Queen Elizabeth II British Monarch to honour 4 young Nigerians
Queen Elizabeth of England will confer the Queen’s Young Leaders Award on four exceptional Nigerians at a ceremony at the Buckingham Palace, London.
Queen Elizabeth of England will confer the Queen’s Young Leaders Award on four exceptional Nigerians at a ceremony at the Buckingham Palace, London on Thursday 23rd June.
The event is part of activities to celebrate The Queen’s 90th birthday.
This year’s Award winners, including Olanrewaju Adeloye,Aladipupo Ajiroba and Olumide Femi Makanjuola, all aged between 18 and 29 have been recognised by The Queen for taking the lead in transforming the lives of others and making a lasting difference in their communities.
As a Queen’s Young Leader, they will be representing Nigeria as they join winners from 45 different Commonwealth countries in London for five days of high-level engagements, all designed to help them further their life-changing work.
Before receiving their Queen’s Young Leaders Award at Buckingham Palace, the winners will visit 10 Downing Street and the UK headquarters of global social networking company Twitter, and meet with senior executives at theBBC World Service.
They will also meet the Commonwealth Secretary General, take part in workshops at the University of Cambridge, have meetings with UK business leaders, and visit projects that are changing the lives of vulnerable people in the UK.
One of the awardees, Olanrewaju Adeloye said: “I am so happy to be a recipient of The Queen’s Young Leaders Award.
"To be recognised for my work and be presented with an Award by Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace is such a huge honour. I can’t wait to meet all the other winners in London and get involved in all the exciting activities that are taking place throughout the week."
This year’s award winners will be working to support others, raise awareness and inspire change on a variety of issues including education, climate change, gender, mental health and improving the lives of people with disabilities.
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