Modupe Gbadeyanka
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The 2017 edition of Maltina Teacher of the Year award has been flagged-off by Nigerian Breweries Plc, organiser of the event.
According to our correspondent, the grand finale of the ceremony is slated to hold on Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Lagos.
Like in 2016, each state champion will get N500,000 and the top 10 teachers will be recognized before the grand winners are announced.
Also, the 2nd and 1st runners-up will receive trophies and an additional N750,000 and N1 million respectively, while winner of the Maltina Teacher of the Year 2017 will get an additional N1 million instantly with N1 million 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.
Speaking at an event attended by key education stakeholders across the country, Managing Director of the company, Mr Nicolaas Vervelde, represented by the Corporate Affairs Adviser, Mr Kufre Ekanem, said that applications for the 2017 Maltina Teacher of the Year opened on Tuesday, May 9, 2017.
He advised interested teachers to download application forms from the Maltina website, www.maltina-nigeria.com and said they should be completed and uploaded to the website or sent by email to [email protected] or post to P.M.B. 12632, Marina, Lagos.
Applications are accepted from both public and private secondary school teachers across the country and entries will close on Friday, July 7, 2017.
