The Federal Ministry of Education and the Nigerian Breweries Plc have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise their partnership in the annual Maltina Teacher of the Year Award.
The agreement was reached when a delegation from Nigerian Breweries Plc paid a courtesy call to the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwukah, on Tuesday in Abuja.
The delegation was led by Victor Famuyibo, Nigerian Breweries Plc Human Resources Director.
Famuyibo said the Maltina Teacher of the Year Award was conceived to give back to the society as part of the company’s corporate social responsibility.
He said submission of entries for the 2016 competition had been concluded, while the grand finale would hold on October 20.
According to him, each state champion will get N500,000 and the top 10 teachers will be recognised before the final winners are announced.
Famuyibo said: “The Maltina Teacher of the Year 2016 will get an additional N1 million instantly plus N1 million every year for the next five years.
“A development training opportunity abroad and a block of classrooms will be built at the school where he/she teaches.
“We have been in business in this country for 70 years and we know that a business that does not give back to society is not a successful business.
“Within the confines of our corporate social responsibility as a company, we do a lot.
“We play in the health area, sports, education all in a bid to give back to society.
“There is something even more critical for education to survive and that is the teacher.
“We need to celebrate them.”
Famuyibo said the MoU requested by the company was to make formal the relationship it had enjoyed with the ministry.
He said Nigerian Breweries Plchad assisted over 20,000 students, built over 250 classrooms and 22 libraries in both primary and secondary schools across 49 communities in the country.
Responding, Awukah said he was gladdened that the company was willing to lend a helping hand to the task of promoting education in Nigeria.
He said the award was a commendable way of motivating teachers.
He, therefore, directed the relevant department to quickly work out the MoU in order to have a defined platform for collaboration.
The Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative is aimed at recognising and celebrating exceptional teachers in Nigeria.
The initiative is opened to teachers in all secondary schools across the country.
Champions from each state of the federation and the FCT will compete at the grand finale, where the overall winner will emerge.
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