’Eko Hot Blog reports that Hon. Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) on Tuesday visited Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The NiDCOM boss was received at the Director General’s Office, World Trade Organization, situated at the Centre William Rappard in Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Tuesday, met with President Bola Tinubu at presidential villa, Abuja, where she revealed that the president is not unaware of the pains Nigerians are undergoing at the moment. Okonjo-Iweala, who was accompanied to the Villa by former Minister … Read more
Recently , Dr Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala visited Nigeria for the first time after she assumed office, as the Director General of World Trade Organization. After she arrived the country, she was welcomed by some Government officials at the Airport. And afterwards, she went to the State House (Presidential Villa), where she had a meeting with … Read more
Okonjo-Iweala tasks Africa on e-commerce Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the newly appointed Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO) has charged the African continent on the use of e-commerce and value addition processes to engender global competitiveness in world trading. Okonjo-Iweala gave the charge on Tuesday during a virtual interview session anchored by Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide … Read more
Onyeama congratulates Okonjo-Iweala Onyeama congratulated Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, on her appointment via his Twitter handle @geoffreyonyeama on Monday. You May Also Like Okonjo-Iweala Will Excel In Her New Role As WTO Head – Buhari Okonjo-Iweala To Be Confirmed First Female WTO Boss Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, … Read more
Okonjo-Iweala becomes the first African and first female to lead the WTO 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. Following the confirmation of her appointment on Monday, President Buhari congratulated Okonjo-Iweala on her appointment … Read more
Okonjo-Iweala becomes the first African and first female DG of the WTO A former Nigerian minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been confirmed the first female Director-General of the World Trade Organization. She was announced the new DG of the trade body in a statement by the WTO on Monday. The United States government had … Read more
Okonjo-Iweala is now set to become the first female leader of the WTO. The United States, on Friday, said it was now backing Nigeria’s candidate, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to lead the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The US, under the administration of Donald Trump, had favoured South Korea’s Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee. But Myung-hee, earlier on Friday, … Read more
The Nigerian Economist’s selection was hindered by the former Trump administration Top US government officials wrote an open letter to President Joe Biden calling for his backing of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala She showed her appreciation via social media YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Forbes Insists Jeff Bezos Is The Richest Not Elon Musk Biden Lifts Trump’s US Entry … Read more
Former minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has warned that those using Nigerian children as ‘pawn’ must be held accountable. She stated this on her official Twitter page while reacting to the abduction of over 300 students from the Government Science Secondary school, Kankara in Katsina State. The former Minister described the incident as a … Read more
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Vaccine Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021, a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. The statement quoted Okonjo-Iweala as disclosing this after … Read more
Ekohotblog, 28th October, 2020 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed to be the new Director-General of the World Trade Organization. However there has been an unexpected glitch in the process. The United States representative at World Trade Organization took to the floor to insist that South Korea’s candidate remained a contender, and that Washington will not recognise … Read more
World Trade Organization members removed three candidates from the race to be the next director-general of the body and plan to reduce the contestants to two final candidates in the coming weeks. Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, still remained in the race, according to Bloomberg on Friday. Okonjo-Iweala is a former finance minister in Nigeria and former … Read more
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday in Geneva stressed the need for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to elect a credible candidate based on merit for the position of Director-General. Okonjo-Iweala who is among the eight candidates vying for the position, stated this while answering questions from newsmen at a press conference held shortly after her … Read more
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution, giving their support to Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to clinch the post of Director General of World Trade Organisation, WTO. The motion to back the ex-Managing Director of the World Bank was sponsored by Minority Leader of the House, Rep. Ndudi Godwin Elumelu … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former minister of finance, as a special envoy for the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) accelerator. She is to serve alongside Andrew Witty, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, in the same capacity. The duo is expected to mobilise international commitment to the initiative. Tedros Ghebreyesus, … Read more
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as a member of the country’s Economic Advisory Council. Okonjo-Iweala’s is the present Board Chair of GAVI, present Board Chair ARCapacity and former Managing Director Operations, World Bank. Cyril Ramaphosa is the chairman of the council which comprises local and … Read more
The former Minister of Finance and Chairman, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has tasked the Federal Government on the need to improve on immunisation coverage. Okonjo-Iweala made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Thursday. She commended the Federal Government for efforts … Read more