GCON

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GCON is a high-ranking Nigerian national honor, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, awarded for exceptional service to the country.

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GCON canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national honour ⓘ
order of merit ⓘ
state decoration ⓘ
awardingBody Federal Government of Nigeria ⓘ
President of Nigeria ⓘ
ceremonialOccasion National Honours Award Ceremony ⓘ
conferredBy President of Nigeria ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
eligibility Nigerian citizens ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ
establishedBy National Honours Act of Nigeria ⓘ
fieldOfRecognition distinguished contributions to Nigeria ⓘ
national leadership ⓘ
public service ⓘ
fullName Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger ⓘ
gradeWithinOrder Grand Commander ⓘ
hasAbbreviation GCON ⓘ
higherRank GCFR ⓘ
higherRankFullName Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic ⓘ
honourCategory order-based decoration ⓘ
honourSystem Nigerian National Honours System ⓘ
inception 1963 ⓘ
insigniaType breast star ⓘ
neck badge ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
legalBasis National Honours Act No. 5 of 1964 ⓘ
namedAfter Niger River ⓘ
order Order of the Niger ⓘ
partOf National Honours of Nigeria ⓘ
postNominalLetters GCON ⓘ
purpose recognition of exceptional service to Nigeria ⓘ
rank second-highest Nigerian national honour ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
relativeRankWithinOrderOfTheNiger highest grade ⓘ
scope can be awarded to military officers ⓘ
civilian honour ⓘ
status currently awarded ⓘ
type order of chivalry ⓘ
typicalRecipients Chief Justices of Nigeria ⓘ
Senate Presidents of Nigeria ⓘ
Speakers of the House of Representatives of Nigeria ⓘ
Vice Presidents of Nigeria ⓘ
eminent Nigerians with outstanding national service ⓘ
former Heads of Government of Nigeria ⓘ

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