x
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Facebook Instagram VKontakte Youtube
News
Less than 1 min.Read

BREAKING: Okonjo-Iweala elected as WTO DG

Our Reporter
By Our Reporter

Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been elected Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been elected Director General of the World Trade OrgaIn the final two-man race, she polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Trade Minister.

She becomes the first African to head the WTO.

The body is expected to announce her as the new DG by 3pm Nigerian time.

Details shortly…

Hot this week

News

Lijnders Hints at Exit for Bernardo Silva from Manchester City

Pep Lijnders, assistant manager of Manchester City, has suggested...
News

Retired Police Officers Elect New Leader, Announce Planned Protest Over Pension Concerns

A group of retired police officers under the Contributory...
News

Calabar to Host Unveiling of ‘Grace in Action’ Book on Bishop Eyoanwan Otu

A new book documenting the life and public service...
Opinion

The Unending Killings in the Northern Part of Nigeria

By Abu Jemimah LamiAddressing the unending killings...
Politics

ADC Crisis Deepens as Gombe-Led Faction Protests at INEC Headquarters

The leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC)...

Topics

News

Dogara Salutes Dangote at 69, Celebrates His Industrial and Humanitarian Legacy

Hon. Yakubu Dogara, former Speaker of the House of...
News

Tinubu Commissions 60MW Power Plant, Key Roads and Bridge in Bayelsa

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated a 60-megawatt gas-fired...
News

Northern States Urged to Replicate Kaduna’s Education Reforms

Northern states have been advised to adopt Kaduna State’s...
News

Group, Health Partners Plan 1,000 Container Clinics to Improve Access in Northern Nigeria

By Gabriel AchaduA regional Christian body, the Northern Christian...
News

FG Sets Up Committee to Review $200bn Gas, Power and High-Speed Rail Proposal

By Wilfred FrancisThe Federal Government has inaugurated a technical...
News

NITOUREY to Push Nigeria’s Tourism Sector into Global Arena – Awakan

By Joyce Remi BabayejuThe Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism...
News

UNILAG Alumni Awards Scholarships to 28 FCT Students

By Joyce Remi- BabayejuThe University of Lagos Alumni Association,...
News

Hajj 2026; FCT- MPWB Begins Vaccination Exercise

By Joyce Remi- BabayejuThe Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims...

Related Articles

Popular Categories

NewsPoliticsEntertainmentSportsBusiness and EconomyChina
spot_imgspot_img
Previous article
China to help Taiwan enterprises fight epidemic, resume production
Next article
Gov. Ganduje Presents 147.9bn 2021 Budget, Promised Full Implementation

© Daybreak Nigeria is a Nigerian newspaper and digital news platform. We report the news as it breaks. Daybreak Nigeria ® is a registered trademark

About Us

More

Editor Picks