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HOW SMART PEOPLE STAY SAFE AT WORK: 1. Always confirm verbal agreements over email. 2. Keep records of decisions you did not make alone. 3. Never forward gossip. Even if it is true. 4. Build relationships before you need favors. 5. Know which battles are worth fighting. 6. Stay neutral in conflicts that are not yours. 7. Never let your frustration show in writing. 8. Deliver bad news early. Never late. 9. Be the person who makes others look good. 10. Underpromise on timelines and overdeliver on quality. 11. Stay close to people who have access and influence. 12. Do not celebrate too loudly when others fail. 13. Always have a skill no one else on your team has.

For every life made easier, every journey made possible, every hope restored through your work—there are countless voices, unspoken, praying for you. May this new year hold you gently… restore your strength, reward your sacrifices, and surround you with the same grace you have so selflessly poured into others. May your legacy not only be seen in the movement of a city but felt in the gratitude of generations. Today, Lagos doesn’t just celebrate a leader—it celebrates a man whose heart beats for its people. Happy birthday, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi

We hired a consulting firm to tell us why our profits are down. They sent three 24-year-olds wearing vests. They spent two months interviewing us about our own jobs. Then they put our answers into a PowerPoint presentation. They charged us $250K for this privilege. During the final readout, one of them used the phrase synergy optimization without blinking. I looked around the conference room. Our CEO was nodding like he just received the Ten Commandments. The grand conclusion was that we need to increase revenue and decrease costs. I could've told them that for a gift card to Panera. But nobody listens to the guy who works here. You only listen to the guy who flies in on a Tuesday. I'm updating my resume to include synergy optimization. It feels like the right move.

I received the Swedish State Secretary for Foreign Trade, Diana Janse, on a courtesy visit today at Lagos House, Marina. We discussed investment opportunities in transportation, ICT and other key sectors, with a shared focus on building partnerships that deliver real value, encourage innovation and create mutually beneficial opportunities.

Yesterday, I, alongside the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transportation, met with Marlena Malmström, Sweedish Trade Commissioner to Nigeria and Nakul Virat of Candela to explore innovative electric ferry solutions that could support Lagos’ water transport goals and enhance the State’s multimodal transport system. The discussion focused on the potential deployment of advanced electric ferry technology to promote more safe, efficient, sustainable, and environmentally friendly mobility across Lagos waterways. Lagos remains committed to strengthening strategic international partnerships and embracing innovative solutions that will improve connectivity and expand safe water transportation for residents.

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Something is fundamentally broken with how young boys are growing up right now. It's not discussed enough. Earlier this year, I visited an Amala restaurant. You know those ones where you stand across a transparent glass and make your orders. Three young boys stood beside me. The oldest couldn't have been more than 18. Baggy trousers, oversized crop tops, and flashing their phones for everyone to see. Within seconds, they started shouting at the girls serving to attend to them. One of the girls politely told them to be patient. That there were other people ahead of them. They felt offended. Next thing I heard: "Ogun kee your papa. How much be your salary sef? I dey blow your whole salary one night for Martell inside club." I was stunned. Even Dangote wouldn't be that proud. Thankfully, the older men in the restaurant made them apologise. But the damage was done. The disrespect and humiliation of that young girl. Just last week, I had a conversation with a friend about this. We both agreed: things are getting out of hand. My biggest concern is parenting. Many of the kids that will be raised in the next 15 to 20 years might just lack any form of values. Already, there is a drug abuse pandemic among young boys that isn't talked about enough. Finding young people between 17 and 24 who are not into drugs is like passing a thread through a needle in the dark. Codeine, trams, loud, molly... They're mixing substances like it's a lab experiment. Money fa? Their mindset is completely warped. You see 15-year-old boys talking about buying a Benz. And some actually do. How do they get the money? That's a gist for another day jare. But they're not interested in school, work, or anything requiring patience or hard work. They just want to earn illegally and live lavishly. Should we talk about their attitude to life? Very uncouth. Very reckless. You can even see them here on X. Disrespecting people, mocking people with honest jobs. Celebrating scammers as role models. No respect for anything except money and flex. Now tell me. What kind of kids will these boys raise? What kind of fathers will they become? Kids exposed to drugs from birth. Kids who grow up thinking "pressing" is the only way. Kids who will never understand delayed gratification, sacrifice, or integrity. This is not just about one generation. Broken boys raise broken children. And those children raise even more broken children. The scary part? Many of these boys have parents who are alive and well. But those parents are either too busy, too ignorant, or too afraid to discipline them. Some are even enablers. "My son is hustling." "At least he's not begging." No sir/ma. That's not all that matters. Because when your son disrespects a girl trying to earn honestly, that matters. When your son is popping pills at 17, that matters. When he's scamming people and buying bottles with the money, that matters. We are raising a generation of boys who don't know how to earn respect. They only know how to demand it. Boys who don't know how to build. They only know how to take. A tree that grows crooked from the root will never stand straight, no matter how much you water it. INALEGWU.