Tag: WTO
Okonjo-Iweala makes history as first female WTO DG
Nigeria's former minister of finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
The body confirmed her appointment on...
Genevieve celebrates Okonjo-Iweala on prospective WTO top job
Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji has celebrated Nigeria’s former minister of finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who is set to become the first woman and first African...
WTO: Okonjo-Iweala left as sole candidate as South Korean minister withdraws
Nigeria’s former minister of finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to become the first woman and first African director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO)...
WTO: Community holds prayer summit for Okonjo-Iweala
Following the hitches around the naming of a former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Umuda Isingwu...
Okonjo-Iweala battles US opposition on road to WTO top job
The World Trade Organisation's effort to select by consensus Nigeria's former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its next director-general hit a brick wall on...
Okonjo-Iweala scales WTO first voting round
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) members have retained a former Nigerian minister of finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala while removing three candidates from the race to...
Dangote endorses Okonjo-Iweala to lead WTO
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has expressed his support for former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the ideal candidate to lead the World Trade...
Peter Obi declares support for Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO ambition
Former vice-presidential candidate Peter Obi has declared his support for Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala following her nomination for the post of director-general...
Okonjo-Iweala asks Trump not to leave WTO
Nigeria's candidate to head the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged US President Donald Trump, or his successor, not to leave the...
ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO DG
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed a former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of Director-General of the...