Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, has sent a condolence message to the Family of the Akunyili’s. The WTO DG expressed pain and sadness over the heartless killing of Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband of her late friend and former NAFDAC DG, Dora Akunyili. Yesterday, it was reported that Dr. Chike Akunyili was […]
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative, in a written statement yesterday “strongly backed the candidacy of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), clearing the path for the first woman and first African to lead the 26-year-old Organisation. It will be recalled that earlier the South Korea’s candidate for the […]
The World Trade Organisation on Tuesday acknowledged Nigeria’s nomination of a former Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of director-general. Announcing in a statement, WTO wrote, “Nigeria, on 9 June 2020, nominated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the post of WTO Director-General to succeed the current Director-General, Mr Roberto Azevêdo, who […]
The President, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.), has approved the nomination of a former Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of director-general of the World Trade Organisation. TheCable reported on Thursday that Buhari withdrew the candidacy of Yonov Agah, Nigeria’s permanent representative to WTO, for the same position. The election is […]