The national honours were awarded to statesmen, professionals, businessmen, politicians, presidential aides, among others.

SPECIAL NATIONAL HONOURS AWARDS 2023

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)

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. MU'AZU 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

69. ABDULRASHEED BAWA

70. SEN. BABAJIDE OMOWORARE

71. ROTIMI JACOBS, SAN

72. HON. UMAR IBRAHIM EL-YAKUB

73. CHIEF STEVEN LAWANI

74. ROBERT EMMANUEL HAYES

75. 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

• YA'U SHEHU DARAZO

• CHIEF TIMI ALAIBE

• ENEUKWU IKECHUKWU EMMANUEL JOSEPH

• MAJ. GEN. KAMILU OLAYINKA KADIRI

• HABEEB OKUNOLA

• HH AMINU BABBA DAN'AGUNDI

• MUSA HALILU-AHMED

• DR. PINHEIRO OLUWAKEMI ADEKUNLE UTHMAN, SAN

• ENGR. SYLVANUS GHASARAH

• MU'AZU 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 ARMAYA'U 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