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President Tinubu celebrates Okonjo-Iweala, Adeola, Adesina on UNILAG Honours

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2025 0

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization; Mr. Fola Adeola, co-founder of Guaranty Trust Bank; and Mr. Kola Adesina, Managing Director of Sahara Power Group, on receiving honorary doctorate degrees from the University

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On Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s birthday, President Tinubu extends his congratulations

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2024 0

President Bola Tinubu extends his warm congratulations to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on her 70th birthday. President Tinubu rejoices with the remarkable leader and her family on this momentous occasion. The President extols the former Minister of Finance for her service to the nation and efforts towards building resilient

Opinion

Opinion: WTO Leadership Tussle: The Rules versus the Deals

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2020 0

The American obstacle to the emergence of Nigeria and Africa’s candidate, (WTO) Okonjo-Iweala is a reflection of what has come to be the stumbling block of growth in global trade and its inevitable negative impact on the welfare of nations as predicated on the gains from subdued high tariff regimes. The World Trade Organisation has […]

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Federal Govt steps up push for Okonjo-Iweala as WTO’s DG

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2020 0

The Federal Government has reiterated its backing for the candidacy of former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in spite of the initial opposition to her emergence by the United States of America. The Buhari administration made its intention known on Thuersday, while reacting to […]

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VIDEO: Okonjo-Iweala: How US delegation opposed her nomination

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2020 0

The WTO Council Chair, David Walker, has said the United States is the only delegation that refused to vote the Nigerian candidate, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become WTO Director-General, Daily Times gathered. The announcement was summed up by the spokesman of WTO, Keith Rockwell saying: “The candidate that had the best chance of attaining a consensus […]

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Confusion, uncertainty as United States opposes Okonjo-Iweala as WTO boss

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2020 0

In its bid to elect a new leader, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been plunged into confusion and uncertainty after the United States rejected Nigeria’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the global organization’s next directorgeneral. Earlier on Wednesday, the coast was clear that the former Nigerian finance minister would become the first African director-general of […]

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WTO: Okonjo-Iweala’s victory, rewarding, a mirror of greater Nigeria — Secondus

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2020 0

By Tunde Opalana The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has welcomed the emergence of Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first female and African Director-General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Daily Times gathered. Prince Secondus in a congratulatory message from his media office in

Africa News

Forum canvasses support for Okonjo-Iweala over nomination as WTO’s D-G

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2020 0

Pan African Business Forum (PABF) has declared its support for Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Nigerian Finance Minister as Director-General for the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Daily Times gathered. Dr Ladislas Agbesi, the Beninoise and Ghanaian President of PABF, made this known in a telephone interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. He commended […]

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Okonjo-Iweala disqualified from contesting for world trade organisation DG by African Union

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2020 0

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been disqualified from contesting for the office of the Director General of the World Trade Organisation by the African Union. The disqualification is coming after President Buhari withdrew the nomination of Fedrick Agah and replaced him with Okonjo-Iweala. The office of the legal counsel at the African Union had said that […]

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Okonjo-Iweala Blamed Over Comment On Unpaid Salary Arrears

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2015 0

Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been faulted for blaming governors for their inability to pay salaries ranging from two to six months. Okonjo-Iweala ‎had said state governors should be blamed for the delay or non-payment of salaries in their respective states. But the Executive Secretary, Ayedire Local Government, Mr Gbenga Ogunkanmi, argued that […]

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I Have Not Disowned PWC Report- Okonjo Iweala

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

  Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating minister of the economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has dismissed recent reports making the rounds in some section of the media alleging that she has “disowned” the audit firm PriceWaterCoopers (PWC) According to Okonjo-Iweala, her recent statement denying the allegation that she appointed the firm to audit the accounts

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FG to Pay N156bn Fuel Subsidy Fee to Oil Marketers Tomorrow

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2015 0

  The Federal Government on Wednesday expressed concern over the fuel scarcity being witnessed in some parts of the country, stating that oil marketers would on Thursday receive the sum of N156 billion as payment for fuel subsidy. The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, stated this while speaking during an interview with journalists shortly […]

Headlines News Nigeria

NNPC ‘Missing’ Funds Exceed $1.48bn – APC

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2015 0

• Diezani: We’ve started repaying •Says ‘No plan to flee Nigeria’   Far from being over, the controversy over alleged missing oil remittances may have only just begun. Although the outgoing government of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says forensic report has put the figure at $1.48 billion dollars, the incoming party, the All Progressives […]

Headlines Nigeria

Only Unity Can Stop Terrorism – Soyinka, Okonjo-Iweala

Ihesiulo Grace 18 March 2015 0

The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka have said that only a united effort by Nigerians can stop terrorism. They spoke at a National Rally Against Terror, organised by the Nigerians Unite Against Terror (NUAT), a group co-coordinated by Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin […]

Politics

APC Berates FG over Lingering Fuel Scarcity

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2015 0

The All Progressive Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has on Monday described as disheartening the level of continued suffering by Nigerians due to the worsening fuel supply situation in Nigeria and failure of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration under President Goodluck Jonathan to address the ugly situation in the country. Deputy