PHOTOS: Niger Republic honours Dangote, Abdul Samad Rabiu, Matawalle, Badaru

Mohamed Bazoum, president of Niger Republic, has honoured six Nigerians with national awards.

The recipients of the awards are: Abubakar Badaru, governor of Jigawa; Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara; Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group; Abdul Samad Rabiu, chairman of BUA Group; Sarki Abba, senior special assitant to the president on household and domestic affairs; and Lawal Kazaure, state chief of protocol to the president.

The Niger president awarded the Nigerians with the ‘Order of Merit of Niger’ on Wednesday, as part of activities to mark the country’s 62nd independence anniversary.

Bazoum described the recipients of the awards as “brother Nigerians”, who have played a role in economic and social development, and promoting better relations between the two countries.

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