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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.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian author and public speaker. She has won numerous accolades for her novels and short stories, including literature prizes, doctorate honours from Universities and fashion awards. Purple Hibiscus has garnered multiple awards. In 2006 the second novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, was nominated for a National Book Award.
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[2] [3] Its recipient is often decorated by the President of Nigeria. Recipients of the award have the legal right to use the postnominal title: Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM). [4] It is the highest academic award in Nigeria and since its institution in 1979, the award has so far been conferred on only 70 distinguished academicians. [5 ...
"Nigeria - Order of the Federal Republic". Queen & Commonwealth >Orders. The Royal Collection. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013 "At last, Akinkunmi, designer of Nigerian flag, bags national award". 30 September 2014.
The order takes its name from the Niger River. The Order of the Niger (OON) is the second highest national award in Nigeria. [1] It was instituted in 1963 and is junior to the Order of the Federal Republic, the highest order of merit in the country.
She was also conferred High National Honours from the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and the Republic of Liberia. She was also the recipient of Nigeria's second highest national honor Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON, 2022) and Nigeria's third highest National Honors Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR). [103]
Sapele, Nigeria [6] 400 m hurdles: 48.42 Ezekiel Nathaniel: 15 May 2022 Big 12 Championships Lubbock, United States 48.00 Ezekiel Nathaniel: 11 May 2024 Big 12 Championships Waco, United States [7] 3000 m steeplechase: 8:58.56 Zacharia Fwangfur: 6 September 1990 Lagos, Nigeria 8:55.78 Soudi Hamajam [a] 14 June 2013 Warri, Nigeria High jump: 2. ...