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.
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.
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.
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.
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
COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (CON)
- SUNDAY DARE
- ENGR. SULEIMAN HUSSEIN ADAMU
- SADIYA UMAR FAROUQ
- MOHAMMED HASSAN ABDULLAHI
- PROF ISA ALI IBRAHIM PANTAMI
- SEN. GEORGE AKUME
- DR. CHRIS NWABUEZE NGIGE
- OGBENI RAUF ADESOJI AREGBESOLA
- ARC. OLAMILEKAN ADEGBITE
- DAME PAULLEN TALLEN
- SEN. ADELEKE O. MAMORA
- MUAZU JAJI SAMBO
- ENGR. ABUBAKAR D. ALIYU, FNSE
- GODDY JEDY AGBA
- FESTUS KEYAMO, SAN
- ALHAJI KASHIM IMAM
- ABDULLAHI UMAR GANDUJE
- ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ
- ADEGBOYEGA ISIAKA OYETOLA
- MOHAMMED BADARU ABUBAKAR
- UDOM GABRIEL EMMANUEL
- AHMADU UMARU FINTIRI
- AUGUSTINE OYAREKHUA ALEGEH, SAN
- SEN. OLUREMI TINUBU
- SEN. MUHAMMAD ADAMU ALIERO
- SEN. ALIYU MAGATAKARDA WAMAKKO
- SEN. LADY LILIAN EKWUNIFE
- SEN. HENRY SERIAKE DICKSON
- SEN. ABU IBRAHIM
- SEN. ENGR. IBRAHIM ABDULLAHI GOBIR
- SEN. IBRAHIM GAIDAM
- SEN. PHILIP TANIMU ADUDA
- YAHAYA BELLO
- HRM AGABA-IDU, ELAIGWU ODOGBO OBAGAJI JOHN
- HRM OBA ALHAJI (DR.) HAMEED OYELUDE MAKAMA (TEGBOSUN III)
- GEOFFREY ONYEAMA
- SHARON IKEAZOR, ESQ
- AMB. MARYAM KATAGUM
- MUSTAPHA BABA SHEHURI
- PRINCE CLEM IKANADE AGBA
- RAMATU TIJJANI ALIYU
- SEN. GBEMISOLA SARAKI
- AMB. ZUBAIR DADA
- EMMANUEL EMEFIENIM
- HRM OLU ANTHONY BAMIGBAIYE IDOWU
- SEN. BASHEER LADO MOHAMMED
- BABAJIDE OLUSOLA SANWO-OLU
- SEN. HOPE UZODINMA
- MUHAMMAD INUWA YAHAYA
- CHIEF (DR) LEEMON AGBONJAGWE IKPEA
- SIR CHIEF PIUS OLUWOLE AKINYELURE
- ALHAJI ADAMU HUSSAINI
- UMANA OKON UMANA
- ADEDAPO OLUSEUN ABIODUN
- HRM OBA ABDULWASIU OMOGBOLAHAN LAWAL
- HRM KING ADM. DR. GODDY IDAMINABO IDIKISIME-OLUNWA
- SEN. ALI MODU SHERIFF
- OLOROGUN DR. MOSES O. TAIGA
- BABA IBRAHIM BUNU
- CHIEF TAIWO AFOLABI
- SEN. LEKAN MUSTAPHA
- CHIEF ADENIYI OLASUNMADE MICHAEL AKINTOLA, SAN
- CHIEF (DR) ANTHONY ALETOR
- SEN. KABIR GARBA MARAFA
- SEN. BABAFEMI OJUDU
- SEN. ABDULLAHI ABUBAKAR GUMEL
- ABDULRASHEED BAWA
- SEN. BABAJIDE OMOWORARE
- ROTIMI JACOBS, SAN
- HON. UMAR IBRAHIM EL-YAKUB
- CHIEF STEVEN LAWANI
- ROBERT EMMANUEL HAYES
- SEN. JACK TILLEY-GYADO OFFICER OF
THE ORDER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (OFR)
- AVM ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI
- MRS. AISHAH N. AHMAD
- EDWARD L. ADAMU
- FOLASHODUN ADEBISI SHONUBI
- DR. KINGSLEY OBIORA
- ALHAJI UMAR ABDULLAHI
- ENGR. AMUCHI GABRIEL OTUNYO CHUKUBEZE
- CHIEF TERRY WAYA
- AMAJU MELVIN PINNICK
- BERNARD IYORLYAM HOM, SAN
- SEN. NDA ISAIAH (POSTHUMOUS)
