Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Nigeria’s former minister of finance, is among 437 nominees for the National Honours Awards 2022.
Okonjo-Iweala and Amina Mohammed, UN deputy secretary-general, were listed for the award of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) — the highest award on any citizen.
Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings, and Jim Ovia, founder of Zenith Bank, were listed for the award of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR).
The awards will be presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on October 11 at the State House, Abuja.
The title of GCON has five recipients; Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) has 54 awardees; Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) 67; Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) 64, Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) 101, Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) 75, Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) 56, and Federal Republic Medal (FRM) has eight recipients.
The nominees include politicians, public officers, security officers, businessmen, traditional rulers, entrepreneurs, celebrities, among others.
Find a full list of the nominees below.
