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 …
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WTO DG: Anambra govt urges Buhari to mobilise EU, AU leaders to prevail on Trump to endorse Okonjo-Iweala
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 …
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WTO DG: 79 countries throw weight behind Okonjo-Iweala
by Prince Tobyby Prince TobyFORMER 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 …
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WTO DG: Okonjo-Iweala scales first of a 3-round voting, as three dropped out
by Prince Tobyby Prince TobyBy 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 …