- AVM JAMES GBUM (RTD)
- H.E. GILBERT SASSINE
- YAU SHEHU DARAZO
- CHIEF TIMI ALAIBE
- ENEUKWU IKECHUKWU EMMANUEL JOSEPH
- MAJ. GEN. KAMILU OLAYINKA KADIRI
- HABEEB OKUNOLA
- HH AMINU BABBA DANAGUNDI
- MUSA HALILU-AHMED
- DR. PINHEIRO OLUWAKEMI ADEKUNLE UTHMAN, SAN
- ENGR. SYLVANUS GHASARAH
- MUAZU BAWA MOHAMMED
- SULAIMAN MUHAMMAD ARGUNGU
- ENGR. GBENGA OLU KOMOLAFE
- CHIEF ISAAC SHAAHU
- HON. JUSTICE R.C. AGBO, JCA
- HON. JUSTICE J.O. BADA, JCA
- HON. JUSTICE J.H.C SANKEY, JCA
- HON. JUSTICE A.A.B. GUMEL, JCA
- HON. JUSTICE H.S. TSAMANNI, JCA
- HON. JUSTICE I.G. MBABA, JCA
- HON. JUSTICE U.I. NDUKWE-
- ANYANWU, JCA
- HON. JUSTICE H.S. IKYEGH, JCA
- HON. JUSTICE O.O. DANIEL-KALIO, JCA
- HON. JUSTICE M.I. SHUAIBU, JCA
- MOHAMMED BELLO SHEHU
- JUSTICE DANLADI UMAR
- JUSTICE WILLIAM AGWADZA ATEDZE, PHD
- ALHAJI NASIRU HALADU DANU
- MAJ. GEN. M.S.A. ALIYU (RTD)
- MAJ. GEN. CYRIL U. AGULANNA (RTD)
- PROF MOHAMMED ISA
- BARR. EMMANUEL OGALA, SAN
- REAR ADMIRAL JAMILA ABBO MALAFA (RTD)
- IYABO MASHA
- MAJ. GEN. AK IBRAHIM
- MAJ. GEN. GM MUTKUT
- MAJ. GEN. AB OMOZOJE
- MAJ. GEN. CG MUSA
- AVM AO JOLASINMI
- AVM IG LUBO
- AVM TO YUSUF
- AVM AG BELLO
- R. ADM NA MUOGILIM
- R. ADM SK IBRAHIM
- R. ADM SS LASSA
- R. ADM OE EYO
- MAJ. GEN. BENSON AKINROLUYO (RTD)
- CHARLES EKHOEUTOWMEN IDAHOSA
- OLADIPO AIGBEDO OKPESEYI, SAN
- SUNDAY IBRAHIM AMEH, SAN
- ENGR. IBRAHIM ALI, FNSE
- KEHINDE OLAMIDE OGUNWUMIJU, SAN
- WINIFRED NWAUKPO AKPANI, FCA
- HON. ADEKUNLE SONAME
- WALE EDUN
- CHIEF MADUBUKO CHINEDU BENSON
- CHIEF DR. KENNETH U. IDIODI
- CHIEF WILLIAM O. ADJEKUGHELE, FCA
- DR. MRS. AWELE ELUMELU
- AISHA SULAIMAN ACHIMUGU
- DR. YEMI OGUNBIYI
- PASTOR JOSEPH OLUSEYI MALOMO
- ABDULWAHEED ABUBAKAR SULEIMAN
- CAPT. PATRICK MUTAYANJLWA
- AHMED KURU
OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (OON)
- MIRIAM OLUSANYA
- NNEKA ONYEALI-IKPE
- MOHAMMED JAMU YUSUF
- DR. EKERE LOUIS ELOHO
- DAVID ADELEKE (DAVIDO)
- NEBOLISA O. ARAH
- KUNLE AFOLAYAN
- RT. HON. DICKSON TARKIGHIR
- CHARLES OKPALEKE
- HON. FARUK ADAMU ALIYU
- GARBA SHEHU
- AMB. YUSUF MAITAMA TUGGAR
- JAMES SULE
- MAURICE NNAMDI MBAERI
- DAVID ADEJO ANDREW
- IBIENE PATRICIA ROBERTS
- TIJJANI IDRIS UMAR
- WILLIAM NWANKWO ALO
- DIDI ESTHER WALSON-JACK
- OLUSEGUN ADEYEMI ADEKUNLE
- FATIMA NANA MEDE
- AMB. ABDULLAHI GWARY
- ABUBAKAR MUSA
- MARY EKPERE-ETA
- LAOLU AKANDE
- BAR. LADI JATO
- AHMED RUFAI ZAKARI
- MRS. MARYAM UWAIS
- DR. NICHOLAS AUDIFFEREN
- NZE CHIDI DURU
- PROF MAY IFEOMA NWOYE
- SEYI ADEKUNLE
- ADEBOLA SHEIDU
- AMB. JERRY SONNY UGOKWE, PHD
- PROF FOLASADE TOLULOPE OGUNSOLA
- SIR GODSON OLOGBO UKPEVO
- OLUKAYODE ABRAHAM AJULO, ESQ.
- 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.