A Black woman will be the world’s top trade official for the first time
The path has been cleared for Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the first woman and the first African to lead ...
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Buhari, Okonjo-Iweala To Speak at Lagos’ 2021 Economic Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, are among dignitaries expected to speak at this year’s edition ...
Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala In Sight To Become WTO’s First Female DG as Myung-hee Exits Race
South Korean Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-hee, has withdrawn her bid to lead the World Trade Organization, leaving former Nigerian Finance ...
Top US Personalities Urge Biden To Endorse Nigeria’s Ngozi-Iweala For WTO DG
A group of top US personalities, including former senior government officials, academia, civil society and private sector have called on ...
US Opposes Okonjo-Iweala For WTO DG, Endorses South Korea’s Myung-hee
The United States has opposed Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the consensus candidate to lead the World Trade Organisation. Most WTO ...
European Parliament Endorses Okonjo-Iweala For WTO DG
European Parliament has backed former Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the World Trade Organization Director-General (WTO DG), preferring her ...
Buhari Promises Okonjo-Iweala Support in Emerging WTO DG
... Says He Helped Adesina Win AFDB Presidency President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, assured former Minister of Finance and Economy, Ngozi ...
Africa eyes the world’s top trade job — but spars over its candidate
A political heavy-hitter from Nigeria is shaking up the race to lead the World Trade Organization, but her immediate challenge ...
