How technology could reshape Nigeria’s financial markets

Auditor-General warns MDAs against late submission of financial reports

The Senate has appealed to state Governors and state houses of assembly to grant autonomy to the State Judiciary in the overriding interest of the public.

The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies has advocated financial autonomy for the Judiciary, legislature and Local Governments, in all states of the Federation.

Heavy monsoon rains hit India's Mumbai, disrupting life in the country's financial capital. Many parts of the city are waterlogged and some train services have been cancelled as a result.

Olaoluwa Awojoodu, Co-Founder & CEO, E-Settlement talks to GuardianTV about access to basic financial services in Nigeria. E-Settlement focused on providing Innovative, Dependable, Easy-to-use, Affordable, and Secure payment solutions to everyday financial problems in Africa.

With military retaliation against the Taliban ruled out, the West is turning to financial reprisals. The US has frozen Afghanistan's central bank assets and global development aid is halted.

Here are a few reasons to pick up a copy of The Guardian on Tuesday.

The French bank BNP Paribas has told its customers it will no longer process transactions in Russia after the end of March, as it halts all new projects in the country. BNP's Russian business is relatively small - with €1.3 billion of exposure to the market - but the move is symbolic as other lenders consider their position in the country. Also today, we hear from the Ukrainian farmers who are continuing to work the land amid fears for food production due to the war.

A social movement is creating shockwaves in Turkey. People have been taking to the streets, demanding salary rises, the right to unionise and equal pay between men and women. In a country where the economy is still suffering from record inflation and a weak lira, women are the hardest hit, particularly female blue collar workers. Our correspondents Shona Bhattacharyya, Ludovic de Foucaud and Hussein Assad report.

German leaders have agreed on a package helping federal states accommodate and integrate Ukrainian refugees. This includes access to job centers and language courses.

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday (July 3) lifted economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali, after its military rulers proposed a 24-month transition to democracy and published a new electoral law.

The rail operator — which is Germany's biggest consumer of electricity — is offering bonuses of at least €100 to employees to try to save energy, urging them to find creative solutions of their own.