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THE 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. The WTO earlier …

THE Anambra State government has urged President Buhari to mobilise leaders of European Union and African Union to use their influence in prevailing on the US government to endorse Dr. …

THE Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala emerges as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made this known …

FORMER Nigeria’s Finance Minister and one of contenders for the position of the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said she remained optimistic despite …

NGOZI Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the office of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, has emerged winner of the highly competitive race. It was gathered that the former minister …

THE European Union ambassadors yesterday reached a consensus on backing Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in the race for the World Trade Organisation’s top job, two of its officials said. Europe had …

FORMER Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday said at least 79 out of 164 member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have so far endorsed her bid to …

By Chris Otaigbe As the race to fill the top vacant seat of the World Trade Organization (WTO) heats up, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala has scaled the first of …