President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented national honours to 447 Nigerians and friends of the country.
At the investiture ceremony which held at International Conference Centre in Abuja, the recipients were awarded with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) and Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON).
Some of the recipients were Mele Kyari, managing director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited; Nduka Obaigbena, founder of ThisDay and Arise Media Group, and Samson Ayokunle, former chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
The former chief of staff to the president, Abba Kyari, received a posthumous CFR award which was presented to his daughter.
The event was graced by the Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo and Ibrahim Gambari, the president’s chief of staff.
