National Honour Awards 2023: Davido, Emefiele, Awele Elumelu, Wigwe, Omogiafo, 335 Shortlisted [Full List]

Full list of National Honour Awards  2023 has been highlighted here on Ejes Gist News Nigeria.

A total of 340 persons have been nominated for 2023 National Honour Awards by the federal government.

This announcement was made in a statement released by the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs on Sunday. The national honours are awarded annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of the country in various fields such as academia, sports, public service, arts, and culture, among others.

 

These national honours serve as a recognition and appreciation of the outstanding contributions that these individuals have made towards the development of the country. The announcement of the recipients of the 2023 national awards is a testament to the government’s commitment to recognizing excellence and promoting national development.

A total of 340 persons have been nominated by the federal government to receive national honours.

The Complete 2023 National Honours List Awards”

 

Full list of 2023 National Honours recipients

Emeka Anyaoku, former commonwealth secretary-general, is the sole person nominated for Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).

Those listed for the award of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) are Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, Bisi Akande, a former governor of Osun state. Others are Herbert Wigwe, group chief executive officer, Access Holdings; late Mohammed Barkindo, former Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) secretary-general; Chima Nweze, a supreme court judge, among others.

 

Awele Elumelu, co-founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and chairperson of Avon Medical Practice Limited, Terry Waya, a Nigerian businessman; Wale Edun, an economist and member of the Presidential Transition Committee (PTC), were among those listed for the award of the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR).

 

Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President-elect Bola Tinubu; Prof. Isa Pantami, Festus Keyamo are amongst those to receive the honour of The Commander of The Order of The Niger (CON).

 

Amongst the recipients of the Officer of the Order of The Niger (OON) are Owen Omogiafo, president of Transcorp Group; Mariam Olusanya, managing director of Guaranty Trust Bank Limited (GTBank); Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, managing director of Fidelity Bank Plc.

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. MUAZU 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
67. ABDULRASHEED BAWA
68. SEN. BABAJIDE OMOWORARE
69. ROTIMI JACOBS, SAN
70. HON. UMAR IBRAHIM EL-YAKUB
71. CHIEF STEVEN LAWANI
72. ROBERT EMMANUEL HAYES
73. SEN. JACK TILLEY-GYADO OFFICER OF

THE ORDER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (OFR)

