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The first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will seek a second four-year term when her mandate expires next August. Okonjo’s spokesman Ismaila Dieng confirmed this in a statement on…
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The new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Saturday, arrived in Nigeria on a one-week working visit. Solacebase reports that she was received upon her arrival in the country on Saturday by the…
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Former Nigerian minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday assumed office as Director-General of the World Trade Organization. Mrs Okonjo-Iweala assumed office amid high expectations among stakeholders of the global trade body.…
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The United States’ government has explained why it is opposed to the selection of former Nigerian finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The U.S. made its position known late…
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Former Nigeria Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been elected Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). She polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Trade Minister. Read Also: Nigerian…
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