President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred national honours to 449 Nigerians and friends of Nigeria.
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The awardees include the President’s late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari; Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State; Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede; the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State amongst others.
Others were awarded 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).
Hip-hop artistes like Burna Boy, 2face idibia, Teni the entertainer got awards at the prestigious event.
Imam Abubakar, an Islamic cleric who risked his life to hide 262 Christians in a mosque, to save them from being dispatched during a clash in Barkin Ladi LG area of Plateau State would also be awarded for his courage.
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