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NB Plc Unveils Classrooms in Uyo

Nigerian Breweries Plc, has commissioned a block of classrooms, library and toilet facilities at the Special Education Center for Exceptional Children in Uyo, State in honour of Imoh Eno-Essien, the 2016 Maltina Teacher of the Year. The construction of the facilities in the school where Mr. Essien teaches was part of the prize for emerging as the 2016 Maltina Teacher of the Year. Essien, who beat nine other finalists to the coveted prize last year, also got one million Naira cash prize, an oversea training plus another one million Naira to be paid to him annually for five years. Managing Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc., Mr. Johan Doyer, who was represented on the occasion by Mr. Kufre Ekanem, the company’s Corporate Affairs Adviser, explained that the idea of the school-based project was to ensure that when a teacher wins, the community where he/ she teaches also wins. Doyer noted that the Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative was hinged on a realization that teachers hardly get the recognition they deserve in spite of the pivotal role they play in determining the quality of our education and the future of our country. “We set out with an aspiration to recognise, celebrate and embolden teachers. So far, the Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative has produced 42 State Champions and two overall winners selected by an independent panel of judges,” he said. While thanking the governor of Akwa Ibom state, Udom Emmanuel, for accepting to commission the facility for use by the school, he congratulated Akwa Ibom State on its ongoing 30th Anniversary celebrations.