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Apply for the 2025 WTO Internship Program

WTO Internship Program

  Applications are currently ongoing for the 2025 World Trade Organization (WTO) Internship Program. Read more about Opportunities The Secretariat of the WTO has three internship offers reserved for postgraduate students and recent graduates who hold an advanced university degree and are interested in gaining a practical and deeper understanding of the multilateral trading system. […]

Apply For the WTO Internship Program (World Trade Organization)

WTO Internship Program

  Students from the World Trade Organization (WTO) member states can apply for the WTO Internship Program. It is an initiative aimed at offering comprehensive training and mentorship for students of WTO member states interested in gaining valuable experience at the global organization. Apart from the training and mentorship that selected fellows will gain, they […]

Apply For The WTO Young Trade Leaders Program

WTO Young Trade Leaders Program

  The World Trade Organization (WTO) has announced the WTO Young Trade Leaders Program, an initiative for young people to understand its role and encourage international trade among the global youth population. The program aims to create a network of “Young Trade Leaders” across the globe. Read more about Opportunities Those between 18-30 years with […]

Okonjo-iweala Wins ALM’s ‘African Female Leader of the Year Award

  Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Director of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has won the “African Female Leader of the Year” award from African Leadership Magazine (ALM). Read more about Finance According to ALM’s announcement, the category was part of the “11th African Leadership of the Year Award – 2022”. The African Leadership Person of the […]

Social Media Roundup

As usual, it has been an eventful week o social media. Social media, especially Twitter, is like the cultural Igbo village square where all issues concerning society are discussed without taking any prisoners. The social media space has no place for preferential treatment. You up on the trend list because you are being praised for […]

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Gets Social Media In A Frenzy

The hashtag #BeLikeNgoziChallenge has been trending for most of Monday into Tuesday and by the time you read this, it should still be high in the trend table. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has blazed a trail once again as she ascended the role of Director-General at the World Trade Organisation. https://twitter.com/honilatte/status/1361341964629798913?s=20 She did against what seemed like […]

Did You Know? This Nigerian Is A Deputy Director-General Of The WTO

The WTO operates a four Deputy Director-General style of governance and Benue State-born Yonov Frederick Agah is currently one of the four Deputy Directors-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). He has been in this position since the 1st of October 2013 and was reappointed to another four-year term on the 1st of October 2017. […]

LCCI Comments On The Appointment Of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala As The New DG Of The WTO

  The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry heartily felicitates with Nigeria on the appointment of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It is a great delight being the First Female and First African to head the WTO since its formation in 1995 [replacing the General Agreements on Tariffs […]

Social Media Trend: #BeLikeNgoziChallenge

They said, success has many fathers but failure is an orphan. In the spirit of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala‘s achievement of becoming the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, social media has been awash with praises dedicated to her honour. Surprisingly, those who called, through a petition, for her honorary doctorate degree to be withdrawn by […]

Nigerians Leading Various Multilateral Organisations

  It is an indisputable fact that Nigeria as a geographical entity houses and produces to the world most of the world’s best minds. Contrary to our current reality of profligate and inept personalities holding leadership positions in the country, Nigerians, home and abroad, have always been recognised for their ingenuity and astute leadership qualities. […]

What Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s Appointment As WTO DG Could Mean For Nigeria

  On Monday, February 15, 2021, the World Trade Organization confirmed Ngozi Okonjo Iweala as its new Director-General. This followed the withdrawal of her last remaining rival for the role, South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee, earlier this month. Dr Okonjo Iweala is expected to resume as DG of the global trade body on March 1. Read […]

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Makes History As First African And First Woman To Lead WTO

  Nigerian economist and development expert, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, made history today, February 15, 2021, after the World Trade Organization (WTO) confirmed her as its new Director-General. The General Council of the WTO agreed today by consensus to select the former Nigerian finance minister as the organization’s seventh Director-General. Read more about Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala With […]

The USA To Hinder Okonjo Iweala’s WTO DG Confirmation

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 […]

Okonjo-Iweala Reveals Her Plans for the World Trade Organization

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 […]