The director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Okonjo-Iweala, says she is still enjoying her job and has no plans of resigning as reported. On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that she considered resignation due to the “organisation’s...
The Director General (DG) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said the contributions of Nigerians at home and abroad could positively impact the nation’s economy to bring about peaceful coexistence. The DG said...
The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Mr. Tony Elumelu, yesterday urged governments and business leaders in Africa to prioritise youth empowerment and job creation...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans a $50 billion fund to end the COVID-19 pandemic. In a ‘Proposal to End the COVID-19 Pandemic’, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva emphasised the need to arrest rising human...
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to celebrate this year’s Africa Day in commemoration of African unity in this year’s UBA Africa Conversations. in a pre-event statement, the bank said the event, which is...
The European Union has written the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s ban of official foreign exchange for milk import, saying it distorts the balance of payment protocol. The WTO Director General,...
In a chain of visits yesterday, WTO DG, Dr Okonjo-Iweala was at the Presidential Villa to thank President Buhari for his support; and made separate visits to Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed and those of Industry,...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the newly elected director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has arrived in Nigeria for a one-week working visit. It is her first visit to Nigeria since she assumed office as the first female...
The new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has called on members of the organisation to “do things differently” to achieve reforms necessary to keep the global trade body relevant. Addressing the...
The new Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, started work this morning at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. She takes over the World Trade Organization today amid high expectations of a...