The Nigerian National Honours, in descending order of importance, are:
Order of the Federal Republic • Grand Commander of the
Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) • Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) • Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) • Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR)
Order of the Niger • Grand Commander of the
Order of the Niger (GCON) • Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) • Officer of the
Order of the Niger (OON) • Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) The GCFR and GCON are customarily respectively bestowed on former occupants of the office of
President of Nigeria and
Vice President of Nigeria including former military heads of state of Nigeria and Chiefs of General Staff. The GCON is also customarily bestowed on 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. Some Nigerian states also have state-specific honours which are bestowed on highly selective individuals, ranging from former presidents, governors to other distinguished personalities. An example of such are the Kogi State Honours which involve the conferment of State Honours in four different ranks of honour, including: (1) Grand Confluence Silver Service Star, (2) Distinguished Confluence Silver Service Star (DCSSS), (3) Confluence Merit Silver Service Star (CMSSS) and (4) Confluence Commendation Silver Service Star (CCSSS). ==References==