Nigeria, June 25 -- The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been awarded the 2025 Cressey Award by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) for her lifetime contribution to the detection and deterrence of fraud.

The award was presented to Mrs Okonjo Iweala on Tuesday at the global fraud conference taking place in Nashville, in the US.

Mrs Okonjo-Iweala, who served as finance minister under two Nigerian presidents, delivered the keynote address on Fighting Fraud and Corruption, including the Role of Trade Rules and the WTO at the conference.

"The ACFE is honored to recognise Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the recipient of the 2025 Cressey Award, a prestigious honor recognising lifetime ...