The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has approved Zenith Bank Plc’s proposed acquisition of 100% of Paramount Bank Limited, a mid-tier lender, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for the Nigerian lender’s entry into East Africa’s biggest financial market. The approval, issued on Thursday, is conditional on Zenith, with a market capitalisation of ₦2.88 trillion ($2.03

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Nigeria entered 2026 with an electricity sector still operating on the brink. Between 2024 and 2025, the national grid collapsed at least 16 times, including three failures in a single week in October 2024.  On December 29, 2025, while Nigerians were still in festive mode, the grid failed again, plunging homes and businesses into darkness.

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