Tag: WTO DG
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WTO DG, Okonjo-Iweala shuts down resignation, interest in 2023 presidential slot rumours
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has declared that she is not interested in vying for Nigeria’s presidency in 2023.
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Another history made as WTO DG, Okonjo-Iweala appoints two women to deputy leadership positions
World Trade Organization head Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Tuesday named two women to the WTO’s four deputy leader jobs for the first time in its history. The new director-general, herself the first woman and the first African to lead the WTO appointed of the United States and Costa Rica’s Anabel Gonzalez, along with Jean-Marie Paugam of…
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Nigerian economy on the verge of collapse, needs urgent reform – WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday said Nigeria maybe heading towards economic collapse if it failed to immediately embark on diversification from oil to other sources for survival. The two term former finance minister highlighted some steps the nation can take to avert imminent economic collapse in no…
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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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Photos: Okonjo-Iweala makes first official visit to Nigeria as WTO DG
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has made her first visit to Nigeria since she assumed office. She was received upon her arrival in the country on Saturday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo. Okonjo-Iweala told reporters in Abuja, the nation’s capital…
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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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WTO DG: Buhari thanks Biden for removing ‘last obstacle’ in Okonjo-Iweala’s path
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as welcome development the pronouncement of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, signifying withdrawal of the country’s objection to the emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director General of World Trade Organisation (WTO). The Nigerian leader made his feelings known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant…
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WTO DG: U.S. officially declares support for Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala after South Korea candidate’s withdrawal from race
The United States on Friday said it was now backing Nigeria’s candidate for the top job at the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the United States, under the administration of Donald Trump, had favoured South Korea’s Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee. But Ms Myung-hee, earlier on Friday, announced that she was abandoning…
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Why we don’t support Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala as next WTO DG – U.S.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has explained why the President Donald Trump led administration is opposed to the selection of former Nigerian finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The United States said it supported instead Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee. She is “a bona fide trade…
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Dangote endorses Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job
Nigerian billionaire and business mogul, Mr Aliko Dangote, has backed former Finance Minister, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to become the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Mr Dangote in a series of tweet showed his support for Mrs Okonjo-Iweala, 66, who is one of the eight candidates vying for the position which has just…