Order of the Niger

Order of the Niger
Order of the Niger ;
	Star and ribbon of the 2 divisions
Awarded by Nigeria
Type	Order
Awarded for	Services to the nation
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	President of Nigeria
Grades	Grand Commander (GCON); Commander (CON); Officer (OON); Member (MON)
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Federal Republic
	; (civil division); ; (military division); Ribbon bar of the order; ;

The Order of the Niger (OON) is the second highest national award in Nigeria.^[1] It was instituted in 1963 and is junior to the Order of the Federal Republic, the highest order of merit in the country.

^ "National Honours Act" (PDF). Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

[act-1] "National Honours Act" (PDF). Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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