Nigeria, April 9 -- It is quite sad (but not surprising) that it is the 'freezer' comment that's totally dominated the headlines from the recent electricity press briefing. There was a lot more that was said, that's useful to know, as background and basis for conversation and debate.

If you want to know what else HM Bayo Adelabu said, I took some notes and the comments below are attributable to him (and to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Vice Chair, who also spoke).

The important background to all this is that for now it's ONLY Band A consumers who are affected by the three-fold tariff increase rolled out this week. There are five tariff bands in all - A to E. Band A is the one that guarantees a minimum of 20 hours...