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The claim

Multiple viral posts claiming that Nigeria’s nominee for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed by the organisation surfaced online Thursday evening.

Original publisher’s rating

From all evidence available, the claim that Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed as the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is FALSE.

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