Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria - Wikipedia Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria 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. Honours The Nigerian National Honours, in descending order of importance, are : Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic ( GCFR ) Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger ( GCON ) Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic ( CFR ) Commander of the Order of the Niger ( CON ) Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic ( OFR ) Officer of the Order of the Niger ( OON ) Member of the Order of the Federal Republic ( MFR ) Member of the Order of the Niger ( MON ) The GCFR and GCON are customarily respectively bestowed on former occupants of the office of President of Nigeria and Vice President of Nigeria including former military heads of state of Nigeria and Chiefs of General Staff. The GCON is also customarily bestowed on the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the President of the Nigerian Senate during their first year in office, while the CON is customarily bestowed on Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria External links Nigeria National Merit Award - Presidency of Nigeria. Retrieved 18 August 2016. Worlds awards `` Ni : National Honours Awards 2010 and 2011, '' Economic Confidential. Retrieved 18 August 2016. Orders, decorations, and medals by country Africa Botswana Burundi Ethiopia Egypt Kenya Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Senegal South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zimbabwe Former Rhodesia Americas Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Barbados Bolivia Brazil Canada Provinces Chile Colombia Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Jamaica Mexico Peru Trinidad and Tobago United States Civil Military Police Uruguay Venezuela Asia Bangladesh Burma Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Israel Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macau Malaysia North Korea Pakistan Civil Military Palestine Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Civil Military Police Taiwan ( Republic of China ) Thailand Vietnam Former South Vietnam British Raj Europe Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Civil Military Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Military Greece Holy See Hungary Ireland Military Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sovereign Military Order of Malta Sweden Switzerland Military Turkey Military Ukraine Military United Kingdom Military Former Austria - Hungary Czechoslovakia Germany Empire Nazi East Independent State of Croatia Yugoslavia Kingdom SFR FR Soviet Union Republics Oceania Australia Kiribati Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Tonga Former Hawaii This Nigeria - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Nigeria&oldid=805945697 '' Categories : Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria Nigerian awards National symbols of Nigeria Nigeria stubs Talk About Wikipedia Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 18 October 2017, at 17 : 14. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: the national honour award was established by nigerian government in the year
Answer: 1964