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WTO: Despite opposition from US, AU reiterates its full support for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

DESPITE the stiff opposition from the United States, the African Union has reiterated its full support for Nigeria’s candidate,...

Why Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala should lead the World Trade Organization

IN the coming weeks, the World Trade Organization faces an historic choice. For the first time in its 25-year history, a woman will be named Director-General. The finalists have been narrowed to two outstanding candidates—Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, and Yoo Myung-hee, the current Minister of Trade in South Korea.
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What Nigeria government is doing to realize Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO bid – Foreign Affairs

THE Nigeria government has said it will continue to work with relevant stakeholders in the World Trade Organization to...

US explains why it opposes Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO bid

THE office of the United States trade representative has issued a statement to explain why the United States is...
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WTO election: EU endorses Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala, as US backs her South Korean counterpart

ALL 27 European Union (EU) governments have thrown their weight behind Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to head the World Trade...

WTO Elections: Odds against Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala

NIGERIA'S Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, one of Africa’s most respected technocrats, has locked horns with seven other candidates gunning for the...
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