The National Honours and Awards is a national awards ceremony that honours Ghanaian people who have rendered distinguished services to Ghana in various fields and careers.
[1][2] The ceremony is held on 30 June every year in Ghana.
The maiden ceremony was held in 1960 when Ghana became a republic under the auspices of the country's first president, Kwame Nkrumah.
[1] It remained a low key event until 2006 when President John Agyekum Kufour instituted 30 June every year as National Honours Day.
[1] There are five distinct awards that a recipient is given: This Ghana-related article is a stub.