The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has clarified that despite contentious disqualification from the African Union, that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is still eligible to contest for the office of Director General of…
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No rules against substitution – Nigeria defends Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO nomination
The Nigerian government has fired back at the African Union over its rejection of the nomination of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to contest for the office of the director-general of the World Trade…
African Union disqualifies Okonjo-Iweala from vying for WTO Director-General
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been disqualified from contesting for the office of the Director General of the World Trade Organisation by the African Union. The disqualification is coming after President Buhari withdrew the…
Africa is suffering from “Battered Wife Syndrome” HE Arikana Chihombori Quao
In lieu of its African conference hitherto billed to hold in Freetown April, the African Women Leadership Organisation, AWLO, convened a 3-hour Zoom conference with attendees from five continents including HE…
Okonjo-Iweala Bags New Africa Union Appointment
Former Nigerian Minister of Finance and renowned economist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed as a Special Envoy of the African Union to mobilize international support to cushion the effect of COVID-19…