World Trade Organisation (WTO)
18 May 2024
A statement credited to the director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been deemed fabricated. Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister, said the statement circulated with her name was 'manufactured'. The WTO chief was alleged to have claimed to have sold a ‘bait’ to foreign investors to subscribe to the economic…
13 Mar 2024
World Trade Organisation (WTO) has inaugurated a $1.2 million Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) in Nigeria to boost food safety and others.
13 Mar 2024
Global merchandise trade could start to show some modest gains in the first quarter of 2024 after a weak performance last year, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Goods Trade Barometer report has revealed.
8 Feb 2024
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) member countries in Europe, United States of America (USA) and Asia to launch the Time Release Study (TRS), a tool for effective cargo clearance and trade facilitation. The launch of the TRS by NCS is in collaboration with the World Trade Organisation…
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