Teachers storm Maltina Teacher-Of-The-Year’s website

….As NUT lauds initiative

Excited by the prospects of becoming the 2016 Maltina Teacher of the Year, MTOY, teachers across the country have been sending their entries for the contest.

Officials in charge of the MTOTY portal disclosed that teachers from 23 states have so far sent their entries for the initiative which has been commended by the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT.

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.

Reports from collation centers of the Maltina Teacher of the Year indicate that scores of secondary school teachers are submitting entries for the coveted award.

Mr. Edem Vindah, Nigerian Breweries’ Sustainability/Regulatory Relationships Manager said interested candidates are to download the 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 [email protected] or post to P.M.B. 12632, Marina, Lagos.

Mr. Wole Oyeniyi, Deputy General Secretary, NUT at the flag off the 2016 Maltina Teacher of the Year in Lagos recently praised the initiative and declared the support of the union for the project.

Oyeniyi stated that the union also appreciates Maltina’s role in bringing back the lost glory of the teaching profession.

“This is the first time that an organization is putting up a project of this magnitude for teachers in Nigeria. We really appreciate you and the contribution your organization is making towards the improvement of education sector in Nigeria,” he said.

Meanwhile, Nigerian Breweries has extended the scope of this year’s edition 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.

Kufre Ekanem, the company’s Corporate Affairs Adviser explained at flag off press conference 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.

As was the case in 2015, he disclosed that all eligible applications will be subjected to an intense selection and judging process.

Like last year, Ekanem said 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 2^nd and 1^st 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.