Political Economist

Top Menu

  • Home
  • About us
  • Contact us

Main Menu

  • Local News
  • World News
  • Business & Economy
  • Sports
  • Commentaries
  • Home
  • About us
  • Contact us

logo



Political Economist

  • Local News
  • World News
  • Business & Economy
  • Sports
  • Commentaries
  • LASG SET TO REMOVE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON PROPOSED WORKERS SCHEME

  • COVID-19: We must focus on opportunities the pandemic provides, make the best of the situation – Osinbajo

  • Armed Forces Remembrance Day : Boko Haram is weaker today than in 2015 – Presidency

  • EPL: Iwobi scores as Everton beat Wolves; Pogba powers Man United to top of table

  • LAGOS CBD INTENSIFIES SENSITISATION ON SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19

Local News
Home›Local News›Buhari meets ex-Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at Aso Villa

Buhari meets ex-Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at Aso Villa

By Admin
October 12, 2020
241
0
WTO
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed door with the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Okonjo-Iweala is contesting for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

She has already emerged as one of the final two candidates for the position.

The agenda between the president and Okonjo-Iweala was unknown to newsmen as at the time of filing this report.

The former minister’s visit to the Villa might not be unconnected with her efforts to clinch the WTO’s position.

A presidency source told NAN that Okonjo-Iweala was in the villa to seek presidential blessing and support from the president over her ambition of winning the WTO election.

Those sighted at the venue of the meeting included the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada.

President Buhari nominated Okonjo–Iweala for the position on June 5.

Also the ECOWAS endorsed her candidature for the position of director-general for the period 2021 to 2025.  (NAN)

TagsECOWASGeoffrey OnyeamaNiyi AdebayoOkonjo IwealaWTO
Previous Article

Buhari reacts to public outcry, says disbandment ...

Next Article

Police confirms killing of ex-ATBU director of ...

Related articles More from author

  • Local News

    Report from the Tripartite Committee will determine reopening of Nigeria’s borders – Buhari

    February 22, 2020
    By Admin
  • Business & Economy

    Energy Needs: FG targets 30% Renewables by 2030 – Fashola

    November 20, 2018
    By Admin
  • Business & Economy

    Trade Relations: Nigerian Businesses were not the only target- Ghana

    November 1, 2018
    By Admin
  • NiDCOM
    Breaking NewsLocal News

    Woman gives birth on flight conveying Nigerians to Lagos from Dubai

    May 6, 2020
    By Admin
  • junta
    World News

    Resist temptation of tenure elongation to avoid political crisis – Buhari tells ECOWAS leaders

    September 8, 2020
    By Admin
  • WTO
    Local News

    WTO DG: 79 Countries Back Okonjo-Iweala’s Candidacy

    October 17, 2020
    By Admin

You may be interested

  • Local News

    Dotun Oladipo, Chigbo, others returned as GOCOP Exco

  • Local News

    FG announces closure of Abuja airport, Kaduna ready, airlines shun new move

  • World News

    Intel targets commercial 5G deployment “before 2020”

Fidelity Advert
  • LATEST REVIEWS

  • TOP REVIEWS

  • NDIC Pays N1.45bn to Over 16,000 Depositors of 34 Closed DMBs in 2017– Report

    0
  • Gboko killings: Police DPO under interrogation, others arrested —CP

  • NSE market indices drop by 1.64% after Christmas holidays

    0

    Timeline

    • January 16, 2021

      COVID-19: LASG Extends Work-From-Home Directive As Virus Surges On

    • January 16, 2021

      U.S. Senate Republican asks tech firms to explain account, content removals

    • January 16, 2021

      Uganda Decides: President Museveni wins 6th term, re-elected with 58% votes

    • January 16, 2021

      Three UN peacekeepers killed in 3 days in CAR, Mali

    • January 16, 2021

      NDDC appointment: Malami denies collecting bribe from Apkabio

    Latest Comments

    • Justopec
      on
      April 24, 2017
      Good one for the NPF.

      Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers

    • Justice Shedrack
      on
      April 24, 2017
      Nice

      Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers

    • Anonymouse
      on
      February 8, 2017
      This is nice...

      Qatar Airways makes history, completes first longest non-stop flight of 16 hours from Doha to New ...

    • Justice Shedrack
      on
      January 19, 2017
      Na wa ooooo

      Confusion in Gambia, Jammeh stays put, Barrow to be sworn in at Gambia embassy in Senegal

    • Taje
      on
      November 10, 2016
      It's true. Debrecen looks like africa and not europe. Too much "blackness"

      Exclusive: Nigeria Has Highest Number of International Students in Hungarian University, Says Ambassador Yunusa

    logo

    Political Economist is a liberal news magazine with global affiliations.

    We promote free enterprise and act as a catalyst for the growth of knowledge economy. We are proudly pan-Nigeria yet richly spiced with African and global news. We offer a fair and balanced news reportage presented by our team of well-heeled professional journalists...

    About us

    • 5 Olutosin Ajayi Street, By CPM Church, Ajao Estate, Lagos State, Nigeria
    • +234 805 680 1124
    • info@politicaleconomistng.com
    • Recent

    • Popular

    • Comments

    • directive

      COVID-19: LASG Extends Work-From-Home Directive As Virus Surges On

      By Admin
      January 16, 2021
    • Senate

      U.S. Senate Republican asks tech firms to explain account, content removals

      By Admin
      January 16, 2021
    • Museveni

      Uganda Decides: President Museveni wins 6th term, re-elected with 58% votes

      By Admin
      January 16, 2021
    • Peacekeepers

      Three UN peacekeepers killed in 3 days in CAR, Mali

      By Admin
      January 16, 2021
    • Jonathan Sacks IGP Abba, Appoints Arase

      By Admin
      April 21, 2015
    • Zinox iPower Inverter Claws to Market Dominance

      By Admin
      November 24, 2014
    • Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers

      By Admin
      April 24, 2017
    • Your Kidney is Your Life, Watch Your Lifestyle, Counsels Dr. Amira

      By Admin
      February 27, 2015
    • Justopec
      on
      April 24, 2017

      Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers

      Good one for the ...
    • Justice Shedrack
      on
      April 24, 2017

      Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers

      Nice
    • Anonymouse
      on
      February 8, 2017

      Qatar Airways makes history, completes first longest non-stop flight of 16 hours from Doha to New ...

      This is nice...
    • Justice Shedrack
      on
      January 19, 2017

      Confusion in Gambia, Jammeh stays put, Barrow to be sworn in at Gambia embassy in Senegal

      Na wa ooooo

    Find us on Facebook

    Follow us

    • Home
    • About us
    • Contact us
    • Privacy Policy
    © Copyright Political Economist. All rights reserved.