10 finalists emerge in 2023 Maltina Teacher of the Year Competition
19 October 2023 |
2:07 am
Top 10 teachers for the 2023 edition of the Maltina’s Teacher of the Year competition organised by the Nigerian Breweries’ Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund have emerged.
Top 10 teachers for the 2023 edition of the Maltina’s Teacher of the Year competition organised by the Nigerian Breweries’ Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund have emerged.
The finalists emerged out of the 172 teachers that made it to the second phase grading by the panel of judges. During the first phase, about 1203 teachers from the 1,499 entries received for the competition.
Among the top 10 are Gilamdo Yohanna Kwem of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Adamawa; Azuh Chike Emmanuel of Ezemu Girls Grammar School, Delta State; Melvina Kelechi Igboanugo from Roseville Secondary School, Enugu State; Ajibola Temidayo Oluwagbenga from Premiere Academy, Abuja and Daniel Ochonu, from Dutse Model International Secondary School, Jigawa.
Others are Susan Uchegbu, from Bristow International Academy, Kano; Abubakar Sani Adam from Barewa College, Zaria, Kaduna; Adeola Adedunke Adefemi, from Keke Senior High School, Lagos; Adam Abdulqadir Nda of Model Science College, Niger State and Nwagbo Nnaemeka Christopher, from The Ambassadors College, Ogun State.
To determine the winner and runners-up, the shortlisted candidates will undergo formal interview and assessment with the panel of judges, shedding more light on their entries to complete the selection process for the competition.
Speaking on the emergence of the top 10 finalists, the Corporate Affairs Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc., Mrs. Sade Morgan, commended the judges for their service and dedication to the initiative, wishing all the contestants the best of luck in the final screening phase.
She also appreciated the vital role played by longstanding partners, Federal Ministry of Education, Lagos State government, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), as well as the 2023 co-sponsors—Air Peace and Stanbic IBTC.
This year’s competition recorded a total of 1,203 valid entries. The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, would announce the winner and state champions.
In 2015, Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund introduced the Maltina Teacher of the Year, a national competition to identify, honour and reward outstanding teachers in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund was set up in 1994, with a startup capital of N100 million, to enable sustained quality education through structured intervention in the sector.
The Fund has footprints across the six geographical zones in Nigeria at primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education. Through the Fund, the company has constructed and furnished over 400 classrooms, sanitary facilities and libraries in 74 communities across the country, and awarded scholarships to deserving students in tertiary institutions.
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