₦1.75m Challenge for Nigerian Teachers as Lagos Set to Host Record-Breaking Conference

As part of activities preceding the conference, the organiser of 1Milion Teachers (1MT) is seeking to reward inspiring and exceptional teachers who have incredible impact stories, demonstrating how they have inspired students.

Teachers across Nigeria have a chance to win big as 1 Million Teachers (1MT), a teacher-centric professional development organisation holds its “Let There Be Teachers’ Conference in Lagos.

“We deemed it fit to reward outstanding teachers who have made incredible impact, as we prepare to host 60,000 teachers on 20 September 2025,” Seyi Anifowose, Director for Strategic partnership of 1MT and Convener of the conference said.

To enter the competition, each teacher must register for the event on https://tinyurl.com/3aujudkb, and share a short video detailing their teacher impact stories and post it on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, or X. In each post, they are expected to tag @lettherebeteachers, @oluwaseyi_anifowose, and @onemillionteachers, and include the official campaign hashtags: #LetThereBeTeachers2025 and #TeachersMatter.

The best story, with the highest level of engagement will win the star prize of ₦1million, the first and second runners-up will get ₦500,000 and ₦250,000 respectively.

The ‘Let There Be Teachers Conference’ is scheduled to be held at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos. It will provide a platform for major education sector stakeholders to highlight challenges faced by teachers with a view of galvanising solutions at the federal and state level.

According to Mr. Anifowoshe, “the conference, which is endorsed by the Lagos State Government, will set a Guinness World Record for the largest recorded gathering of teachers in history.”

Attendance is free. Winners will be announced at the conference.