The Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, has conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon on Professor Chukwuma Ogbonna.
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Professor Benedict Oramah Named Forbes Africa Magazine 2023 Person Of The Year
Professor Benedict Oramah, the President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has received the Forbes Africa Magazine 2023 Person of The Year award in Cairo.
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Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina Wins 2023 Obafemi Awolowo Prize For Leadership
Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has been named the recipient of the 2023 Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership.
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Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Ranked Africa’s Most Powerful Woman On Forbes 2023
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, has been ranked as the most powerful woman in Africa on Forbes 2023.
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Nigeria Wins United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Seat [2024-2026]
United Nations General Assembly has elected Nigeria to occupy a vacant seat at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the economic arm of the United Nations, for a three-year term, beginning January 1, 2024 (2024-2026).
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Iyabo Masha Emerges First African Appointed Director Of Intergovernmental Group Of 24 On International Monetary Affairs And Development (G24)
The Intergovernmental Group of 24 on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G24) has appointed Iyabo Masha as its new director.
The organisation, in a statement issued in Washington DC said the Nigerian was appointed on February 24, 2023 and is the first African to occupy the position since its establishment and would succeed the outgoing director, Marilou Uy.
The G-24 was established in 1971 as a representative grouping of developing countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Appointed To International Advisory Board Of The European Corporate Council On Africa And The Middle East
Former Nigerian president Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has been appointed to the international advisory board of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East.
The appointment makes Dr. Goodluck Jonathan the first sub-Saharan African leader to serve on the board of the ECAM Council, a non-profit organisation established with the purpose of promoting and developing relations between the countries of Europe, Africa and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, with Italy playing a leading role.