LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s former minister of finance and the frontrunner in the WTO DG race, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is set to be named the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after South Korea reportedly decided to withdraw its Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-hee from the race. According to the Washington Trade Daily, Seoul is…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is reaching out to the United States and South Korea to persuade them to back its pick to head the World Trade Organization, the trade ministry said on Friday, after the candidate’s last-minute rejection threw the selection process into confusion. The United States on Wednesday voiced its opposition to former Nigerian…
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Trade Organization’s bid to select a new leader was plunged into uncertainty on Wednesday after the United States rejected the Nigerian woman proposed as the global trade watchdog’s next director-general. Just six days before the U.S. election in which trade is a hot topic, Washington struck another blow at the…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump has announced he is postponing the G7 until at least September and wants to invite four additional countries to the summit: Russia, Australia, India and South Korea. “I’m postponing it because I don’t feel as a G7 it probably represents what’s going on in the world. It’s a very…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Persistent reports have suggested that some patients who have recovered from the novel coronavirus have relapsed, but a South Korean study suggests this is not the case. Scientists investigated after 277 patients in the country were reported as having fallen ill or tested positive a second time. But the researchers said that…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Defending World Cup Champions Germany suffered a humiliating exit from Russia 2018 after finishing bottom of Group F. Germany finished bottom in the group after a 2-0 defeat against South Korea. Sweden topped the group after a 3-0 win against Mexico. South Korea are also going home but two very late goals…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate, Thursday, ordered for the immediate deportation SAMSUNG Managing Director, Young Ho Jo, back to South Korea by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS. Senator Solomon Adeola, chairman of the Senate ad-hoc committee probing the over $16.35 billion Egina Oil Field Project made this disclosure. Adeola, who represents Lagos West senatorial district,…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has again added his voice to the call for the restructuring of Nigeria. Presenting the keynote address at the 2018 Annual Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association, Owerri Branch, Obi said that since the present structure was not working, the need for…