Organizers of the Maltina
Teacher of the Year initiative have announced the extension of the deadline for
submission of entries for the innovative award to Friday, 22nd July,
2016.
This announcement is coming
on the heels of appeals by secondary school teachers across the country for
more time to enable them file their entries for the coveted prize worth over
N50 million.
“We have extended deadline
for the submission of entries for Maltina Teacher of the Year because of the
overwhelming appeal by teachers across the country who pleaded for the
extension. This initiative is for teachers, we believe it is just fair for us
to take their interest into consideration. As a company, we always listen and
take the view of the people into consideration in our decision making process,”
he said.
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@
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 is to reward commitment and diligence to duty
by exceptional teachers across the country. It is done on the platform of
Nigerian Breweries- Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust.
As was the case in 2015, Ekanem
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 scheduled for October 2016
in commemoration of World Teachers Day. “
Like last year, Ekanem informed 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.
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