBRAHIM GAIDAM
  32. SEN. PHILIP TANIMU ADUDA
  33. YAHAYA BELLO
  34. HRM AGABA-IDU, ELAIGWU ODOGBO OBAGAJI JOHN
  35. HRM OBA ALHAJI (DR.) HAMEED OYELUDE MAKAMA (TEGBOSUN III)
  36. GEOFFREY ONYEAMA
  37. SHARON IKEAZOR, ESQ
  38. AMB. MARYAM KATAGUM
  39. MUSTAPHA BABA SHEHURI
  40. PRINCE CLEM IKANADE AGBA
  41. RAMATU TIJJANI ALIYU
  42. SEN. GBEMISOLA SARAKI
  43. AMB. ZUBAIR DADA
  44. EMMANUEL EMEFIENIM
  45. HRM OLU ANTHONY BAMIGBAIYE IDOWU
  46. SEN. BASHEER LADO MOHAMMED
  47. BABAJIDE OLUSOLA SANWO-OLU
  48. SEN. HOPE UZODINMA
  49. MUHAMMAD INUWA YAHAYA
  50. CHIEF (DR) LEEMON AGBONJAGWE IKPEA
  51. SIR CHIEF PIUS OLUWOLE AKINYELURE
  52. ALHAJI ADAMU HUSSAINI
  53. UMANA OKON UMANA
  54. ADEDAPO OLUSEUN ABIODUN
  55. HRM OBA ABDULWASIU OMOGBOLAHAN LAWAL
  56. HRM KING ADM. DR. GODDY IDAMINABO IDIKISIME-OLUNWA
  57. SEN. ALI MODU SHERIFF
  58. OLOROGUN DR. MOSES O. TAIGA
  59. BABA IBRAHIM BUNU
  60. CHIEF TAIWO AFOLABI
  61. SEN. LEKAN MUSTAPHA
  62. CHIEF ADENIYI OLASUNMADE MICHAEL AKINTOLA, SAN
  63. CHIEF (DR) ANTHONY ALETOR
  64. SEN. KABIR GARBA MARAFA
  65. SEN. BABAFEMI OJUDU
  66. SEN. ABDULLAHI ABUBAKAR GUMEL
  67. ABDULRASHEED BAWA
  68. SEN. BABAJIDE OMOWORARE
  69. ROTIMI JACOBS, SAN
  70. HON. UMAR IBRAHIM EL-YAKUB
  71. CHIEF STEVEN LAWANI
  72. ROBERT EMMANUEL HAYES
  73. SEN. JACK TILLEY-GYADO OFFICER OF

THE ORDER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (OFR)

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  1. AVM ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI
  2. MRS. AISHAH N. AHMAD
  3. EDWARD L. ADAMU
  4. FOLASHODUN ADEBISI SHONUBI
  5. DR. KINGSLEY OBIORA
  6. ALHAJI UMAR ABDULLAHI
  7. ENGR. AMUCHI GABRIEL OTUNYO CHUKUBEZE
  8. CHIEF TERRY WAYA
  9. AMAJU MELVIN PINNICK
  10. BERNARD IYORLYAM HOM, SAN
  11. SEN. NDA ISAIAH (POSTHUMOUS)
  12. AVM JAMES GBUM (RTD)
  13. H.E. GILBERT SASSINE
  14. YAU SHEHU DARAZO
  15. CHIEF TIMI ALAIBE
  16. ENEUKWU IKECHUKWU EMMANUEL JOSEPH
  17. MAJ. GEN. KAMILU OLAYINKA KADIRI
  18. HABEEB OKUNOLA
  19. HH AMINU BABBA DANAGUNDI
  20. MUSA HALILU-AHMED
  21. DR. PINHEIRO OLUWAKEMI ADEKUNLE UTHMAN, SAN
  22. ENGR. SYLVANUS GHASARAH
  23. MUAZU BAWA MOHAMMED
  24. SULAIMAN MUHAMMAD ARGUNGU
  25. ENGR. GBENGA OLU KOMOLAFE
  26. CHIEF ISAAC SHAAHU
  27. HON. JUSTICE R.C. AGBO, JCA
  28. HON. JUSTICE J.O. BADA, JCA
  29. HON. JUSTICE J.H.C SANKEY, JCA
  30. HON. JUSTICE A.A.B. GUMEL, JCA
  31. HON. JUSTICE H.S. TSAMANNI, JCA
  32. HON. JUSTICE I.G. MBABA, JCA
  33. HON. JUSTICE U.I. NDUKWE-
  34. ANYANWU, JCA
  35. HON. JUSTICE H.S. IKYEGH, JCA
  36. HON. JUSTICE O.O. DANIEL-KALIO, JCA
  37. HON. JUSTICE M.I. SHUAIBU, JCA
  38. MOHAMMED BELLO SHEHU
  39. JUSTICE DANLADI UMAR
  40. JUSTICE WILLIAM AGWADZA ATEDZE, PHD
  41. ALHAJI NASIRU HALADU DANU
  42. MAJ. GEN. M.S.A. ALIYU (RTD)
  43. MAJ. GEN. CYRIL U. AGULANNA (RTD)
  44. PROF MOHAMMED ISA
  45. BARR. EMMANUEL OGALA, SAN
  46. REAR ADMIRAL JAMILA ABBO MALAFA (RTD)
  47. IYABO MASHA
  48. MAJ. GEN. AK IBRAHIM
  49. MAJ. GEN. GM MUTKUT
  50. MAJ. GEN. AB OMOZOJE
  51. MAJ. GEN. CG MUSA
  52. AVM AO JOLASINMI
  53. AVM IG LUBO
  54. AVM TO YUSUF
  55. AVM AG BELLO
  56. R. ADM NA MUOGILIM
  57. R. ADM SK IBRAHIM
  58. R. ADM SS LASSA
  59. R. ADM OE EYO
  60. MAJ. GEN. BENSON AKINROLUYO (RTD)
  61. CHARLES EKHOEUTOWMEN IDAHOSA
  62. OLADIPO AIGBEDO OKPESEYI, SAN
  63. SUNDAY IBRAHIM AMEH, SAN
  64. ENGR. IBRAHIM ALI, FNSE
  65. KEHINDE OLAMIDE OGUNWUMIJU, SAN
  66. WINIFRED NWAUKPO AKPANI, FCA
  67. HON. ADEKUNLE SONAME
  68. WALE EDUN
  69. CHIEF MADUBUKO CHINEDU BENSON
  70. CHIEF DR. KENNETH U. IDIODI
  71. CHIEF WILLIAM O. ADJEKUGHELE, FCA
  72. DR. MRS. AWELE ELUMELU
  73. AISHA SULAIMAN ACHIMUGU
  74. DR. YEMI OGUNBIYI
  75. PASTOR JOSEPH OLUSEYI MALOMO
  76. ABDULWAHEED ABUBAKAR SULEIMAN
  77. CAPT. PATRICK MUTAYANJLWA
  78. AHMED KURU

OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (OON)

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  1. MIRIAM OLUSANYA
  2. NNEKA ONYEALI-IKPE
  3. MOHAMMED JAMU YUSUF
  4. DR. EKERE LOUIS ELOHO
  5. DAVID ADELEKE (DAVIDO)
  6. NEBOLISA O. ARAH
  7. KUNLE AFOLAYAN
  8. RT. HON. DICKSON TARKIGHIR
  9. CHARLES OKPALEKE
  10. HON. FARUK ADAMU ALIYU
  11. GARBA SHEHU
  12. AMB. YUSUF MAITAMA TUGGAR
  13. JAMES SULE
  14. MAURICE NNAMDI MBAERI
  15. DAVID ADEJO ANDREW
  16. IBIENE PATRICIA ROBERTS
  17. TIJJANI IDRIS UMAR
  18. WILLIAM NWANKWO ALO
  19. DIDI ESTHER WALSON-JACK
  20. OLUSEGUN ADEYEMI ADEKUNLE
  21. FATIMA NANA MEDE
  22. AMB. ABDULLAHI GWARY
  23. ABUBAKAR MUSA
  24. MARY EKPERE-ETA
  25. LAOLU AKANDE
  26. BAR. LADI JATO
  27. AHMED RUFAI ZAKARI
  28. MRS. MARYAM UWAIS
  29. DR. NICHOLAS AUDIFFEREN
  30. NZE CHIDI DURU
  31. PROF MAY IFEOMA NWOYE
  32. SEYI ADEKUNLE
  33. ADEBOLA SHEIDU
  34. AMB. JERRY SONNY UGOKWE, PHD
  35. PROF FOLASADE TOLULOPE OGUNSOLA
  36. SIR GODSON OLOGBO UKPEVO
  37. OLUKAYODE ABRAHAM AJULO, ESQ.
  38. CHIEF TONY CHUKWU
    ALHAJI ALIYU ISMAILA NUMAN
    HAJIA HALIMA BUBA
    DR. BELLO MAIGARI
    LANRE GBAJABIAMILA
    SIR JOSEPH N. ARI
    YUSUF MAINA-BUKAR, PHD
    PROF AKIN ABAYOMI
    ALHAJI ALIYU ISMAILA NUMAN
    ALH. BASHIR IBRAHIM GWAMMAJA
    BUARI CLEMENT OLURANTI
    YUSUF YILA PHILIP
    HASSAN BELLO
    MAAGBE SAMUEL ADAA
    ALH. KABIR MUHAMMAD MASHI
    AUGUSTINE AZUKA (JAY JAY) OKOCHA
    ENGR. ADOKIYE TOMBOMIEYE
    OLUDARE AYODELE AKANDE, PHD
    BASHIR IBRAHIM AL-MUSTAPHA
    LINUS AWUTE, MNI
    PROF UGBOAJA JOSEPH ODIRICHUKWU
    HON. TEMITOPE ADEWALE
    LADI AHMED JATTO, ESQ
    MRS. DABNEY SHALLHOLMA
    MRS. NKECHI OBI
    TIWATOPE SAVAGE
    MRS. LAJA ADEDOYIN
    VICTOR IFIJEH
    BAYO ONANUGA
    DELE ALAKE
    ENGR. AFOLABI SALAMI
    PROF IBRAHIM ABUBAKAR
    DR. SHUAIB M.L. BELGORE
    JAFAR MUHAMMAD SHANONO
    DR. MRS. FOLUKE ABDULRAZAQ
    FR. PATRICK TOR ALUMUKU
    RT. HON. YUSUF ADAMU GAGDI
    DR. MRS. OWEN D. OMOGIAFO
    HON. DR. ODIYOVWI OYOVWI OSUSU
    HON. ABUBAKAR HASSAN NALARABA
    IFEOMA ANAGBOGU
    AIG AISHA ABUBAKAR
    LUCY ZAIYOL ABAAGU ALUOR
    COL. YUSUF DODO
    PROF ARMAYAU HAMISU BICHI
