Tag: Okonjo
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African Trade Unions Hail Dr Okonjo, Insist Trade Rules Respect Workers Rights, Create Decent Jobs
African trade unionists have tasked the new Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to ensure that global trade agreements promote workers’ rights, eradicate poverty and guarantee sustainable industrial development in the world. The appointment of Dr Okonjo Iweala, the first female African Director General was agreed on 15 February 2021 by the…
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Buhari condoles Okonjo-Iweala over father’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over the passing to glory of the patriarch of the family, Obi Chukuka Okonjo, 91. He was a professor of mathematics, university administrator, international consultant and traditional ruler. The President commiserated with government and people of Delta State, the…
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Ex-finance Minister, Ngonzi Okonjo-Iweala’s father is dead
Chukuka Okonjo, a professor and father of Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is dead. The mathematics professor was 91. His death was announced by Mrs Okonjo-Iweala’s spokesperson, Paul Nwabuikwu. “He died in Lagos soon after he arrived from a trip to the United States of America and Ghana. We are immensely grateful that his…