As deadline for the submission of entries for this year’s
Maltina Teacher of the Year, MTOTY lapses on Friday, 22nd July, 2016, more
teachers across the country have taken advantage of the opportunity by visiting
the website to submit their entries. Organizers say the website is under
pressure as last minute applications pour in.
Organizers of the MTOTY had earlier announced the extension
of the deadline for submission of entries for the innovative award from June
30th, 2016 to Friday, 22nd July, 2016.The extension was in response to
appeals by teachers for more time to enable them file their entries for the
coveted prize worth over N50 million.
Mr Kufre Ekanem, Corporate Affairs Adviser of Nigerian
Breweries Plc stated that entries have so far been received from teachers in 33
States.
He advised interested teachers 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.
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 Fund. 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 winner of 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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