ABU Zaria Students Hail Okonjo-Iweala During Pre-Convocation Lecture (Video)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Hz6q4vrtE

The Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria held its 45th Pre-Convocation lecture on the 31st of January, 2026 with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation as one of the Guest Speakers.

Honored to be the Pre-Convocation Speaker and to be awarded the Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria @abuzaria4all. One of Nigeria‘s oldest and best established universities. My speech was entitled “Challenges and Opportunities for Africa and Nigeria in the Present Global Geopolitical and Geostrategic Context“. Thanks to the Chancellor of the University, His Majesty, Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukuwu Achebe; the Chair of the Governing Council, Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed; the Vice Chancellor, Prof Adamu Ahmed; faculty and staff - but most of all to the students for a rousing welcome.

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

DG- WTO