Okonjo-Iweala meets CBN gov, to better trade issues in Abuja

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, was hosted by Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), at the Bank’s Abuja headquarters on Thursday, August 14, 2025.

This was made public via an X post made by the apex bank on Thursday.

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(L-R) WTO Director-General, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , CBN Governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, and Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole.

Titled, “Discussing Trade Matters,” it wrote, ” The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, welcomed the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on a working visit to the CBN Head Office, Abuja, on Thursday, August 14, 2025.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Olayemi Cardoso, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole x Nigeria’s Ambassador to the WTO, Amb. (Dr.) Adamu Abdulhamid

“Joining the discussions were the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, and Nigeria’s Ambassador to the WTO, Amb. (Dr.) Adamu Abdulhamid.”

Trade-related matters and Nigeria’s involvement in international markets were the main topics of the private discussion.