Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
12 Oct
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Wednesday, described the national honours award bestowed on some notable Nigerians, including Igbo sons and daughters, by President Muhammadu Buhari as well deserved.
5 Oct
The World Trade Organization on Wednesday dramatically lowered its global trade forecast for 2023, as Russia's war in Ukraine and other shocks take their toll on the world economy. "Today the global economy faces multi-prong crises. Monetary tightening is weighing on growth across much of the world," WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told reporters in Geneva.…
27 Sep
The World Trade Organization's chief said Tuesday she believes the world is heading towards a global recession due to multiple colliding crises and called for radical policies to revive growth.
26 Sep
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, erstwhile president of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba and one-time chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, have decried lack of purposeful leadership in Nigeria.
10 Sep
The Director of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and author, Chimamanda Adichie recently met in Europe.
7 Jul 2022
The Director General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and President of AFREXIM Bank, Benedict Oramah, will dialogue with others at the Lekki Free Zone’s maiden investment summit, which will hold on September 30, 2022 at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
12 Jun 2022
The World Trade Organization chief voiced cautious optimism Sunday as global trade ministers gather to tackle food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.
23 May 2022
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo received the 2021 Leadership Person of the Year Award in Abuja on Tuesday May 16, 2022 from Leadership newspaper, one of the nation’s leading daily newspapers. Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance...
18 May 2022
Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC Limited) is to be unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on July 18.
14 Mar 2022
As recently as seven or eight years ago, I would have reacted with disdain and disgust if you had suggested that I would ever enter the murky waters of Nigerian politics.
9 Mar 2022
During his 85th birthday celebration in Abeokuta, Ogun State, over the week- end, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo advised Nigerians to carefully select the leader that can bring desired trans- formation, not based on ethnicity, but skill set. He said: “If we look hard, widely and fairly, and we bring objectivity, national interest and patriotism to bear,…
14 Jan 2022
We live in a world that is transforming, where norms are disrupted at the speed of light. However, a dimension of disruption that I still look forward to – the transfer of presidential power to the womenfolk.
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