"Proud moment for India!": Tripura CM Saha on PM Modi conferred with Nigeria's national award
Nigeria honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) during his visit there. This makes PM Modi the second foreign dignitary to receive this honour. Queen Elizabeth was conferred with the award in 1969. This will be the 17th such international award conferred on PM Modi by a foreign country.