Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described appointments of Governor Chukwuma Soludo and Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as probably the best he made during his tenure. He said Soludo, who worked closely with him as an economic adviser, “never misadvised me”, adding that his performance impressed him so much so
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The South East zonal leadership of thr Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has congratulated Dr. Okonjo- Iweala, deecribing her as a “Great Nigerian, a Fine PDP Export.” In a statement, the National Vice Chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Southeast Zone, Chief Ali Odefa said, “I am proud to congratulate my sister and Nigerian Icon, Dr. Ngozi
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, says she was surprised that President Donald Trump’s administration could stand in her way of leading the World Trade Organisation (WTO). At a press briefing monitored by DailyTrust, the new Director-General of WTO said she did not see it coming. She said she felt she had a good understanding
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been confirmed as director-general of the World Trade Organization on Monday, making her the first woman and the first African to lead the global trade body. Okonjo-Iweala was appointed by the WTO after the last remaining rival candidate, South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee, withdrew from the race. She will take up
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Former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is set to be appointed as its first female and first African to lead the World Trade Organization next week. The organisation made this known in a statement titled, ‘WTO General Council to consider the appointment of next Director-General’, on its website on Tuesday. The global trade body
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The United States government on Friday declared its “strong support” for Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to lead the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The US Trade Representative in a statement confirming President Joe Biden administration’s support for the Nigerian candidate, said the former World Bank’s managing director has a “wealth of knowledge
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The United States has explained the reason it moved against the election of former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next Director-general of the World Trade Organisation, WTO. According them, it was the fact that the UN agency was in dire need of reform which must be driven by ‘’someone with real, hands-on experience.’’ In
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Former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has advanced to the final round in the race to lead the World Trade Organization. Members of the Geneva-based trade body also selected South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee. The final two were selected from a list of five candidates. The initial pool of eight candidates to replace Roberto Azevedo,
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The Federal Government of Nigeria is not taking anything for granted in other to ensure Dr Mrs Ngozi Okonjo Iweala emerges as the Director General World Trade Organisation (WTO) In line with its resolve to ensure the Nigeria candidate for the position scales through the minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, inaugurated a
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Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s Media Aide, Paul Nwabuikwu, has accused some Nigerians of sabotaging his principal, Okonjo-Iweala’s campaign to head the World Trade Organisation. This was contained in a statement on Friday with the title, “Ongoing efforts to misrepresent Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s campaign for director-general of the World Trade Organisation.” Nwabuikwu wrote, “It has come to
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