She made this call at the 10th Convocation ceremony of the African University of Science and Technology Class of 2024 in Abuja on Tuesday.
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An earlier report had confirmed that Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to head the WTO, was the sole candidate for the position.
In a post on X, which has now been deleted, he claimed the World Bank and International Monetary Fund agreed to loan BRGIE $57.5 billion.
This came on the heels of a Facebook post alleging Okonjo-Iweala’s criticism of the economic decisions of the Bola Tinubu
The congratulatory message is contained in a statement in Enugu on Saturday by the Publicity Secretary of the group, Dr Alex Ogbonnia.
According to available information, the chopper crashed on Friday as Wigwe and others travelled to Las Vegas.
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission to strengthen systematic mechanisms to attract second and third generation Nigerians in the Diaspora to contribute towards nation building.
The attack, according to a statement by the palace, occurred during the monarch’s visit to Otulu Ogwashiku-Uku on Friday.
Recently, Bill Gates looked at Nigeria’s development plan and passed a vote of no confidence in its ability to lift the country out of poverty and ensure economic prosperity for the vast majority of Nigerians. In his address to the expanded National Economic Council, the former world’s richest man pointed out critical areas in need of improvement in Nigeria’s development plan. He said: “The Nigerian government’s economic recovery and growth plan identify investing in our people as one of three strategic objectives. But the execution priorities don’t fully reflect people’s needs, prioritising physical capital over human capital. People without roads, ports, and factories can’t flourish. And roads, ports and factories without skilled workers to build and manage them can’t sustain an economy.”
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the defendant is accused of using the alleged forged document to secure job with the Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company.
She stated that it is an abuse of public office, the judicial process and her human rights for Oshiomhole, whom she said she stopped from taking a highly suspicious N15 billion loan, to make false allegations against her while hiding behind the constitutional immunity granted state governors
Okonjo-Iweala, who spoke sequel to a report that she was set to open a multi-million dollar hospital project with her family in Abuja, said those who allegedly engineered the story were the ones she refused to share the country’s money with while she was in office
On Thursday, July 23, 2015, the committee set up by the National Economic Council to investigate the alleged “uauthorised spending”…
A former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has denied taking $1 billion from…
Former Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has accused members of the National Economic…
The budget of the National Insurance Commission, which The Eagle Online had access to, revealed that the Agency budgeted N264 million for capital expenditure for 2014
Announcing the constitution of the committee at plenary, Speaker of the House, Aminu Tambuwal, said: “During the closed-door session, we took time to discuss the 2015 budget, MTEF and all the parameters that are related to the budget
She said: “Sixty-six thousand people applied for the scheme; as at date, 23,000 have been pre-qualified and 9,700 have been cleared as being eligible to get it
Flagging off the relief distribution in Kuje, a satellite town in the FCT, the Minister of FINANCE, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, affirmed the commitment of President Goodluck Jonathan to support the displaced persons while expediting efforts towards the restoration of security in their communities to enable them return home soonest
This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the minister’s spokesperson, Paul Nwabuikwu