Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Monday said she is “honoured” to have been named as the director-general of World Trade Organisation. Okonjo-Iweala was appointed on Monday, months after key ambassadors of the trade organisation recommended her for the job.…
*Lawyers dare Lagos over Anti-Cultism Bill (Guardian)*Lagos butcher arrested for defiling two stepdaughters (Punch)
Lawyers dare Lagos over Anti-Cultism Bill (Guardian) Lawyers have criticised punishment for parents of suspects found guilty of cultism, describing such as unconstitutional. The Lagos State House of Assembly, while considering amendment of the Anti-Cultism Bill submitted to it by…
WTO: Biden asked to endorse Okonjo-Iweala as Korean candidate withdraws
South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee withdrew her bid to lead the World Trade Organisation, leaving former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the only remaining candidate for the job, Bloomberg reports Friday. Yoo was said to have made the…
Okonjo-Iweala elected WTO DG
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, has emerged winner of the highly competitive race. According to a Vanguard newspaper report, the former minister polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to…
“I have not engaged any PR company” – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said she did not engage a Pubic Relations company in her bid for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) top job. A statement by her spokesperson, Paul Nwabuikwu, said that there has been an attempt to misrepresent…
EU to impose tariffs on US imports from July (Guardian)
The EU will impose tariffs on US imports ranging from Harley-Davidson motorbikes to jeans from next month in retaliation for Donald Trump’s decision to put duties on European aluminium and steel. Despite the apparent reluctance of the UK’s international trade…
