What is Order of the Federal Republic?
{{Infobox order |title=Order of the Federal Republic |image=[[File:Order of the Federal Republic (Nigeria).jpg|150px]] |caption=Order of the Federal Republic |type=[[Order (honour)|State decoration]] |date=1 October 1963 |country={{NGA}} |ribbon= |head_title= |first head= |head= |head2_title= |head2= | higher = None | same = | lower = [[Order of the Niger]] | related = | image2 = [[File:Order of the Federal Republic (civil) - Nigeria - ribbon bar.gif|100px]]<br>Civil division<br>[[File:Order of the Federal Republic (military) - Nigeria - ribbon bar.gif|100px]]<br>Military division | caption2 = Ribbon bars of the Order of the Federal Republic }} '''Nigerian National Honours''' are decorations awarded to Nigerians and friends of [[Nigeria]] every year. They were instituted by the National Honors Act No. 5 of 1964, during the First Nigerian Republic, to honour Nigerians who have made the nation better. == Honours == The Nigerian National Honours from the most important to the least important are: * Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) * Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) * Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) * Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) * Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) * Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) * Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) * Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) The GCFR and GCON are usually awarded to former occupants of the office of [[President of Nigeria]] and Vice President respectively of including former military [[Head of state|heads of state]] of Nigeria and Chiefs of General Staff. The GCON is also usually awarded in honor to the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the President of the [[Nigerian Senate]] during their first year in office, while the CON is customarily bestowed on Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. ==Other websites== * [http://nnma.gov.ng/# Nigeria National Merit Award] - Presidency of Nigeria. Retr