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Sowemimo Abiodun won the world award for 2019 SDGs #9 achievement in Innovations, Industry & Infrastructure. On the occasion of the High-Level Segment of the 74th UN General Assembly, the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, in collaboration with the World Award Foundation & Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development (SV-NED).

The last must not have been heard about serial entrepreneur and ECOWAS Youth Council Ambassador, Dr Sowemimo Abiodun as he’s recently honoured by the world award foundation at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on September 25, 2019.

Dr Sowemimo was awarded the 2019 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) #9 honors in Industry, Innovations and Infrastructure.

The honour was part of celebration of the High-Level Segment of the 74th UN General Assembly and Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations in collaboration with the World Award Foundation and Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development (SV-NED).

Other awardees include:

Alicia Keys,
World Award for SDG Achivement #18: Life

Jeff Hoffman.
World Award for SDG Achivement, SDG #4: Quality Ed

Naomi Campbell,
World Award for SDG Achivement, SDG #18: Life Together

Mr. Gerard Mc Keon,
World Award for SDG Achievement, SDG #17 Partnerships

Ms. Lilian Ajayi-Ore,
President/CEO
Global Connection for Women Foundation GC4W
World Award for SDG Achievement, SDG #5 Gender Equality

Gail Davis-Carter, sharing the award with Alice Liu, S. Almonte
World Award for SDG Achievement, SDG #18 Life Together

Purnima Voria
World Award for SDG Achievement
SDG # 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Ms Denise Williams,
President/CoFounder Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development SV-NED Inc
World Award for SDG Achievement, SDG #8
Decent Work and Economic Development

Professor/Dr, Purnaka L. de Silva, World Award
for SDG Achievement, SDG #16. Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Mrs. Nayeema Khan,
World Award for SDG Achievement, SDG #4: Quality Education

Hajia Yakolo Indimi Babangida,
World Award for SDG Achievement, SDG #1. No Poverty

Chief Eric Ndubueze Ufom
World Award for UN Convention on the on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)/SDG Implementations Achievements SDG #s 9,13&17 in Nigeria for 27 million Nigerians with Disabilities

Robert E. Smith,
World Award for SDG Achievement, SDG #8:
Decent Work and Economic Growth

Sergio De Cordova Fernandez.
World Award for SDG Achievement, SDG #16:
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Ari Eisenstat,
World Award for SDG Achievement,
SDG #16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
World Award for SDG Achievement

Otunba Oluwatoyin Akomolafe The President
The Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce
World Award for SDG Achievement,

Ms Lin Li ,
Presidents of UNESCO Association of New York
World Award for SDG Achievement

The event also have some of the high-profile dignitaries from Nigeria, they are the Royal Majesty- (Arc.) King Adedapo Aderemi Adeen, the Alayemore of Ido-Osun, the Secretary of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, (Abuja) – The BOT Secretary Umbrella Body of All Traditional Rulers Council in Nigeria, and Her Royal Highness Queen Mother Temitope Ajayi Chairman/CEO Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development SV-NED Inc were in attendance.

However, he was honoured alongside His Imperial Majesty, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi (Ọọni of Ìfẹ), H.E Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari, Dr. Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar 111 (The Sultan of Sokoto), HRM (Arc.) Oba Adedapo Aderemi Adeen, HRH Alh Dr Ibrahim Sulu Gambari (The Emir of Ilorin), Dr. Azza Karam, Arun Gandhi, Ramesh Sharma and Isabelle Kocher amongst others.

Emphasizing the idea of international unity, SV-NED continues to brand itself as a trailblazer through connecting Silicon Valley resources to Nigerian businesses. Creating economic growth that would elevate Nigeria from a developing country SV-NED strives to attract capital in all industries of technology.

Through job creation, SV-NED hopes to provide millions of Nigerian youth living in poverty with the opportunity to rise the socioeconomic rankings.