1. AVM ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI
2. MRS. AISHAH N. AHMAD
3. EDWARD L. ADAMU
4. FOLASHODUN ADEBISI SHONUBI
5. DR. KINGSLEY OBIORA
6. ALHAJI UMAR ABDULLAHI
7. ENGR. AMUCHI GABRIEL OTUNYO CHUKUBEZE
8. CHIEF TERRY WAYA
9. AMAJU MELVIN PINNICK
10. BERNARD IYORLYAM HOM, SAN
11. SEN. NDA ISAIAH (POSTHUMOUS)
12. AVM JAMES GBUM (RTD)
13. H.E. GILBERT SASSINE
14. YAU SHEHU DARAZO
15. CHIEF TIMI ALAIBE
16. ENEUKWU IKECHUKWU EMMANUEL JOSEPH
17. MAJ. GEN. KAMILU OLAYINKA KADIRI
18. HABEEB OKUNOLA
19. HH AMINU BABBA DANAGUNDI
20. MUSA HALILU-AHMED
21. DR. PINHEIRO OLUWAKEMI ADEKUNLE UTHMAN, SAN
22. ENGR. SYLVANUS GHASARAH
23. MUAZU BAWA MOHAMMED
24. SULAIMAN MUHAMMAD ARGUNGU
25. ENGR. GBENGA OLU KOMOLAFE
26. CHIEF ISAAC SHAAHU
27. HON. JUSTICE R.C. AGBO, JCA
28. HON. JUSTICE J.O. BADA, JCA
29. HON. JUSTICE J.H.C SANKEY, JCA
30. HON. JUSTICE A.A.B. GUMEL, JCA
31. HON. JUSTICE H.S. TSAMANNI, JCA
32. HON. JUSTICE I.G. MBABA, JCA
33. HON. JUSTICE U.I. NDUKWE-
34. ANYANWU, JCA
35. HON. JUSTICE H.S. IKYEGH, JCA
36. HON. JUSTICE O.O. DANIEL-KALIO, JCA
37. HON. JUSTICE M.I. SHUAIBU, JCA
38. MOHAMMED BELLO SHEHU
39. JUSTICE DANLADI UMAR
40. JUSTICE WILLIAM AGWADZA ATEDZE, PHD
41. ALHAJI NASIRU HALADU DANU
42. MAJ. GEN. M.S.A. ALIYU (RTD)
43. MAJ. GEN. CYRIL U. AGULANNA (RTD)
44. PROF MOHAMMED ISA
45. BARR. EMMANUEL OGALA, SAN
46. REAR ADMIRAL JAMILA ABBO MALAFA (RTD)
47. IYABO MASHA
48. MAJ. GEN. AK IBRAHIM
49. MAJ. GEN. GM MUTKUT
50. MAJ. GEN. AB OMOZOJE
51. MAJ. GEN. CG MUSA
52. AVM AO JOLASINMI
53. AVM IG LUBO
54. AVM TO YUSUF
55. AVM AG BELLO
56. R. ADM NA MUOGILIM
57. R. ADM SK IBRAHIM
58. R. ADM SS LASSA
59. R. ADM OE EYO
60. MAJ. GEN. BENSON AKINROLUYO (RTD)
61. CHARLES EKHOEUTOWMEN IDAHOSA
62. OLADIPO AIGBEDO OKPESEYI, SAN
63. SUNDAY IBRAHIM AMEH, SAN
64. ENGR. IBRAHIM ALI, FNSE
65. KEHINDE OLAMIDE OGUNWUMIJU, SAN
66. WINIFRED NWAUKPO AKPANI, FCA
67. HON. ADEKUNLE SONAME
68. WALE EDUN
69. CHIEF MADUBUKO CHINEDU BENSON
70. CHIEF DR. KENNETH U. IDIODI
71. CHIEF WILLIAM O. ADJEKUGHELE, FCA
72. DR. MRS. AWELE ELUMELU
73. AISHA SULAIMAN ACHIMUGU
74. DR. YEMI OGUNBIYI
75. PASTOR JOSEPH OLUSEYI MALOMO
76. ABDULWAHEED ABUBAKAR SULEIMAN
77. CAPT. PATRICK MUTAYANJLWA
78. AHMED KURU

OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (OON)

1. MIRIAM OLUSANYA
2. NNEKA ONYEALI-IKPE
3. MOHAMMED JAMU YUSUF
4. DR. EKERE LOUIS ELOHO
5. DAVID ADELEKE (DAVIDO)
6. NEBOLISA O. ARAH
7. KUNLE AFOLAYAN
8. RT. HON. DICKSON TARKIGHIR
9. CHARLES OKPALEKE
10. HON. FARUK ADAMU ALIYU
11. GARBA SHEHU
12. AMB. YUSUF MAITAMA TUGGAR
13. JAMES SULE
14. MAURICE NNAMDI MBAERI
15. DAVID ADEJO ANDREW
16. IBIENE PATRICIA ROBERTS
17. TIJJANI IDRIS UMAR
18. WILLIAM NWANKWO ALO
19. DIDI ESTHER WALSON-JACK
20. OLUSEGUN ADEYEMI ADEKUNLE
21. FATIMA NANA MEDE
22. AMB. ABDULLAHI GWARY
23. ABUBAKAR MUSA
24. MARY EKPERE-ETA
25. LAOLU AKANDE
26. BAR. LADI JATO
27. AHMED RUFAI ZAKARI
28. MRS. MARYAM UWAIS
29. DR. NICHOLAS AUDIFFEREN
30. NZE CHIDI DURU
31. PROF MAY IFEOMA NWOYE
32. SEYI ADEKUNLE
33. ADEBOLA SHEIDU
34. AMB. JERRY SONNY UGOKWE, PHD
35. PROF FOLASADE TOLULOPE OGUNSOLA
36. SIR GODSON OLOGBO UKPEVO
37. OLUKAYODE ABRAHAM AJULO, ESQ.
38. 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 ARMAYAU 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.