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http://ift.tt/2qPhDFX Award winning Nigerian singer, Harrysong will on Sunday the 28th of May, 2016 share the Real Deal Experience stage with music star, Orezi at the C.S. Park in Aba, Abia State. The duo will be joined by live band, Tipsy Kelvano and popular comedian, De Don who will be hosting the show. Harrysong and Orezi who last worked together on the hit song “Raggae Blues” in 2015 will collaborate once again on the Legend Real Deal Experience stage. Speaking on the impending performance, Orezi enthused, “Uyo was amazing but Aba will be different because Harrysong will be joining us. He’s an amazing performer and I know the Aba people will have a great time. The Real Deal Experience is a great way of meeting my core fans and I’m excited to meet more of them in Aba. I have to commend Legend for their efforts on this.” Harrysong also added that, “It’s my first time on the Real Deal Experience and from what I know about it, the show allows for Nigerian stars to showcase their ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Naira on Thursday gained N2 against the dollar at the parallel market as it was traded at N386 to the dollar, stronger than the N388 it closed on Wednesday. At the same segment, the pound sterling and the Euro closed at N495 and N425, respectively. At the Bureau De Change (BDC), the naira was N362 to the dollar, while the pound sterling and the Euro exchanged for N492 and N423, respectively. The naira was exchanged at N305.6 to the dollar at the interbank. Currency traders said that the weekly offering of foreign exchange to BDCs by the CBN was paying off and restoring stability to the exchange rate. Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, the President of Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), said that he expected the naira to continue to appreciate in the coming weeks. Gwadabe said that BDCs had taken measures to ensure that they would not run foul of the law in the foreign exchange market.   The post Naira strengthens, gains N2 against dol...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Sylvester Emmanuel , Nigeria’s number two-ranked tennis player who lost 3-6, 4-6 to Canadian Brayden Schnur on Wednesday, said experience kept the North American ahead of him. Emmanuel however had qualified for the Round of 16 after beating US-based Aron Pierce on Tuesday in the ongoing second edition of Dayak Tennis Championship. In an interview with nwesmen in Abuja, Emmanuel acknowledged that his opponent preformed better. “ The Canadian player was better and his experience enables him to unleash his skills and didn’t give me chance to do what I needed to do. “He played well and his experience was well above mine, which kept him ahead of me. “This is a process anyway. You learn from each game and you move on,” he said. Schnur, who was in Nigeria for the first time and had to change his shirt twice in the match, said the hot weather did not affect his style of play. “I changed my shirt because the weather is hot and I was sweating, though I ensured that t...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Manchester United’s manager Jose Mourinho will be putting all his eggs in one basket when he leads out his team against Celta Vigo at Old Trafford on Thursday. The main aim will be to move a step closer to ensuring UEFA Champions League football for next season. The Portuguese coach has made no secret of the fact he has prioritised winning the Europa League over a top-four Premier League finish. He has seen it as the best route for United to secure a place in Europe’s elite club competition once again in 2017-18. Mourinho takes his side into the Europa League semi-final second leg against Celta on Thursday, protecting a 1-0 lead comfortably earned in Spain. The result has made United to be looking hot favourites to reach the final in Stockholm on May 24. He effectively gave up the challenge of earning Champions League qualification through United’s Premier League placing. This was when he decided not to field his strongest team at Arsenal on Sunday and paid...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said the commission was committed to making future elections in the country better than the 2015 exercise. Yakubu made the pledge when he received the new United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington at INEC headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja. He expressed gratitude to the U.S. Government for its commendation of the 2015 polls. According to him, you have noted that the elections were well organised and were of international standard and accepted, contrary to situation in the past where there were protests on the street after elections. “After the 2015 elections, there were jubilations on the streets and this further underscored the achievement of the commission and the steps that Nigeria has taken towards consolidating its democracy. “We appreciate your kind words; 2015 was a defining moment for Nigeria elections, but we want to assure you that the commission i...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has advised candidates for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) not to panic over the delay in getting their examination centres. Dr Fabian Benjamin, the Head of Media and Information of the board gave the advice in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. Benjamin said although the crosschecking of prospective candidates data would end by 9p.m on Saturday none of them has been given examination centre. He said that candidates would be given their examination centres before the examination date. “Candidates are just concluding their registrations, so no one has received centre for the examination starting from May 13. “Hopefully by next week they will start getting their centres, so there is no cause for worry,” he said. He, nevertheless, urged all the UTME candidates to always check their emails for further updates. The Joint Admission and Matri...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Abuja – The World Bank on Thursday in Abuja pledged to support the country’s auditing process to ensure transparency and accountability. Mr Edward Olowo-Okere, the Banks Director on Governance Global Practice, said this during a visit to the Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr Anthony Ayine. “ We want to support the process so that the accounts are completed on time; that the audits is completed on time and laid before parliament. “And parliament also is able to do their own part of reviewing the audited accounts and take actions on time also with the executive arm responding to the recommendations that have been made by the public accounts committee.’’ He said that timeliness was an important factor in the accountability process and the bank would assist the government in achieving the process. “It is important for the public accounts committee to review on time and take appropriate actions, so all these things must be done timely for there to be proper ac...