The ten are those who scored highest in Level II[an aptitude test], that was organized on Saturday [October 21] at the British Council in Accra.

[contextly_sidebar id=”OvevTAfNvzrOtA3FkGSHRunY8lwCP5Vi”]The contestants, who made it to Level 2 to write the test for 50 students on Saturday, came from various parts of the country.

Prior to the test, all 50 students received 500 cedis each, a certificate and a medal for making it to level II of the contest.

On the Citi Breakfast Show tomorrow [Monday], the finalists will be announced, after which they will start preparing for the grand finale.

Level III, which is the final round, will be a quiz competition which will be broadcast live on television.

The Literacy Challenge was launched on July 19, 2017, for JHS students in Ghana to write and suggest to the president how to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa.

After the entries were submitted, external examiners marked the scripts and selected the top 50 who went to the British Council to write the aptitude test.

The Literacy Challenge is sponsored by Bic, Milky Magic, Cowbell and Slydepay.

In the end, the overall winner is expected to receive an amount of Ghc10,000 and other prizes.
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By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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JHS pupils who made it to the top 50 of Level 1, converged on the venue to write an aptitude test, after which the best ten will be selected for the grand finale.

The Literacy Challenge was launched on July 19 for JHS pupils to write and suggest to the president of Ghana how to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa.

After entries were submitted, external examiners marked the scripts and selected the top 50 pupils for Level 2.

After the test, the 50 contestants were given certificates and medals, an amount of five hundred cedis each.

They will now be waiting for the outcome of the test, where the best ten students will be selected.

In the end, the overall winner is expected to receive an amount of Ghc10,000 and other prizes.

The Literacy Challenge is sponsored by Bic, Cowbell, Slydepay and Milky Magic and powered by Citi 97.3 FM.

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By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong/citimfonline.com/Ghana
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The promotion, which ran for about two weeks, sought to honour bosses of various institutions and companies.

Listeners of Citi 97.3 FM were asked to send a write-up of not more than 100 words on why their bosses should be celebrated.

In addition to the write-up, the listeners were also asked to add their contact details, the boss’ position and the company’s name.

The station initiated ‘The Best Boss Promotion’ in celebration of the International Boss’ Day which was held on October 16, 2017.

The International Boss’ Day is set aside for employees to thank their bosses for being kind and fair throughout the year.

The day was created for the purpose of strengthening the bond between employers and employees.

The promo gave listeners the opportunity to win daily prizes and an exclusive party for a boss and 30 of their staff.

Afua will be celebrated today [Tuesday], on the Traffic Avenue hosted by Jessica Opare Saforo, ahead of a party to be organised for her and 30 of her staff on 11^th November, 2017 at Peduase Valley Resort.

Afua Nana Kyerewah Ababio’s subordinate, who participated in the promotion, described her as “confident, affable, caring, and a generous boss.”

“My department is the most enviable, thanks to the sense of community she’s [Afua Nana Kyerewah Ababio] built in the department. She is our personal groomer. She knows how and when to appreciate and discipline” portions of the letter read.

The Best Boss Promotion is sponsored by Nasco and Nederburg Wine with support from Peduase Valley Resort and Bosphorous Restaurant.

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By: Kwame Dadzie/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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COX OIL, a Texas based oil and gas company has announced plans to build a $600 million state of the art oil refinery plant at the Takoradi Port area. The project would come with the associated infrastructure required the West African sub-regional market.

Chris Wilmot, CEO of Takoradi Oil Refinery Company Limited, the project sponsors, and Brad Cox and Craig Sanders, Chairman and CEO respectively of COX OIL the investors, paid a working visit to the port on Tuesday July 29, 2014 and met with the Director General of the Ghana Ports & Harbors Authority and other stakeholders at the proposed project site.

According to the investors, Takoradi port was chosen as the site of their new refinery for obvious strategic reasons, chief among them is the existing infrastructure at the port and the ongoing expansion program that GPHA has embarked upon to improve the port.

In a statement, CEO of COX Oil, Craig Sanders said “all the necessary ingredients for a win–win situation are here at the Takoradi port. You have an active operating port with ready and easy access to receive your feedstock and ship your products, the rail line and road networks terminates right at the port, the safety of our operations in a special designated zone is assured, the security of tenor of the land on which the refinery would be built is assured by our long term lease with GPHA, you are located in a modern and growing city that could support relatively good quality of life for families and businesses, you have abundant human capital that would provide experienced labor force. We couldn’t have asked for a more suitable location.”

The CEO of Takoradi Oil Refinery Company Limited, Chris Wilmot has assured partners of the project that they would employ the best practices to make the project extremely beneficial to Ghana’s economy.

“Texas is the world capital of the oil, gas and the energy sector and we want to replicate the efficiencies and best corporate practices of Texas right here in Ghana for the benefit of the Ghanaian economy and people of Ghana. This project seeks to enhance energy security for Ghana and the sub region.”

Project plan

The refinery will be built on approximately 100 acres of reclaimed land at the harbor in an area designated specifically as a Maritime Industrial Enclave.

As part of the ongoing Takoradi Port Expansion Project, the GPHA will reclaim more than 1,200 hectares of land and deepen the harbor basin to minus 20 meters to enable post PANAMAX ships to call at the port.

Other ports infrastructure and access roads to and from the port would also be improved to ease traffic congestion. The sea ports of Takoradi and Tema in Ghana are seen as growth poles and drivers of economic activities and national development.

According to the project sponsors and investors, the construction of the refinery is slated to kick off in the first quarter of 2015.

COX OIL projects that the Takoradi Oil Refinery Company Limited will start operations within 2 years after project commencement date.

Takoradi Oil Refinery Company Limited would have a production capacity of about 65000 barrels of oil per day.

By: Anim Kwaku Boadu/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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This milestone according to the acting director of the Takoradi Port, Captain James Owusu Koranteng has come about as a result of the collaboration between the Ghana Ports and Habours Authority GPHA, Viking Oil, Halliburton and Ghana Oil (Goil).

Captain Koranteng in an interview with Citi News indicated that production capacity of the plant is expected to increase to 15,000 gallons of water per day when other desalination plants come on stream.

This, he said will make the Takoradi Port more reliable.

“Hitherto supply vessels may have to come to Ghana, pick whatever they have to, but since there is no water, they may have to travel back to either Ivory Coast or nearby countries to lift water, but at the moment that is a thing of the past”. Captain Owusu remarked.

Currently, water from the desalination plant, which has been working for the past four weeks according to the captain, is used by supply vessels and the Takoradi Habour Hospital.

According to him, the 75 gallons of water per day is not enough, but there are plans for another desalination plant to come on stream.

“Giving two to three weeks, we are adding another battery of desalination plant which will produce another 320 tons of water per day,” Captain Owusu indicated.

He added that in their attempt to make supply of water to the port more reliable, the construction of a major tank with 12,000 gallon storage capacity of water is at the completion stage to store excess water produced.

These plans according to the director will help the port wean itself from relying on water from the Ghana Water Company Limited which has been rationing water in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis since the beginning of 2014.

Captain even hinted of a possible supply of water to the Ghana Water Company Limited to be distributed to the metropolis if a consensus is reached between the two parties.

By: Obrempong Yaw Ampofo/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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