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Story by Economic Confidential
The Federal government of Nigeria has released the list of 2010 and 2011 National Honours Award recipients. The Economic Confidential has discovered that over 80% of the awardees came from the public sector as either public officers or political appointees.
Less than 15% of the recipients are actually from the private sector including the tradition rulers, religious leaders and artists whose individual contributions were considered for the awards.
The highest award of Grand Commander of the Niger (GCON) goes to Aliko Dangote of Dangote Group of companies while the category for Commander of the Federal Republic goes to mostly retired and current service chiefs, heads of service and top ranking traditional rulers. The title of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) has some former/ current governors and ministers as beneficiaries.
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