FOR the ruling PDP in Abia State, the December 31st Court of Appeal judgment which sacked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and declared Dr. Alex Otti of APGA winner of the April 2015 governorship election was a big blow that was never expected. For them it was beyond their imagination and thus, they naturally reacted adversely with protests in Aba and attacks against the Justices of the Court.

Mr. Nico Tyabji, is the Climatescope Africa Coordinator, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, BNEF. Before joining BNEF in 2011, he led research on mitigation strategies at the Global Network for Climate Solutions based at Columbia’s Earth Institute, and has previously worked for the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development in Geneva. In this online interview with Clara Nwachukwu, he insists there is now a big opportunity for Nigeria to embrace the clean energy revolution, while stressing the need for more investments in infrastructure to fast track socio-economic development in Nigeria. Excerpts:

The Director General of the National Broadcast Commission, NBC, Mr. Emeka Mba, was yesterday, arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over suspicion that the commission under him made the Federal Government to lose huge funds.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), yesterday, said that there was N90 billion unclaimed dividends at the end of September 2015.

REVENUE shortfall by generating and distribution companies, also known as GENCOs and DISCOs haS risen to N478 billion since November 2013, when the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN assets were unbundled and handed over to private investors.