Tag: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Peter Obi declares support for Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO ambition
Former vice-presidential candidate Peter Obi has declared his support for Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala following her nomination for the post of director-general...
Okonjo-Iweala asks Trump not to leave WTO
Nigeria's candidate to head the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged US President Donald Trump, or his successor, not to leave the...
ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO DG
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed a former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of Director-General of the...
Buhari nominates Okonjo-Iweala to head WTO
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated a former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Mrs Okonjo-Iweala was...
Okonjo-Iweala expresses support for Adesina amid AfDB probe
Former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has thrown her weight behind the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, as the bank’s board...
Coronavirus presents opportunity to reset Africa – Tony Elumelu
Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Elumelu, says the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world presents an opportunity to reset Africa...
Okonjo-Iweala appointed WHO coronavirus special envoy
Former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named a special envoy by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the newly inaugurated Access to...
Okonjo-Iweala appointed AU special envoy
Former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed special envoy of the African Union (AU) to mobilise international support for Africa’s efforts to address...
Okonjo-Iweala appointed on IMF’s advisory group
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has named Nigeria's former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a member of the External Advisory...
Coronavirus: Okonjo-Iweala corrects error of food distribution in Rwanda
Former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has corrected an error in a tweet about food distribution in Rwanda.
Mrs Okonjo-Iweala had tweeted early Wednesday of...