As activities marking the celebration of the World Teachers Day in Nigeria, the federal government awarded star prizes to teachers who have exhibited a great level of influence and impact in the profession at a ceremony tagged '' The 2021 President’s Teachers and School Excellence Award''.

Mrs. Bridget Maduchim Nnabueze of Modebe Memorial Secondary School, Onitsha, Anambra State emerged as the best public school teacher in Nigeria, winning a brand new Hyundai car, while Owoeye Femi Samuel from Isan secondary school, Isan Ekiti, Ekiti State emerged first runner-up, and Obiwumi Temitope Salmot from Wahab Folawiyo High School, Ikoyi, Lagos, was announced as the second runner-up.

Similarly, Ogunleye Samuel of Emerald High School, Mowe, Ogun State won a brand new car as the best private school teacher in Nigeria. Apeh Simon from Zamani College, Kaduna, and Oludare Jeremiah from Bibo-Oluwa Academy were also rewarded as first and second runners-up, respectively.

Bolade Junior Grammar School, Oshodi, Lagos won a brand new school bus as the best public school in Nigeria, while Greater Tomorrow International College, Arigidi Akoko, Ondo State, won a brand new school bus as the best private school in Nigeria.

Meanwhile, Nuhu Musa Zuru from Government Secondary School, Kubwa, Abuja emerged as the best school administrator with a brand new car attached to the award.