New Lagos Times Education on Thursday 17th September 2015 has officially called for nominations for its inaugural edition of The Prestige Education Awards tagged “Tomorrow Starts Now!” which is scheduled to hold on the 21st of November at Golden Gate Paradise Ikoyi, Lagos.
Nominations have been made open to the general public for individuals, organizations, institutions and brands that have through diligence, commitment and hard work achieved a feat worthy of reward and/or has contributed to the development of Education in Nigeria.
Why the Prestige Education Awards?
The state of a nation education is the reflection of the nation’s future. Education is critical in ensuring any nation’s success. From cradle to middle age the quest for education far outweighs the cost implication associated with it. With the spate of research and emergence of diverse kinds of educational institutions this sector engages and serves as the spine of the economy directly or indirectly. Unfortunately, our system is not fully providing the education students need to unleash their creative instincts, thus the nation is forced to address economic and social consequences. Recent studies indicate that a poor education can lead to a steep increase in criminal behavior, and the expense of incarcerating an individual greatly outweighs the cost of providing an education for the same person.
Having a strong education system produces economic gains for the nation as a whole; conversely the effects of having an inadequate, inequitable system drain our economy.
The educational system is the bedrock of our economy and a salient industry servicing every sector. The prestige awards is a call for us to treasure, bestow honor and recognition to bring about vibrancy, advancement and a spirit of competition to our educational system by recognizing and rewarding those doing well in and for this sector. This will make them happy, content and motivated and also encourage others. When people are recognized for their efforts, they will also continue in their desire to excel and do more.
John Dewey said: “Education is not preparation for life: Education is Life” the current challenges faced by this sector are the reasons to keep the educational sector vibrant and attractive by rewarding the stakeholders who ensure the educational sector remains credible. Every sector in the country has had its own share of recognition but our Educational system struggles to stay afloat. Nelson Mandela once said “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. According to Mohit Saxena “To ruin a country 1.Destroy family structure 2. Destroy education”
The inaugural theme “Tomorrow starts Now!” was chosen to highlight the latent but pressing need to reinforce education beyond the four walls, igniting creativity and innovations towards global relevance. PEA is glad to bring to limelight the brains that dictate the future of Nigeria.
More than ever before the Nigeria that was pregnant is at the verge of birthing a world class economy that will set the world on their toes and the onus lies on our educational system
The categories for the PEA 2015 are:
1) Best Student in the Federation (University, Polytechnic)
2) Best Student in WAEC and NECO examination
3) Educational Brand of the Year
4) Educational TV Station of the Year
5) Educational Radio Station of the Year
6) Educational Newspaper of the Year
7) Best School in Lagos & Ogun state (Secondary and Primary)
8) Best University and Polytechnic in Nigeria
9) Educational Governor of the Year
10) Educational State of the Year
11) Best CSR in Education for 2015
12) Vice Chancellor of the Year
13) Rector of the Year
14) Provost of the Year
15) Educational Bank of the Year
16) Educational Personality of the Year
17) Educational Song of the Year
18) Educational Movie of the Year
19) Educational TV program of the Year
20) Educational Radio program of the Year
21) Human Capacity Development Platform of the Year
The Judges
Prof. Supo Jegede Dean Faculty of Education Unilag
Mr. Lawrence Imafidon Sub Dean Faculty Student affairs Yabatech
Mrs. Morayo Afolabi Brown Dir. Programmes TVC
Mr. Wellinton Olaiya Head of News Rainbow Fm
Mr. Femi Branch Nollywood actor
Mrs. Foluke Daramola
Denrele Edun
Eucheria Obodo
Seyi Olanrewaju
Tope Falohun
Nomination closes on the 1st of October 2015.
Voting will commence on the 7th of October and close on the 12th of November 2015.
Other activities lined- up with the awards include:
Walk for Education tagged “save Nigeria Education” – 22nd of October 2015
Pre-awards cocktail – 24th October, 2015
Battle of brains competition – 31st October
Symposium tagged “Tomorrow is Past”
PEA is an initiative of New Lagos Times Education from the stable of Zymogens publishers of Smart Kids Magazine, organizers of competitions such Battle of Brains, Biology na wah and Debate league, and the convener of the project change symposium.
For more information and to nominate a candidate, email: [email protected],
08066372426, 08022513767or visit www.newlagostime.com/prestigeawards.
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