The Maltina Teacher of the Year with prizes worth N50 million annually, rewards commitment and diligence to duty by exceptional teachers in the country. This year’s edition, the third in the series, attracted entries from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The applications were shortlisted and validated after a painstaking scrutiny by a panel of judges chaired by Professor Pat Utomi, renowned economist and management expert with other distinguished members of the academia and the media. According to the Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian Breweries Plc. Mr. Kufre Ekanem “the Maltina Teacher of the Year is an initiative of the Nigerian Breweries – Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund which was set up in 1994 to demonstrate the company’s commitment to the development of education in the country. The Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative is also aimed at restoring the pride of teachers and the dignity of the teaching profession.”
The Maltina Teacher of the Year is expected to take home N1 million instantly in addition to the N500, 000 received as a state champion. The winner will also get another N1 million every year for five years, a developmental training opportunity abroad and a block of classrooms built at the school where he/she teaches. The first and second runners-up will receive N1 million and N750, 000 respectively in addition to the N500, 000 they each receive as state champions. Each State Champion
will be rewarded with N500, 000 while the top 10 teachers will be recognised before the grand winners are announced.
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