After Queen Elizabeth, Nigeria To Honour PM Modi With This Rare National Award

PM Modi In Nigeria: Nigeria is set to honour Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON). With this, PM Modi will become only the second foreign dignitary to receive this honour. Queen Elizabeth is the only other foreign dignitary who was awarded the GCON in 1969.

This will be the 17th such international award conferred to PM Modi by a country. On Sunday, the Prime Minister arrived in Nigeria on the first leg of his three-nation tour. Upon his arrival, the Prime Minister received a warm welcome from Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Minister for Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Wike presented PM Modi with the 'Key to the City' of Abuja. The key symbolises the trust and honour bestowed on the PM by the people of Nigeria. PM Modi is scheduled to hold bilateral discussions in Nigeria to strengthen the ties between both countries.