Teachers in both public and private secondary schools in the country who are interested in winning the Maltina Teacher of the Year (MToY) Award this year have until August 2 to submit their applications.
The competition is being organised and sponsored annually by the Nigerian Breweries Plc under its social arm, the Nigerian Breweries Plc-Felix Ohiwerei Trust Fund and it is free and open to all secondary school teachers nationwide.
The submission of entries for this year’s edition was earlier scheduled to close on July 19, before this new date.
Announcing the two-week extension in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos, the Corporate Affairs Director of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mrs Sade Morgan, said the rationale for extending the submission deadline is to give room for more willing teachers to file their applications.
According to her, many teachers have been calling for extensions so that they too can be able to apply, and we don’t want to deny them, hence the extension.
To participate, eligible teachers, who must not be over 55 years old, can visit the dedicated website (www.maltinateacheroftheyear.com) to complete the entry form online, or alternatively, download the form, complete and scan it, and then send it as an email to [email protected].
Mrs Morgan emphasised that the competition remains an effective intervention programme by the company to identify and celebrate exceptional teachers in the country.
While encouraging those who are qualified but have yet to submit their applications to do so within the two-week window, she reiterated that the overall winner for this year’s edition will receive N10 million, a trophy, capacity-building training abroad, and a block of classrooms or a computer laboratory for his or her school.
The first and second runners-up, according to her, will receive N3 million and N2.5 million and a trophy, respectively, while all the state champions will go home with N1 million each and a certificate of recognition.
She noted that all the winners would be unveiled and prizes given at the award ceremony in Lagos in October.
The competition, instituted in 2015, has produced nine winners, including the current champion.
They are Rose Nkemdilim Obi, Anambra State (2015), Imoh Essien, Akwa Ibom State (2016), Felix Ariguzo, Delta State (2017), Olasunkanmi Opeifa, FCT (2018), Ezem Collins, FCT (2019), Oluwabunmi Anani, Adamawa State (2020), Abanika Taiye, Delta State (2021), Alaku Ayiwulu, Plateau State (2022), and Adeola Adefemi from Lagos State (2023).
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