    DR. NESTOR INIMGBA
    PROF TIJJANI AHMED MORA
    AMB. GONI MODU
    MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (MFR)
    IDRIS AHMED KASIM, FSI
    SHEHU USMAN BELLO
    LT. COL. IA MANGA
    AMB. MATHEW ADOLI
    RICHARD AYODEJI MAKUN (AY)
    ADEBISI ABIDEMI ADEBUTU
    DR. JEFF NNAMANI
    HON. FYNEMAN WILSON
    ABDUL MUTALLAB MUKHTAR
    DR. BABAGANA MOHAMMED AJI
    JUSTICE MRS. TITI MABOGUNJE
    HON. ZAKARY FUNSHO YUSUF
    CHIEF NSIKAN INNOCENT UDOH
    GODWIN TORITSEJU EBOSA
    MR. ILLIYASU M.B. AGAKA
    ENGR. DR. EMEM S. COFFIE
    CHIEF HAA ORPIN
    DR. MUKHTAR MUHAMMED
    TOLA JOHNSON
    AGWA TERWASE RICHARD
    DR. JUMOKE ODUWOLE
    MICHAEL ADEKUNLE OWOLABI
    VICTOR JAMES OSIMHEN
    DR. WOLE ABODERIN
    ABDULLAHI BASHIR HASKE
    NWAKUCHE SYLVESTER NDIDI, MNI
    EJIKE C. UGBOAJA
    ZAKARI-JIYA ALIYU
    BABATUNDE AINA
    ADAMU SAMBO
    EMMANUEL ARIH
    EMMANUEL AKPAKWU
    DR. REGINALD CHIKA STANLEY
    CHIEF DR. ERIC UMEOFIA
    OLATUNBOSUN ARIYO
    CHIEF (MRS) FUNMILAYO OLAJUMOKE FATOKUN
    NUHU FULANI KWAJAFA
    SIR ADEMOLA ADETULA
    BAYO OMOBORIOWO
    DR. AMOBI DANIEL NWOKAFOR, FCA
    CHIEF EZE EMEKA EMMANUEL
    ABUBAKAR SADIQ UMAR
    GARBA MOHAMMED MUKHTAR
    GEORGE ABANG EKPUNGU
    AONDOAKAA EMMANUEL TERHEMEN, FCA
    ENGR. SAMUEL FOLA CALEB
    SANI LIMAN KILA
    USMAN ISIAKA ALFRADARAI
    TOLANI ALLI
    DR. ALIYU IBRAHIM
    ALHAJI ABUBAKAR YAKUBAU MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (MON)
    CHIEF SURU OYAREDE
    BARR. KEMELA OKARA
    DR. USMAN BELLO
    AKUTAH PIUS UKEYIMA
    AMB. LAWRENCE OLOCHE EMMANUEL
    SHEIKH ABDULKADIR JIMOH
    BALA MOHAMMED
    HON. EJIKE LUCKY CHUKWU
    ADI JAMES VERNIMBE
    ENGR. MICHAEL OJIMA FRIDAY
    BARR. CLEMENT NWANKWO
    PRINCE MUHAMMED KADEDE SULEIMAN
    REV. FR. STEPHEN MAMZA
    IYORSHE ORNGUDWEM
    ABDULKARIM CHUKKOL, FWC
    SHADRACH HARUNA
    TOLU OGUNLESI
    SUNDAY AGHAEZE
    MRS. BUNMI ABIOLA MORGRIDGE
    ADEBAYO OLUSANJO ODEJINMI
    IBRAHIM GARBA MONITA
    MICHAEL MSUAAN
    APOSTLE DAVID ADEREMI BABALOLA FEDERAL REPUBLIC MEDAL I (FRM I)
    MRS. JUMOKE JANET AWODIGEDE
    ALADE DORIS PAMELA
    MOHAMMED HAKEEM ABIODUN.

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