The Federal Government says although the Tripartite Committee On National Minimum Wage is yet to conclude its negotiations, workers will not lose anything as the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024. The Minister of State Labour,…
Russia’s Lavrov optimistic of negotiations between Israel, Palestine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that Israel and Palestine will start negotiations and take into account the UN Security Council’s decisions. “I hope everyone (Israel and Palestine) will come to reason and join the negotiating table,” the foreign…
Putin says strike on Gaza hospital is terrible, calls for negotiations
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that a blast at a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of Palestinians was a terrible catastrophe that showed the conflict should be ended through negotiations. Palestinian officials blamed an Israeli air strike…
Spanish leader calls for negotiations with Putin to end Ukraine war
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Sánchez made the comments on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. “It is important that we maintain…
Twitter begged Nigeria to lift suspension, FG reveals
The Nigerian Government has claimed that there were a series of painstaking negotiations between Twitter and the country before the micro-blogging media was allowed to resume operations in the country last year. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, made the…
UN Scribe reacts to breakdown of negotiations at COP27
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has decried the breakdown of trust between the global North and South at the ongoing 27th session of Conference of Parties (COP27) on Climate Change in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Guterres in his remark at COP27…
Ukraine Chief Prosecutor: No negotiations with Russia to end war
Ukraine’s prosecutor general says the country is not considering negotiations with Russia to bring an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a BBC interview in Kyiv, Andriy Kostin said Moscow must be held responsible for its actions in Ukraine.…