The Federal Government has
commended Nigerian Breweries Plc for being at the forefront of supporting the
development of education in Nigeria.
Professor Anthony Anwukah, the Minister of
State for Education, said this on Tuesday, at the commissioning of a block of
Staff Quarters built by Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund
at the Federal Government Girls College, Onitsha, Anambra State.
Professor Anwukah explained
that by continually investing in educational infrastructure, encouraging teachers
and students, the company has demonstrated an unshakable resolve to ensure the
nation’s growth and development.
The Minister also lauded
the Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative, which he said has been able to
“finance, showcase, reward, recognize, and celebrate” exceptional teachers
around the country.
Mrs.
Rose Nkemdilim Obi, the winner at the maiden edition of the Maltina
Teacher of the Year, teaches Mathematics and Chemistry at the school.
Mrs. Obi, who beat nine
other finalists to the coveted prize, also got a one million naira cash prize
plus another one million Naira to be paid to her annually for five
years. The building of the Quarters in her school was part of the prize
for emerging the 2015 Maltina Teacher- of –the-Year
Managing Director of
Nigerian Breweries, Mr. Nicolaas Vervelde, who was represented on the occasion
by Mr. Kufre Ekanem, the Corporate Affairs Adviser explained that the idea of
the school-based project was to ensure that when a teacher won, the community
where he/she teaches also wins.
“In 1994, our Company
decided to take a more active role in its commitment to the development of
education in Nigeria when it established the Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei
Education Trust Fund with a take-off value of N100 million. Since then, the
fund has impacted over 2,000 students across Nigeria,” he said.
Mr. Vervelde also expressed
gratitude to the Federal Ministry of Education for the support and partnership
with the company since the commencement of the Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative.
He thanked the Minister for pushing the partnership between the company and the
ministry to a new height; including rearranging his busy schedule to commission
the project on Tuesday.
The principal of the
school, Mrs. Margaret Enonuya, expressed great appreciation and
thanked Nigerian Breweries for what he described as an unparalleled support for
the cause of education in the country.
“Rarely in deed has any
Secondary School in Nigeria been so honoured as today to be awarded the gift of
a twin three bedroom bungalow for producing a national icon, the Maltina
Teacher of the Year by Nigerian Breweries Plc. We feel proud of what Nigerian
Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund has done, she said.
Mrs. Obi equally praised
Nigerian Breweries for the gesture, adding that it takes a greater sacrifice on
the part of the company to appreciate the great sacrifice and contribution of
teachers to the development of the nation.
Onoriode Akusu.
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