The search for the new best teacher in secondary schools in
The Managing Director of
According to him,
Teachers, he said, hardly get the recognition they deserve in spite of the crucial role they play in determining the quality of education and the future of a country, hence the initiative continues even in this period of Coronavirus pandemic when teachers continue to work even from home.
He pointed out that over the years, the company had impacted the education sector across levels and promised to do more.
Borrut Bel explained that a total of N6.5m awaiting the overall winner of the competition just as it applies to previous winners and a plaque and certificate.
He said while the grand winner would go home with N1 million as a national champion and another N500, 000 as a state champion on the day of the award ceremony in October where he or she would be unveiled, the person would also be paid N1 million yearly for the next five years provided he or she remains a teacher.
The person, he added, would also be entitled to all-expenses-paid short training course overseas and his or her school would equally get a block of six classrooms for producing him or her.
He also noted that while the first and second runner-ups would receive N1 million and N750,000 respectively, plus another N500,000 as champion from their respective states, the other state champion would go home with N500,000 each, bringing the total cash prize of the award to N22.25 million.
While declaring that the registration-strictly online- would last until
In their separate remarks via a digital platform, the registrar of TRCN, Prof
They both asked other corporate bodies to take the example of
In his own remarks also via a digital platform, the current champion, who teaches Civic Education and Religion studies at
He maintained that teaching is not about earning a living, but about having a strong passion for humanity and emotional stability to impart knowledge regardless of the challenges.
Since inception, the Maltina Teacher of the Year award has produced five grand winners:
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