Tag: Okonjo Iweala
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Buhari meets WTO DG, Okonjo-Iweala in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the newly appointed Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Nigeria’s former finance minister, who is on a four-day official visit, was accompanied to the villa by the Ministers of Industry, Trade and Investment, Chief…
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WTO DG, Okonjo-Iweala to meet Buhari on Monday, to engage FG on growing Nigeria’s economy
The newly appointed Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who arrived Nigeria on a five-day working visit on Saturday has promised that WTO will assist Nigeria in improving its economy. The visit, designed to enable her appreciate the support of the federal government towards her emergence would see her hold…
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IWD: Win some, lose some, hope for the best -Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido Monday, the 8th of March 2021, is International Women’s Day (IWD), a global day for recognition and celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and girls, and raising awareness of the work left to be done. Women surely have something to celebrate this year. On January 20, Kamala…
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Swiss newspaper apologises to Okonjo-Iweala for labelling her ‘grandmother’
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Former Nigerian Finance Minister and the first woman and African to be appointed as Director-General of the World Trade Organization on Monday welcomed an apology from a Swiss newspaper that had labelled her as a ‘grandmother’ at expense of her professional status. “It is important & timely that they’ve apologised,” Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala…
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Two tales of the girl child – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido Last week, Nigeria took the world stage for all the right reasons. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, one of Nigeria’s finest, former minister of finance, former minister of foreign, former managing director of the World Bank and a fellow Deltan (let me also associate, others have been doing so for almost two weeks now),…
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Trump’s Aberrations, Biden’s Normalization And Okonjo-Iweala’s Ascension, By Magnus Onyibe
By magnus onyibe When my opinion piece titled “Coup In The Capitol Hill And The Divided States of America” which was focused on the insurrection by extremists who stormed the Capitol on 6 January this year was first published in the mass media on 11 January before being republished on LinkedIn platform a couple of…
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I was surprised Trump was against my bid for WTO Job – Okonjo-Iweala
Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says she was surprised that the administration of President Donald Trump could stand in her way of leading the World Trade Organisation (WTO). At a press briefing monitored on Monday, the new Director-General of WTO said she did not see it coming. She said she felt she had…
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Buhari reacts to Okonjo-Iweala’s confirmation as WTO DG – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says he has no doubt that Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will excel in her new position as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Following the confirmation of her appointment on Monday, President Buhari on behalf of the Federal Government and all Nigerians, warmly felicitated with Dr. Okonjo-Iweala on her…
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, catalyst and innovator for global finance and trade -Chido Nwangwu
By Chido Nwangwu She is a bold name member of the Nigerian diaspora — here in the United States, and globally. She is a catalyst for progressive change and innovation in the financial centers of the world — especially in development economics. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, PhD., is the quintessential technocrat who also understands the daily grind…
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Its Official! WTO meets next week to confirm Okonjo-Iweala as DG
Sequel to recent developments in the tight race for the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), all seems set by the organization to appoint Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its first female and first African leader next week. The global trade body announced Tuesday that it would hold a special meeting of its General…