Shittu says postal agency will begin rural Banking, Insurance services as reforms

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No more Stamp Duties on banking transactions - FIRS

Attack on Adamawa United: Stakeholder call for players insurance and league restructuring

Authorities are looking into claims a company has been charging the government for hundreds of rapid COVID tests it has not carried out. Widespread free testing for the public is key to Germany's plan for reopening.

Dayo Odulate-Ademola, MD, Branch International (Nigeria) talks to GuardianTV about how Branch is reshaping banking services in Nigeria and Africa.

The scandal drew national attention in China and protests by disgruntled customers in July were violently quashed. Authorities in Henan now say they have arrested 234 people and made progress recovering the funds.

Insurance policies are indispensable for most consumers and businesses around the world. But with the cost of living soaring, so has the price of insurances. A survey of households in the United States and Europe suggests nearly half of them have seen their insurance premiums go up in the last year, but nearly eight in 10 have nevertheless stuck with their existing policies.

Jerome Ngutor had trouble with a persistent stomach ache but like many Nigerians, he did not have money to see a doctor. Then he heard about a novel idea to get health insurance - collect waste material and trade it for cover.

Despite challenges from the difficult operating environment and foreign currency shortages in the country, Moody's says it expects the Nigerian banking system to be stable due to a resilient financial performance. Mik Kabeya, Vice President and Senior Analyst at Moody's Investors Service, joins CNBC Africa to discuss this report and Moody's outlook for the banking sector of the West African Economic and Monetary Union.

The US Treasury, Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have unveiled a plan meant to stem any contagion from Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB) failure on Friday. The Federal Reserve will provide an emergency lending facility that will ensure all of the bank's depositors are repaid in full.

Banking stocks around the world have fallen sharply following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and a subsequent intervention by US regulators to protect depositors. Smaller regional lenders in the US are particularly hard hit, with many requests being made to move deposits to some of the country's larger lenders.

Shares of Credit Suisse have plunged to a record low, after its top shareholder declined to increase its stake. The slide has added to market jitters over the state of Europe's banking sector, although it's not directly related to the recent collapse of two American lenders. Also in the show: the UK government outlines its budget, as it tries to protect households and businesses from the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.