The National Youth Service Corps-NYSC has warned its drivers to be conscious of their health and conditions of their vehicles at all times in order to ensure their safety and that of other road users.

A statement issued by the NYSC Director (Press and Public Relations), Eddy Megwa, said its Director-General, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, stated this in his address at a workshop organised for NYSC drivers.

According to him, the physical and mental health of all drivers is very critical to their overall performance. He stated further that in order to avoid fatal road accidents, all drivers must take their health seriously and adopt healthy lifestyles. 

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Ibrahim stated that road accidents have claimed many lives in recent times with some of the causative factors attributable to stress, sleep deprivation, fatigue, drunkenness, illness, bad eyesight, and drug abuse, among others. 

The Director-General said that as management was committed to the enhancement of the welfare and efficiency of staff, it would also intensify efforts aimed at safe driving among NYSC drivers.

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has tasked its officials to adhere strictly to its guidelines as the 2022 exercise begins for over 1.7 million candidates nationwide.
The board gave the directive in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar in Abuja. It stated that biometric verification would be the only mode for admittance of candidates into the examination centre. 

The board said strict adherence to the directive was required by all involved.
JAMB had reiterated that all candidates would be checked into the examination hall, using the Biometric Verification Machine (BVM) which would also serve as a register of attendance, in line with its policy. 

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It urged officials to ensure no candidate was kept waiting if he or she could not be verified, but to ensure such candidate was recaptured at the centre before leaving.

The board further stated that only genuine cases would be subsequently treated in cases of biometric hitch. JAMB also urged its officials to ensure that all report forms provided for the exercise were accurately filled and completed.

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Karim Benzema scored an extra-time penalty as Real Madrid pulled off another astonishing comeback in the Champions League to stun Manchester City 3-1 yesterday and book a showdown with Liverpool in the final.

City looked certain to go through when Riyad Mahrez put them 1-0 up and 5-3 ahead on aggregate but Rodrygo, on as a substitute, scored an incredible late double, his goals in the 90th and 91st minutes sending the tie to extra time.

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With City still reeling, Real Madrid landed the knock-out blow as Benzema earned and then converted a spot-kick to snatch a 6-5 win on aggregate, with another remarkable fightback at the Santiago Bernabeu added to the club’s long list of magical European nights.

Reports say Like PSG and Chelsea before them, City will wonder how they emerged as losers from a match they largely controlled and there will be fresh scrutiny too on coach Pep Guardiola, who, for all his success, goes another year without leading City to the European glory they so crave.

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The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of 725.5 billion naira as Federation Account revenue for March to the Federal Government, states, and local government areas.

This was contained in a communique issued at the end of a virtual meeting of the FAAC for April.

The 725.571 billion naira total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of 521.169 billion naira and the distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of 204.402 billion naira.

In March 2022, the total deductions for the cost of collection were N44.411 billion, and the total deductions for statutory transfers, refunds, and savings were 382. 826 billion naira. The balance in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) was $35.372 million.

Manchester City edged to a dramatic 4-3 victory against Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal at the Etihad Stadium.

Kevin De Bruyne netted a header inside two minutes to hand City a dream start before Gabriel Jesus slotted home shortly after to extend their lead. Madrid striker Karim Benzema struck a well-taken volley later in the first half to snatch a goal back, but City’s Phil Foden scored a header in the opening minutes of the second half to restore their two-goal lead.

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Pep Guardiola’s side looked dominant throughout and midfielder Bernardo Silva gave City some breathing room once again when he netted a powerful strike from just inside the box, but a handball from defender Aymeric Laporte handed Benzema a penalty, which he sublimely converted with a dinked finish over Ederson. However, the two sides will meet again in the return leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on May 4 for a place in the final.

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