Okonjo-Iweala Reacts As Two Nigerians Make Forbes List of World’s Most Powerful Women

Hamilton Nwosa
Writer

Ad

Sad! Senator Dies in Abuja Hospital While Raising Funds for Treatment

By Abiola Olawale Former Senator Ibrahim Musa Kontagora, who represented Niger North Senatorial District of Niger State at the Senate from 2011 to 2015, has passed away in an Abuja hospital on Thursday. Reports indicate that Senator Kontagora passed away after a Hospital in Abuja allegedly delayed a critical surgery due to an unpaid $15,000…

Why Oil Prices May Be Stuck Below $72

Kuwait expects oil prices to remain below $72 per barrel in the near term, Tareq Al-Roumi, the Oil Minister of one of OPEC’s top producers, said on Thursday. Brent crude prices were trading at around $67 per barrel early on Thursday. Kuwait, as well as OPEC, are monitoring the market and all statements coming from…

The 20 Largest Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap

Bitcoin remains the largest cryptocurrency with a $2.36 trillion market capitalization, more than 5x larger than the next largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum. Layer 1 tokens and stablecoins dominate the rest of the top 10 largest cryptocurrencies, however, memecoin Dogecoin still ranks ninth with a $37 billion market cap. Cryptocurrencies are among the most volatile and innovative…

Ad

Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said she is honoured to be on the Forbes List of World’s Most Powerful Women in the world for the 7th time.

Okonjo-Iweala in a tweet, Wednesday, congratulated all women who made it to the Forbes List also.

The two-term finance minister under former President, Olusegun Obasanjo from 2003 to 2006; and secondly, under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan from 2011 to 2015, in a special thanks extended her congratulation to her fellow Nigerian compatriot, media mogul and philanthropist, Mo Abudu who also made it to the list.

Her words, “Feel truly honored to be named one more time as one of the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the world. This will be the 7th time, starting in 2011.

“Congratulations to all the women on this list working hard to make a difference and to others working hard to change the world even if they are not on the list.

“Special congratulations to my younger sister Mo Abudu, great to have two Nigerian women on this list.”

Ad

X whatsapp