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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.
[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 ...
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Pages in category "Recipients of the Nigerian National Order of Merit Award" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
"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.
Nigeria's Independence Day is a public holiday observed annually on 1 October to commemorate the country's declaration of independence from British rule in 1960. It marked the end of over sixty years of colonial governance and the emergence of Nigeria as a self-governing constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth of Nations.
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.