Nigerian Breweries Plc, Nigeria’s foremost brewing company, has announced the extension of the deadline for the submission of entries for the 2022 edition of the Maltina Teacher of the Year. The deadline has now been extended to Friday, August 5, 2022.
Speaking on the decision to extend the deadline, The Corporate Affairs Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mrs. Sade Morgan said the decision to extend the deadline was taken to encourage more participation from teachers who have been asking for additional time for submission of their entries.
Morgan noted that the 8th edition of the Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative is opened to all secondary school teachers in both public and private schools in Nigeria stating that the competition remains an effective intervention programme geared towards improving teachers’ status and the education sector in Nigeria.
Eligible teachers interested in participating in the 8th edition of the initiative are to log on to the dedicated website (www.maltinateacheroftheyear.com) to complete the forms online. Alternatively, they can download the forms, complete, scan and email the completed form to maltinateacheroftheyear@heineken.com.
She reiterated the commitment of the company to reward teachers stating that the overall winner for the competition would receive a trophy, a total cash prize of 6.5 million Naira, and capacity development training while his/her school receives either a block of classrooms or a computer laboratory.
“The first runner-up of the competition will equally receive a trophy and a total sum of 1,500,000 Naira, while the second runner-up receives a trophy and a total sum of 1,250,000 Naira. All state champions will be rewarded with recognition plaques and a cash prize of Five Hundred Thousand Naira each,” she added.
The Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative was established in 2015 and funded through the Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund, which was set up in 1994 to facilitate an active contribution to the development of the education sector in Nigeria in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal, SDG No.4.
