The Federal
Ministry of Education has commended Nigerian Breweries Plc., for introducing
Maltina Teacher of Year Award, a reward programme that seeks to recognise,
reward and train Nigerian teachers.
According to the Ministry, this effort by
Nigerian Breweries will encourage other corporate organisations to identify and
support the Ministry’s programmes geared towards development of the education
sector in Nigeria.
Speaking during
a visit by Nigerian Breweries Management team led by Mr. Kufre Ekanem, the
Corporate Affairs Adviser to the Ministry at the weekend, Dr. MacJohn Nwaobiala,
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, said that the Ministry of
Education is happy with Nigerian Breweries Plc. for flagging off such a
laudable project at this time in the nation’s history.
“I want to
commend Nigerian Breweries plc for initiating the Maltina Teacher of the Year
programme because it aligns perfectly with our vision to bring back the glory
days when teaching was a respectable profession and people took pride in
teaching. We all must join hands to bring dignity and prestige to teachers if
we want to see improvement in our education system,” he said.
Dr.
Nawobiala pledged the Ministry’s support to ensure the success of the
programme. He called on teachers nationwide to take advantage of the Maltina
Teacher of Year Award to improve their career development and teaching practice
in general.
The Maltina Teacher-of-the-Year Award, launched in May, is set to splash
over N50 million on Nigerian teachers. The winner of the coveted award will get
one million naira cash upon his/her emergence at the finals while one million
naira to be paid into his/her account annually in the next five years. The
Teacher of the Year will also be sent abroad for training by the
company. The 1st runner-up will take home one million
naira, while the second runner-up gets seven hundred and fifty thousand
naira. Winners from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory,
FCT will be given five hundred thousand naira each. The school that produces
the national winner will also become a beneficiary of infrastructural
development projects.
The award initiated by Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust
Fund, is aimed at restoring the pride of teachers and the dignity of the
teaching profession. The award has generated an unprecedented interest
from teachers across the country. Reports from collation centres across the
country indicate that hundreds of secondary school teachers are
enthusiastically submitting entries for the coveted award.
According to Emete Tonukari, the CSR/Sustainability Manager of Nigerian
Breweries Plc. all applications will be subjected to intense selection and
judging process by an external and independent panel of judges which has been
constituted to ensure transparency, credibility and objectivity of the
exercise. The 5-step evaluation process of the entries received, she noted,
will result in 36 states and FCT champions, from among which the Maltina
Teacher- of- the- Year will emerge.
The state champions and national winners will be celebrated in a grand
ceremony on Monday, October 5, 2015, a day set aside by the United Nations to
mark the World Teachers Day. “We hope that through this initiative, we can
inspire the nation to accord our teachers their deserved credit and bring back
respect to the teaching profession in Nigeria, “ Kufre said, adding that the
objective of the award is to create an avenue where exceptional teachers will
be showcased and rewarded annually and continuously.
Emete disclosed that deadline for entry for the award has been extended
to Friday, July 24th, 2015 in response to teachers’ yearnings across
the country. She advised interested teachers to download the application forms
from the Maltina website, www.maltina-nigeria.
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