President Muhammadu Buhari has listed his late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, among the 437 nominees for the 2022 National Honours Award.
Also on the list are presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, and the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
In the category of MFR are Sanusi Lemu, late DIG Joseph Egunike (posthumous), Haliru Nababa and Burna Boy, among others.
The investiture is billed to hold on October 11 at the State House in Abuja.
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Out of the 437 nominees, five persons were listed for Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), 54 for Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), and 67 for the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON).
Others are 64 for Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR), 101 for Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON), 75 for Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR), 56 for Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) and eight for Federal Republic Medal (FRM).
While the late Abba Kyari would be honoured posthumously with the CFR, Mr Adesina and Mrs Okonjo-Iweala would be honored with OON and GCON respectively.
Other recipients include serving and former governors, serving and former presiding officers of the National Assembly, serving and former Chief Justices of Nigeria, and serving and former members of the National Assembly.
Others are serving and former service chiefs, traditional rulers, retired public servants, lawyers, philanthropists, businessmen, ministers, and members of the academia.
Other notable individuals on the list are Amina Muhammed, GCON; Jim Ovia, CFR; Tony Elumelu, CFR; Abdul Samad Rabiu, CFR; Herbert Wigwe, CON; Chimamanda Adiche, OFR; Iyin Aboyeji, OON; Shola Akinlade, OON; and Ezra Olubi, OON, among others.