Archives Tag: Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

Contrary to media circulation around Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has not been confirmed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. The race for who becomes the DG of WTO came down to two candidates, commendably, two women: Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung Hee. Read more about Business World Trade Organisation which … Continue reading The USA To Hinder Okonjo Iweala’s WTO DG Confirmation

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

  The race for the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has gotten to its peak as the final two candidates to jostle for the post have been selected by members of the WTO. Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Yoo Myung-hee of South Korea made it to the final round of the contest to champion … Continue reading Okonjo-Iweala Makes Final Round Of Selection For The WTO DG Position

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has spoken about her plans for the World Trade Organization, which she hopes to implement if she is named the body’s new Director-General. She did this at the formal presentation of the candidates vying for the position, a process that commenced on Wednesday. The sessions will last until Friday and will allow each … Continue reading Okonjo-Iweala Reveals Her Plans for the World Trade Organization

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Women

April 19, 2022

In a bid to revive its ailing economy which has suffered two recessions in two years, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa expanded the Rainbow Nation’s Economic Advisory Council with the appointment of Nigeria’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala as member of the country’s economic council. This information became public last weekend during the second meeting … Continue reading Cyril Ramaphosa Appoints Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Into South African Economic Council

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Social Media

April 19, 2022

Twitter Appoints Ngozi Iweala To Board Of Directors Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has achieved a record-breaking success by becoming the first Nigerian to be appointed to Twitter’s Board of Directors. She was appointed alongside Robert Zoellick, the 11th President of the World Bank. The Chief Executive Director of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, … Continue reading Top Trends Of The Week

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Telecommunication

April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s two-time former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed as one of two latest addition to the Board of Directors at Twitter Inc. The brilliant economist joins the board alongside American lawyer and 11th President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, as an independent Board Director. The announcement was made official on Thursday … Continue reading Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Appointed Member of Twitter Inc. Board Of Directors

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Entertainment

April 19, 2022

BET and Africa.com are joining forces to present Africa Straight Up, an inspiring documentary that goes behind the headlines to delve deep into the rich, complex truths about contemporary Africa. Taking a comprehensive look at the story of Africa and the African diaspora, Africa Straight Up features contributions from businessman Aliko Dangote, economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, philanthropist and entrepreneur Mo Ibrahim, entrepreneur … Continue reading Aliko Dangote, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Tony Elumelu and Others to Star in BET Documentary, Africa Straight Up

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Uncategorized

April 19, 2022

      The Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday, April 8th, was honored with the prestigious David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award alongside Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever and Simao Jatene, Governor of the State of Para, Brazil in New York. Okonjo-Iweala was joined by a list of high … Continue reading David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award goes to Nigerian Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

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ECONOMY News

April 19, 2022

President Goodluck Jonathan will travel to China next week to sign a loan agreement with the Chinese Government for $3 billion. The loan is part of the $7.9 billion external borrowing plan approved by the legislature last year. The Nigerian Government wants to use the loan to build infrastructure which will boost economic growth. The loan … Continue reading Nigeria To Get $3 Billion Loan from China Next Week

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ECONOMY News

April 19, 2022

Nigeria raised $1 billion in the first dollar bond issued by a developing nation since the market went into a tizzy in May. The bond issue was four times oversubscribed, said Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in a conference call Tuesday. “It was the correct decision,” she said, on deciding to issue a bond at this … Continue reading Nigeria’s $1 Billion Bond Four Times Oversubscribed

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BUSINESS ECONOMY TECH

April 19, 2022

The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced partnership with MasterCard, for the new national identity cards project. The ID would have a two-face design, with citizen information and MasterCard, respectively — on both. It is the first time that such design is going national, after years of adoption by schools — for student IDs. … Continue reading Nigeria Partners MasterCard for New Identity Cards Scheme

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CAREER

April 19, 2022

Last week, Newsweek and The Daily Beast’s 2013 welcomed 125 world renowned inspirational women at a World Summit to discuss global issues and engage in first-person story telling. The summit held at the Lincoln Centre, New York, and saw prominent women like Angelina Jolie, Eva Longoria, Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, Christiane Amanpour, Hillary Clinton, and … Continue reading Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Oprah Winfrey at ‘Women In The World’ Summit

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