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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

March 8, 2022

IWD’s #BreakingTheBias: Top five bills for women quashed by Senate, Reps

Nigeria’s first couple, President Muhammadu Buhari and Aisha Buhari, set the tone for an awkward commemoration of women’s day.

January 22, 2022

From $2.1 billion left by Jonathan, Buhari depletes excess crude account to $35 million

The paltry status of the ECA has again raised concerns about Mr Buhari’s incompetence to utilise the nation’s resources judiciously.

October 31, 2021

Okonjo-Iweala, 236 others awarded Bankers Institute fellowship

The WTO chief was among 237 individuals conferred fellowships at the 2021 CIBN investiture programme in Lagos.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Credit: Twitter)
September 22, 2021

UNGA 76: Okonjo-Iweala, Patoranking, top politicians canvass COVID-19 vaccine equity

Okonjo-Iweala and award-winning singer Patoranking and others on Tuesday in New York to participate in a special event to discuss COVID-19 vaccine equity.

July 26, 2021

Disoriented unemployed Nigerian youths fuelling chaos in Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala

Disoriented and disorganised unemployed Nigerian youths are fuelling the chaos Nigeria is experiencing, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO’s DG.

July 7, 2021

Abdulahmid appointed new envoy to WTO

Until his appointment, Mr Abdulahmid was the Acting Head Charge d’ Affaires of Nigeria Trade Office to the WTO, Geneva, Switzerland.

World Trade Organisation (WTO)
April 23, 2021

Nigeria’s hostile political structure doesn’t allow for female presidency: Fayemi

Mrs Fayemi said feminism is gradually gaining ground in Nigeria owing to widespread belief that “women should have rights.”

April 7, 2021

Okonjo-Iweala, Omotola, Burna Boy make Forbes Africa’s icons list

Forbes also named Chimamanda Adichie, Davido, Wizkid, Olugbenga Agboola, and Mr Eazi on the list.

Okonjo-Iweala, Burna Boy and Omotola Jalade.
March 21, 2021

How Buhari, Osinbajo performed this week

The Nigerian leader issued a laundry of press releases signed by his spokespersons.

Muhammadu Buhari
March 17, 2021

Burna Boy, Wizkid’s Grammy are services to export: Okonjo-Iweala

“We are exporting so much of our creative arts abroad, and this seems to be encouraged,” she said.

Burna Boy and Wizkid