LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has applauded a large number of voters for coming out en masse to vote in the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday. Okojo-Iweala made the revelation at her polling unit in Umuda Isingwu village, Umuahia, Abia state. The WTO DG, however,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Aggrieved Nigerians have taken to social media to berate the government of President Donald Trump for opposing former Nigeria’s finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the consensus candidate for the post of director-general of the World Trade Organisation. Lots of Nigerians expressed joy when it was announced that Dr Okonjo Iweala will…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has accepted the nomination of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as one of the candidates for the office of the director-general of the organisation. President Muhammadu Buhari had endorsed Okonjo-Iweala for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) top job last week. “Nigeria, on 9 June 2020, nominated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for…
China LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-China has funneled billions of dollars into aid, loans and business deals on the African continent in recent years. But as ties continue to strengthen, a former Nigerian finance minister has warned that Beijing-style economic governance will not work for Africa. “China has been very helpful,” particularly with building much-needed infrastructure…