<P> Nigerian National Honours are a set of orders and decorations conferred upon Nigerians and friends of Nigeria every year . They were instituted by the National Honors Act No. 5 of 1964, during the First Nigerian Republic, to honour Nigerians who have rendered service to the benefit of the nation . </P> <P> The Nigerian National Honours, in descending order of importance, are: </P>

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