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Forbes Names Okonjo-Iweala Among Top 100 Most Powerful Women

Mayowa Oladeji Dec 6, 2023 0

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been listed on Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women list. According to Forbes’ 20th annual ranking released on Tuesday, the distinguished Nigerian…

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Okonjo-Iweala Debunks Reports Of Threats On Life After Visit To Tinubu

Mayowa Oladeji Aug 9, 2023 0

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organisation, refuted a fabricated claim that she had received death threats after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Tuesday. In a statement by her Media…

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Named Among Time’s 100 Most Influential People Of 2021

Edna Wande Sep 16, 2021 0

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of World Trade Organisation (WTO), has been named in Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for 2021. Time Magazine’s annual list of 100 most influential people in the world accords…

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WTO’s Okonjo-Iweala Appoints Two Women As Deputy DGs For The First Time Ever

Edna Wande May 4, 2021 0

World Trade Organization head, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has on Tuesday named two women as part of newly chosen four Deputy Director Generals for the first time in its history. The new director-general, who herself is the first woman and the…

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Burna Boy, Wizkid, Funke Akindele, Other Nigerians Make Forbes 100 African…

Edna Wande Apr 7, 2021 0

Forbes Magazine has listed Burna Boy, Grammy-award winner; Chimamanda Adichie, novelist; and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general, among its top African icons. In Forbes Africa’s new issue, the top-100 …

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Makes Statement With Beautiful Ankara Dress As She Resumes As WTO DG Today…

Amirah Kuale Mar 1, 2021 0

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the new director-general of the World Trade Organization — the first African and first woman to hold the post — has arrived at its Geneva headquarters for her first day on the job on Monday, March 1. The 66-year-old…

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US Finally Endorses Okonjo-Iweala For WTO Job

Edna Wande Feb 5, 2021 0

United States’ government led by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris has reportedly endorsed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, for the office of director-general of World Trade Organisation (WTO). According to AFP, the office…

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: WTO Postpones Meeting For Selection Of New DG

Edna Wande Nov 6, 2020 0

World Trade Organisation has postponed a meeting where members are expected to pick a new Director-General after the United States blocked the favoured candidate, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from being selected. WTO’s 164 member states had…

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US Opposes Appointment Of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala As WTO’s Director General

Edna Wande Oct 28, 2020 0

United States has reportedly opposed the appointment of Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the new Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) by consensus, despite cross-regional support for her.…

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Breaking: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Emerges First African And First Female DG Of World Trade Organization

Edna Wande Oct 28, 2020 0

Former Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged the first African and first female Director General of World Trade Organization in 25-year history of the global trade body. Okonjo-Iweala, who is the former managing director…

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WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Advances To Final Stage

Tunde Serano Oct 7, 2020 0

Former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has advanced to the final round in the race to become Director-General of the World Trade Organization. Members of the Geneva-based trade body also selected South Korea’s Yoo…