July 16, 2025
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Peter Obi Hails Okonjo-Iweala’s Emergence As WTO DG, Describes Her As A Shining Star

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LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has eulogised the newly-elected Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, describing her emergence as historic. By her election today, Okonjo-Iweala becomes the First Female and First African WTO Director-General. In a Congratulatory Message…

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U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Applauds Appointment Of Okonjo-Iweala To Head WTO

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LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS) — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce welcomed  announcement that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will become the seventh Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the first woman in the role since the organization’s creation in 1995. “The U.S. Chamber congratulates Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, whose appointment comes at a critical time for the…

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Okonjo-Iweala Finally Confirmed As Director-General Of World Trade Organisation

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LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Nigerian minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has emerged the first female Director-General of the World Trade Organization. Mrs Okonjo-Iweala was confirmed DG of the trade body in a statement by the WTO on Monday. The United States government had last week announced its endorsement of Mrs Okonjo-Iweala for the top…

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Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala Closes In On WTO Top Job After Rival Withdraws

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LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a step closer to becoming the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization, after a South Korean rival withdrew on Friday following months of uncertainty over the body’s leadership. Okonjo-Iweala faced opposition from the U.S. administration of former President Donald Trump after a WTO…

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Social Media Agog As Okonjo- Iweala Bags US Award Amid WTO Contention

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LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians on micro-bloging site, Twitter now believe the coast is clear for the United States to endorse former Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, as Director General of the World Trade Organisation after she was conferred winner of the 2020 International Service Award of the World Affairs Councils of America. Iweala, who…

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WTO Postpones Meeting Aimed At Breaking Leadership Impasse Till Further Notice

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LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Trade Organization has cancelled a meeting on Nov. 9 to decide on the appointment of Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the body’s next director general after the United States rejected her as a candidate. Trade sources said they thought a factor in the delay was that there had been no indication…

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WTO: Nigerians Attack US For Blocking Okonjo-Iweala As Consensus Candidate

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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…

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Nigeria Reaches Out To U.S., South Korea To Back Okonjo-Iweala For WTO Candidate

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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…

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