Nigerian
Breweries Plc has extended the scope of this year’s edition of the Maltina
Teacher of-the Year initiative to include privately owned secondary schools in
the country. In the maiden edition last year, the competition was limited to
teachers in the nation’s public secondary schools.
The
initiative with prizes worth N50 million annually, is to reward commitment and
diligence to duty by exceptional teachers across the country. It is done on the
platform of NB/Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust.
KufreEkanem,
the company’s Corporate Affairs Adviser explained at a press conference in
Lagos on Wednesday that the quality of the 2015 winner gave the organizers
enough impetus to believe that teachers in the nation’s public schools can
match their counterparts in the private schools. “Mrs. Rose Nkemdilim Obi, the
2015 winner turned out to be a good testimony.” he said.
Ekanem added that collection of applications
has commenced and will last till 30th June 2016. Interested teachers are
advised to download application forms from the Maltina website -www.maltina-nigeria.com. Applications forms should be completed and uploaded to the website or
sent by email to maltinateacheroftheyear@heineken.com or post to P.M.B. 12632, Marina, Lagos.
As was the case in 2015, he disclosed that all
eligible applications will be subjected to an intense selection and judging
process.
According to him, “Our external and independent panel
of judges will ensure transparency, credibility and objectivity of the
initiative. The 5 – step evaluation process of the entries received will result
in 37 champions (one per state and the FCT), subject to entries meeting the cut
off mark set by the panel of judges. From amongst these State Champions, the
Maltina Teacher of the Year 2016 will emerge. All State Champions and Winners
will be celebrated and rewarded in a grand ceremony on October 12 2016 in
commemoration of World Teachers Day. “
Like
last year,Ekanem informed the media that each State Champion will get Five
Hundred Thousand Naira (N500, 000.00) and the Top 10 teachers will be
recognized before the grand winners are announced. The 2nd and 1st
runners-up will receive trophies and an additional Seven Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Naira (N750, 000.00) and One Million Naira (N1, 000, 000.00)
respectively. The Maltina Teacher of the Year 2016 will get an additional One
Million Naira (N1, 000, 000.00) instantly plus One Million Naira every year for
the next five years, a development training opportunity abroad and a block of
classrooms built at the school where he/she teaches.
“It is our hope that through the Maltina
Teacher of the Year initiative, we can inspire this nation to accord our
teachers their deserved credit and bring back respect to the teaching
profession in Nigeria. As partners for development, we call on all education
stakeholders and solicit your support, our friends in the media, towards the
success of this initiative,” he averred.
Also speaking at the occasion, Mr. Victor
Famuyibo, Nigerian Breweries’ Human Resources Director affirmed that the
initiative is aimed at promoting excellence in the teaching profession, and
equally aids the development of teaching.
Speaking earlier, Mrs. Rose Nkemdilim Obi, ,the
2015 Maltina Teacher of the year disclosed that the award has opened several
doors for her and thanked Nigerian Breweries and Maltina for the celebrating
teachers and teaching profession. “Teaching is my passion. I love teaching. I
enjoy my profession as a teacher, even though I have been getting a lot of
tempting calls to leave,” she said.
Obi, who is equally a daughter of a teacher, teaches Mathematics
and Chemistry at the Federal
Government Girls College, FGGC Onitsha. The year 2000 graduate of NnamdiAzikwe
University, Awka, Anambra State beat nine other finalists to the coveted prize.
Felix
Ohiwerei is a former Chairman and CEO of the leading beverage conglomerate
which has been operating in Nigeria since 1946. The Trust Fund was established
in 1994, with a seed capital of N100 million, to contribute to the development
of educational sector in the country.
Over
the years, the company has used the fund to assist over 20,000 students, built
over 250 classrooms and 22 libraries in both primary and secondary schools
across 49 communities in the country.
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