Union Bank of Nigeria has again
demonstrated its longstanding commitment to improving educational outcomes for
students, teachers, and young people in the communities it serves through its
sponsorship of the 2026 Maltina Teacher of the Year Award Grand Finale, held on
Friday, 30 October 2026, at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Now in its third consecutive
year as a partner of the Maltina Teacher of the Year Competition (MTOTY), which
is in its 12th edition, the Bank joined the organisers, Nigerian Breweries Plc
and the Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund, and sector stakeholders to
celebrate teaching excellence as the overall winner was announced.
Ms Busayo Victoria Adeyemo of
Lanre Awolokun High School, Gbagada, Lagos, was named Maltina Teacher of the
Year 2026 from ten finalists selected out of more than 2,000 entries
nationwide. Her prizes include ₦10 million, a new Honda SUV, an international capacity
development programme, and a ₦30 million infrastructure project for her school.
Speaking on behalf of Union
Bank at the Grand Finale, the Chief Brand and Marketing Officer, Mrs
Olufunmilola Aluko, congratulated the finalists and state champions and
described the competition as one of the most consistent private sector
commitments to the teaching profession in Nigeria, with more than 300 teachers
recognised to date. She said the partnership sits at the heart of Edu360, the
Bank’s flagship education initiative under the UnionCares platform, which works
across the full education value chain, and added:
“Teachers remain at the centre
of that work, because every other investment in education depends on the person
who stands in front of the class each morning.”
The Chairman of the Nigerian
Breweries/Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund and Managing Director of Nigerian
Breweries Plc, Mr Thibaut Boidin, said teachers plant seeds in the classroom
that take years to bear fruit.
Earlier in October, Union Bank
was also present at the commissioning of a Digital Learning Centre at Wisdom
International School of Excellence (WISE), Sauka, Lugbe, Abuja. The centre was
developed by the Nigerian Breweries/Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund in
honour of the 2025 Maltina Teacher of the Year, Ms Serah Yusuf, who teaches at
the school, with the support of Union Bank through its education platform,
Edu360. It provides computers, internet connectivity, and facilities for
computer testing, to help learners build the digital skills required for higher
education and prepare for examinations taken on computer, such as the Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Examination.
The commissioning was attended
by representatives of the Federal Ministry of Education, the Teachers
Registration Council of Nigeria, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, and the school
community. Union Bank’s delegation was led by the Abuja 2 Area Business Executive,
Mr Francis Anaemene, who said:
“Union Bank is delighted to
witness today’s fruition of our support for the Maltina Teacher of the Year
initiative for the third year running. The achievement of Ms Serah Yusuf, the
Maltina Teacher of the Year 2025 national winner, is a testament to her school’s
culture of excellence, and today’s commissioning is a fitting celebration of
it.”
Union Bank’s support for
education is anchored on Edu360, established in 2018 to strengthen education in
three areas: improving access, enhancing quality, and optimising learning
outcomes through partnerships across industries. The Bank’s participation aligns
with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 on inclusive and equitable
quality education and reflects its broader commitment to social impact and
sustainable development in the communities it serves.
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