MRS. NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, WTO AND THE US SETBACK About World Trade Organisation (WTO) The World Trade Organization is an intergovernmental organization that is concerned with the regulation of international trade between nations. It's main function is to reduce tariffs and other trade barriers, ensuring trade flows WTO was founded on January 1, 1995 and currently has 164 member states it's headquarters is at Geneva, Switzerland. The World Trade Or ganization's decisions are made by a consensus of its 164 member states, this means a single country -- especially the world’s largest economy -- is able to create a stalemate to pressure others. About Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian by birth, married to Dr. Ikemba Iweala, she is an economist and international development expert, having spent her 25 years career at World Bank as a Development Economist, successfully reaching the rank of number 2 Managing Director, Operations...
To an ordinary man, change is required at certain stages in life. Same had also been the case of Nigerian citizens until they tasted this recent change in leadership that seems to be bitter. Nigerians in their last election voted for change, little did they know that change is of two kinds (positive and negative ). With the current incompetency among their leaders which is as a result the change, and its negative effects on the country, they seem to regret why they didn't agree with this saying "a bird at hand is worth two in the bush" during the last election. Note: Those who hail evil in exalting languages should understand this basic fact that in fullness of time, evil consumes its own. A great nation is built when competent men are given the opportunity to pilot its affairs. Greatness is what any person will wish for his or her nation, the same did Nigerians for Nigeria that led to the change, but with the bit they have tasted, the call for greatness may b...
Today’s Youths and Their Vision-less Lifestyle In a world like ours, where beings come into existence and beings pass out, it is seldom times referred to as a stage, where everyone has a part to play. When one grows up to know that he exists, he becomes inquisitive, he begins to learn from his elderly ones just as the famous quote ‘If you want the road ahead, ask those coming back’, on the long-run, what he saw others do, especially his elderly ones, that he emulates. In this type of world, one will agree with me that the attitude or lifestyle of a youth is mostly dependent on the things he saw, learnt, observed, and also the kind of lifestyles, teachings, celebrities and role models that were active during his youthful stage. Or we can say that, the environment one grows in, has a way of inculcating characters in him. Let us analyze the attitude or lifestyle of the present yo...
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