Tag: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

AfDB Adesina, WTO Okonjo-Iweala, Clinton at Roundtable in New York + PHOTOS

Adesupo Ososanya

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AFDB), on Tuesday, attended a roundtable with Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, two former United States secretaries of state. According to Victor Oladokun, senior advisor to Adesina, the executive roundtable was to discuss “unlocking and realising the benefits of inclusive job growth”. The roundtable was part of a sideline meeting at the 77th United Nations general assembly (UNGA) taking place in New York, Also in attendance were Bill Clinton, former US president, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

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BREAKING: Finally, Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala confirmed as WTO’s DG

Wonuola Olujobi

  Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist, has been confirmed as Director General (DG) by the World Trade Organization (WTO). Dr Okonjo-Iweala thereby becomes the first African and the first woman to head the WTO. Her appointment was confirmed on Monday. WTO members took the decision to appoint Okonjo-Iweala at a special meeting of the General Council, following a selection process that included eight candidates from around the world. WTO is the intergovernmental organization that is concerned with the regulation of international trade between nations. In a congratulatory message, President…

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Okonjo-Iweala’s selection as WTO DG postponed “untill further notice”

Aoko Benjamin

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has postponed a general council meeting set for Monday, November 9, where members were expected to review whether to select their next Director- General (DG), Bloomberg reported yesterday. According to the news outlet, the decision will delay the WTO’s ability to confirm Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first African and first woman to lead the organisation in its 25-year history. The statement obtained by Bloomberg said that the meeting would be postponed until further notice and that the chairman of the WTO general council will…

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