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Aliko Dangote loses $700 million in July amid stock market sell-off, naira slump

Nigerian billionaire and leading industrialist Aliko Dangote has seen his net worth fall by $700 million since the start of July as a result of the double whammy of stock sell-offs on the Nigerian Exchange and the recent naira depreciation on the country’s official foreign exchange window. According to the …

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Gyakie to feature Davido on ‘My Diary’ EP dropping July 22

Jackline Acheampong known professionally as Gyakie has shared the official tracklist for her sophomore EP “My Diary”. The highly anticipated 6-track EP shared two days ago is set to be released this Friday, July 22, 2022. The announcement of the tracklist revealed a feature collaboration with the Nigerian hitmaker, Davido, …

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DCOP Kwesi Ofori to retire on July 20

The Director-General of the Public Affairs Directorate of the Ghana Police Service DCOP Kwesi Ofori has retired from the active service. This follows DCOP’s attainment of the compulsory age for retirement, 60. His retirement will take effect from Wednesday, 20 July 2022. A pull-out and farewell ceremony in honour of …

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Full academic work resumes July 18 – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has stated that academic work in various pre-tertiary institutions will resume fully on Monday, July 18, 2022. It will be recalled that four pre-tertiary teacher unions declared an indefinite strike action on July 4 following the failure of the government to pay the 20% Cost …

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Food Shortage: Gov’t to distribute foodstuffs to affected SHSs by July 12 – Education Ministry

Senior High Schools hit by food shortages will receive supplies by Tuesday (July 12), authorities have announced. That’s according to the Education Ministry as it races against time to avert an imminent closure of second-cycle schools whose students have been affected by an ongoing strike by members of four teacher …

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Bawumia to speak on IMF decision at July 14 event

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is expected to address the nation on the government’s decision to seek an International Monetary Fund (IMF) economic rescue programme. This will be during the official launch of the collaboration between Accra Business School and South East Technological University Ireland. In announcing the development, a leading member of the …

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Suspect charged with murder over 4 July shooting

A man accused of opening fire on a Fourth of July parade near Chicago has been charged with seven counts of murder, officials say. Robert Crimo, 21, would be punished “for the killing spree he has unleashed against our community”, Lake County State Attorney Eric Rinehart said. The attack in …

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Cedi performance begins July selling at GH¢8.17 to US Dollar

On the Interbank forex rates from the Bank of Ghana today, July 1, 2022, the Ghana Cedi is trading against the dollar at a buying price of 7.2269 and a selling price of 7.2341. As compared to yesterday’s trading of a buying price of 7.2209 and a selling price of 7.2281. …

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GRA begins full roll-out of E-Levy on July 1

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will on Friday, July 1, 2022, begin the full roll-out of the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). The levy introduced in 2021 was met with a lot of opposition by the Minority Members of Parliament with backing from the majority of Ghanaians. After …

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