The Federal Ministry of Education has enjoined teachers across the country to avail themselves the opportunity offered by the Maltina Teacher of the Year Project to advance their career development and also to enhance the teaching profession in Nigeria.
Speaking during a visit of the Nigerian Breweries Plc. management team to the ministry in Abuja recently, Dr. MacJohn Nwaobiala, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, stated that the ministry is happy with Nigerian Breweries Plc. for initiating such a laudable project at this time in the nation’s history.
“We commend Nigerian Breweries Plc. for introducing Maltina Teacher of The Year, a reward programme that seeks to recognise, reward and train Nigerian teachers. It is our hope that this effort by Nigerian Breweries will encourage other corporate organisations to identify and support the ministry’s programmes geared towards the development of the education sector in Nigeria,” he said.
Dr. Nwaobiala, who welcomed the Nigerian Breweries management team led by Mr. Kufre Ekanem to the ministry as part of sensitisation efforts for the Maltina Teacher of the Year project, added that “the Maltina Teacher of the year programme aligns perfectly with our vision to bring back the glory days when teaching was a respectable profession and people took pride in teaching, we all must join hands to bring dignity and prestige to teachers if we want to see improvement in our education system.”
He pledged the ministry’s support to ensure the success of the programme. He called on teachers nationwide to take advantage of the Maltina Teacher of Year to improve their career development and teaching practice in general.
The Maltina Teacher-of-the-Year, launched in May, is set to splash over N50 million on Nigerian teachers. The winner of the coveted award will get one million naira cash upon his/her emergence at the finals while one million naira will be paid into his/her account annually for the next five years. The Teacher of the Year will also be sent abroad for training by the company. The first runner-up will take home one million naira, while the second runner-up gets seven hundred and fifty thousand naira. Winners from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT will be given five hundred thousand naira each. The school that produces the national winner will also become a beneficiary of infrastructural development projects.
The award, initiated by Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund, is aimed at restoring the pride of teachers and the dignity of the teaching profession.
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