Busayo Adeyemo Wins 2026 Maltina Teacher of the Year

Busayo Adeyemo, a teacher at Lanre Awolokun High School in Gbagada, Lagos, was named the winner of the 12th Maltina Teacher of the Year Competition. The announcement was made during the grand finale held in Lagos, where she received a ₦10 million cash prize, a Honda HR-V, an all-expenses-paid overseas capacity development training, and a year's supply of Maltina.

Additionally, the Nigerian Breweries (NGX: NB)-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund will construct a ₦30 million school infrastructure project in her honor. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu awarded her a 3-bedroom apartment and she also won the Maltina Prize for Best STEM Teacher, valued at ₦1.5 million.

The first runner-up, Yusuf Cariyat from Wisdom International School of Excellence in Abuja, received ₦5 million, while the second runner-up, Ephraim Jacob Inyangudo from Comprehensive Secondary School in Akwa Ibom State, received ₦3 million. Seventeen other state champions were awarded ₦1 million each.

Sanwo-Olu praised the trust fund for its commitment to supporting teachers, while President Bola Tinubu, represented by Dr Bernard Doro, expressed readiness to partner with the trust fund for future initiatives aimed at improving education.