LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union has backed Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation position, pushing her closer to securing the votes that she needs to win the seat, a source with knowledge of the development told THEWILL moments ago. The EU will be issuing a formal statement shortly to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two women, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee are through to the final round of selection to become the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization, according to three anonymous sources that briefed Reuters on the development. With this development, the Geneva-based WTO will be…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The fallout of Brexit was evident after European Union (EU) governments yesterday snubbed the UK’s former Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, and expressed support for Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s candidate for the position of the Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the race enters the final…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has declared his support for Nigeria’s Former Finance Minister, Dr. Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala following her nomination for the post of Director, World Trade Organization (WTO). In a statement on Saturday, Obi stated that Okonjo-Iweala had the knowledge,…