The reappointment, according to the WTO, takes effect on 1 September 2025.

Mr Tinubu noted that Mrs Okonjo-Iweala’s unanimous appointment for a second four-year term demonstrates the trust and confidence the international community places in her leadership to advance multilateral trade for sustainable global development.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has reappointed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its director-general for a second term. Naija News reports that the latest development was made known in a statement on Friday. WTO said Okonjo’s reappointment will take effect on September 1, 2025. According to the statement, the Council agreed by consensus to reappoint Okonjo-Iweala as […]

The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said her re-election on Friday was a privilege to continue serving and delivering results. Naija News reported Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was re-elected unopposed for the WTO making her the first black person and the first black woman to be elected and re-elected for the […]

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on her reappointment as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Naija News reported that Okonjo regained the position in a unanimous election on Friday. In a statement through the Special Adviser to the President on Information and […]

President Bola Tinubu has assured the reappointed Director General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria's continued