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Yesterday, Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu honoured 13 Outstanding Teachers with car gifts at the Year 2020 Lagos State Teachers Merit Award today at the Lagos House, Ikeja.

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Thirteen teachers and school administrators got a brand new car each from the Governor at the Year 2020 Teachers’ Merit Award organised by the Ministry of Education.

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The awardees were part of the finalists nominated for the grand prize by the Screening Committee led by the chairperson of Association of Private Educators in Nigeria, Mrs. Lai Koiki.

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The merit award is an initiative of the @jidesanwoolu administration to reward teachers’ commitment and excellent service to boost delivery of quality education in the State.

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Over 3,700 applications were reviewed by the screening committee; 23 teachers and school administrators made it to the final stage. They were adjudged to be passionate, visionary, and adept in modern teaching techniques.

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Governor @jidesanwoolu said the merit award was institutionalised in fulfillment of his pledge to raise the bar of excellence in education and make teaching service a rewarding profession.
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Governor @jidesanwoolu said the award was a genuine way to promote merit and encourage healthy competition amongst our teaching staff in Lagos.

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Governor @jidesanwoolu appealed to teachers to continue to uphold the ethics and standards of the profession, urging them not to relent in demonstrating uncommon sense of responsibility in discharging their duties.

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The Governor said his administration would not waiver in achieving the key goals of its Education and Technology pillar, pledging to provide holistic education that would enable children to excel and compete with their peers globally.

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Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, said the merit award was initiated by the Governor to raise the bar of excellence in public teaching service and inspire commitment of teachers.
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She said the event was a testimony to the pledge by Governor @jidesanwoolu to reward teachers for their contribution to education, stressing that the gesture had elevated education in the State.

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Chairman of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos, Comrade Adedoyin Adeshina, said Lagos education had benefited more under @jidesanwoolu, saying the
Governor met excellent records, broke the records and set another record with the reward for teaching staff.
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Recipients of the grand prize of brand new cars are nine primary and secondary school teachers, and three school administrators.

Ten other finalists were rewarded with consolation prizes.

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