Jamoh: Repositioning NIMASA to drive up Nigeria’s Blue Economy
JUNE 8, 2021 NIMASA under Jamoh is steadily building a new template that mirrors the best around the world which will ultimately expand the economic frontiers of the Blue Economy…
COVID-19: Vaccine patent waiver will not be enough -WTO chief
May 21, 2021 Waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines will not be enough to narrow the huge supply gap between rich and poor countries, the head of the World…
WTO’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on a 4-day working visit, to hold talks with President Buhari, stakeholders on economy
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), on Saturday, arrived in Nigeria on a 4-day official visit aimed at enhancing trade and improving the Nigerian economy. Okonjo-Iweala, who assumed…
Eager to get straight to work’, Okonjo-Iweala Says As She Resumes As WTO DG
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has officially resumed as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). As she took up the new role on Monday, the former Nigerian finance and foreign minister…
WTO: LCCI tasks Africa on global trade opportunities under Okonjo-Iweala
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged African governments to shore up their capacity for international competitiveness to fully harness the opportunities offered by the World Trade…
WTO: Okonjo-Iweala lists health, economic impact of pandemic as priority
When she takes office on 1 March, Dr Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term, renewable, will expire on 31…
WTO to affirm Okonjo Iweala position as DG later today
The General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will be meeting at 3pm today to affirm Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new Director General of the organisation. When…
WTO DG Race: Coast Clear For Okonjo-Iweala As South Korean Candidate Withdraws
South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee on Friday abandoned her bid to become head of the World Trade Organization, Seoul said, clearing the way for Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become…
S. Korea plans to withdraw Trade Minister Yoo from WTO DG race
South Korea plans to withdraw Trade Minister Yoo from the race for new WTO director general, paving the way for Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to be the next DG and the…
Former China finance minister says trade frictions with U.S. could remain under Biden
Trade frictions between the United States and China may not ease in the near term even if Joe Biden becomes president, former Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei said on Friday….