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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J “A leader is best/ when people barely know he exists…” Lao-tsy, 6th Century AD. (VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ p 124). LAO-TSY, one of China’s greatest philosophers and sages lived at a time and in a country in which even your worst enemy would acknowledge whatever you do that is right. For that matter, your best friend would tell you to your face, and not behind you, what you did wrong. None of those two acts of courage and pursuit of truth exist in Nigeria today – especially among the political class and their camp followers. That leaves the independent assessment to those of us who  are non-partisan; who carry no party card and who are privileged to write columns and influence public opinion. In one week, I found myself praising the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria for his overall good performance in the last two years and carpeting him for forecasting that recession will end in June. The latter is not his business; it is like a player in a game...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J “A leader is best/ when people barely know he exists…” Lao-tsy, 6th Century AD. (VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ p 124). LAO-TSY, one of China’s greatest philosophers and sages lived at a time and in a country in which even your worst enemy would acknowledge whatever you do that is right. For that matter, your best friend would tell you to your face, and not behind you, what you did wrong. None of those two acts of courage and pursuit of truth exist in Nigeria today – especially among the political class and their camp followers. That leaves the independent assessment to those of us who  are non-partisan; who carry no party card and who are privileged to write columns and influence public opinion. In one week, I found myself praising the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria for his overall good performance in the last two years and carpeting him for forecasting that recession will end in June. The latter is not his business; it is like a player in a game...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J …May impose sanctions By Sola Ogundipe, Chioma Obinna & Olasukunmi Akoni and Monsur Olowopejo The Federal and Lagos State Governments are seeking sanctions against Kenya Airways for conveying a corpse from the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, without necessary approval even as laboratory test conducted on the body revealed that the cause of death was not Ebola Virus disease. Also, contrary to speculations that the corpse was brought to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, the Management said the body was not taken to LUTH but quarantine at the airport. Reacting to the development on his twitter handle, the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole who paid an unscheduled assessment visit to the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos to assess Port Health preparedness against bio-threats, ordered immediate review and replacement of current hand-held screeners with auto thermal ones. The Minister said: “I also recommended sanctions for Kenya...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J   Restricts FRSC to highways; Ambode’s right — FRSC  By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Theodore Opara L agos —Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday, put the uncertainty surrounding the absence of Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIOs, on Lagos roads to rest, once and for all, stating categorically that he has asked them to stay off the roads permanently. Governor Ambode, who said this at the commissioning of Pedestrian Bridges, Lay-bys and Slip Road at Ojodu Berger, also urged the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, to limit its operations to the fringes and highways and steer clear from the main streets of the state.   FRSC reacts The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mr Bisi Kazeem  reacting to the governor’s comment said: ‘’FRSC has already as a matter of policy asked its staff to concentrate mainly on highways especially in all the states that have their traffic management outfits such as Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LAST...