The Queen of England will, today, Monday at Buckingham Palace, present the inaugural Queen’s Young Leaders Awards to four Nigerians.
The four Nigerians expected to receive the prestigious recognition are: Isaiah Owolabi, Kelvin Ogholi, Nkechikwu Azinge and Oladipupo Ajiroba.
Apart from the Nigerians, countries like Canada, India, Cameroon and South Africa have three winners each.
According to a statement released to the media, the awards were in recognition of young people who have beenperformed exceptionally well in their various fields around the globe.
The recipients were selected from Commonwealth nations.
Also according to the statement, the recipients are between the ages of 18 and 29.
It added that the beneficiaries are to be awarded on the ‘initiative of supporting others, raising awareness and inspiring change in areas like education, gender equality, mental health and disability equality.’