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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was the former Finance Minister and Foreign Minister of Nigeria, notable for being the first woman to hold either of those positions. She served as finance minister from July 2003 until her appointment as foreign minister in June 2006, and as foreign minister until her resignation in August 2006. Okonjo-Iweala was considered as a possible replacement for former World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz. On October 4, 2007 she was appointed as Managing Director of the World Bank by World Bank President Robert Zoellick. » Read more on Wikipedia.org

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 Okonjo-Iweala: N3bn to Nollywood is for Investment, Not to Share
2013-04-29
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that the federal government is committed to ensuring that the N3 billion intervention fund which President Goolduck Jonathan promised the Nigerian film ...
(THISDAY Live)
  1. CNPP raises alarm over Nigeria's rising debt profile
  2. Government Officials Meet Nollywood Stars Over N3 Billion Grant
  3. Nigerian Graduates abroad may enlist in SURE-P scheme
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 GIS: Okonjo-Iweala Meets Captains of Industry Monday
2013-04-28
Ngozi Okonjo IwealaThe Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will tomorrow, Monday April 29, hold an interactive session with captains of industry, heads of multinational and large corporations, SMEs ...
(Codewit Global Network)
  1. Okonjo-Iweala: The Federal Government Will Plug Oil, Tax Leakages
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 New Details on Kamene Okonjo Kidnapping
2013-01-02
The Nigeria media is supplying new details on the December 10 kidnapping of the mother of Nigeria's Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The media reports that the Minister's family paid a ransom of ...
(Council on Foreign Relations (blog))
  1. Issues of the Year - Insecurity - Everywhere You Are
2012
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 World Bank President (37)
2012-03-26
Nigeria: Jonathan Backs Okonjo-Iweala for World Bank Presidency (AllAfrica.com)
S Africa, Angola, Nigeria Nominate Nigeria's Fin Min As World Bank President (NASDAQ)
World Bank Says Choice Of President Will Be ‘Merit-Based’ (eurasiareview.com)
Excerpt: THE candidacy of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the World Bank top job may have received the backing of Presidency. Two sources close to the Presidency yesterday indicated that Okonjo-Iweala's candidacy had the blessing of President Goodluck Jonathan... (Read article)
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 Bid (8)
2012-03-21
Nigerian minister launches World Bank bid (Aljazeera.com)
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead emerging countries' bid to control World Bank (GlobalPost)
Nigeria: Sacked Agencies in Desperate Bid to Return to Ports (AllAfrica.com)
Excerpt: "We are proud to confirm that the Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will be a candidate," Pravin Gordhan told reporters at a press conference in Pretoria on Friday, standing alongside her. Angola, Nigeria and South Africa have all... (Read article)
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 Budget 2012 (6)
2012-03-15
UPDATE 1-Nigeria parliament passes 2012 budget, ups spending (Reuters, Reuters)
Nigeria parliament inflates 2012 budget, may cause stalemate (The Guardian)
BUDGET 2012: ‘Fire On The Mountain’! (Vanguard)
Excerpt: Nigeria's lower and upper house agreed total expenditure of 4.88 trillion naira ($31 billion), increased from 4.65 trillion proposed by Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala last month. The spending plans assume a $72 a barrel benchmark oil price... (Read article)
2011
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 This is an action budget – Iweala
2011-12-18
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief Following the presentation of the 2012 Appropriation Bill by President Goodluck Jonathan to the National Assembly on Tuesday last week, the Coordinating Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala briefed ...
(Vanguard)
  1. Budget 2012: Making N4.749tr expenditure meaningful to citizens
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 Africa enjoying newfound optimism – IMF
2011-12-18
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's economic czar profiled in F&D's “People in Economics” column, notes that Africa is projected by the IMF to grow faster than Brazil between 2010 and 2015. She cautions that lack of adequate infrastructure is now one of the ...
(Vanguard)
  1. IMF head arrives in Nigeria for first Africa visit
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 Key to job creation and better economy in Nigeria (1)
2011-09-14
AT her recent swearing in as Finance Minister for the second time, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, reportedly declared, 'I'm here to create jobs.' That is music to the ears of .... By Chuks Ukaoma AT her recent swearing in as Finance Minister for the second time, ...
(Moment Nigerian Newspapers)
  1. N5.93trn spending not reflecting on healthcare, education
  2. Nigeria's Finance Minister vows to fight graft
  3. Okonjo-Iweala – The romance and the reality (1)