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Rangers Crowned NPFL KingsAfrobeats Star Romeeyo Credits Mom’s Struggles for Musical SuccessTinubu Vows Strong Action to Guarantee Nigerian Safety Amidst Security ChallengesGovernor Mbah Hails Rangers’ Triumph as ‘Path of Legends’ and ‘Restoration of Glory’Beloved Kannywood Actress Wasila Isma’il Dies After IllnessEnugu Governor Praises Tinubu’s APC Primary Win, Cites “Bold Policies”“Not Desperate, Just Safeguarded”: Ashmusy on Marriage and Motherhood PlansTinubu Secures APC Presidential Ticket with Landslide VictoryJoin another party or face sanction — APC national secretary Ajibola Basiru warns former Governor Kayode Fayemi against ‘demarketing’ the ruling partyPhyna Regrets Squandering BBNaija Winnings on Family, Cites Lack of Financial GuidanceNo University Duplication in Abia: Governor Otti Prioritizes Funding for Existing InstitutionsNigerian Flamingos Dominate Guinea with 5-0 Victory in U-17 World Cup QualifierAPC Clears 31 Candidates for Bauchi State House of Assembly 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hospital as Ebola response angers victims’ familiesFIFA introduces Sign Language broadcasts for 2026 World Cup matchesEbola risk upgraded to ‘very high’ in DR Congo — WHO ChiefKidnap victim recovers his Mercedes Benz that ‘’disappeared’ from Anambra police headquarters after it was retrieved from abductorsMohammed, Kwankwasiyya Spokesperson Blasts APC, Labels Party a Symbol of Thuggery in KanoIdam Says Fubara’s Withdrawal Reflects Tyranny in Democratic ProcessConfusion Rocks Rivers ADC Following Parallel Governorship Primary ResultsNwifuru Wins APC Governorship Return Ticket in EbonyiAPC Aspirant in Ondo Boasts of Victory After Facing DismissalAtiku: ‘We Agreed Not to Discuss ADC Aspirants Again’ — Rotimi AmaechiAPM Clears Adeoye and 67 Others After Screening for Lagos Governorship RaceGov Alia Oversees Distribution of APC Presidential Primary Materials in BenueMBah Secures APC Ticket in Grand Style — Enugu Rallies Behind a Vision of Progress!THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APC GOVERNORSHIP 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ECOWAS supports Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job

DR.NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has thrown its weight behind the candidature of former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the top job of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

The regional body claimed that no African has assumed the position of Director-General of the Organisation since its creation on 1st January 1995.

A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that the decision has the support of its highest body, the ECOWAS authority of Heads of States and Government.

The body however, beckons on other African countries as well as non-African countries to support her candidature.

The statement reads: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform that the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government have endorsed the candidature of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), for the period 2021-2025.

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