Tag: Truce
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Israel, Hamas agree Gaza truce after 11 days of disastrous conflict
Israel and Hamas agreed to cease fire across the Gaza Strip border as of 2 a.m. today, an official with the Palestinian Islamist faction said, bringing a potentially tenuous halt to the fiercest fighting in decades. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said his security cabinet had voted unanimously in favour of a “mutual and…
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Edo 2020 (3): Akande offers chance for truce, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon After rain comes sun(shine). After war comes peace. After pain comes joy. Are members of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) about to witness “sunshine, peace and joy” in the beleaguered party? Every APC faithful, and well-meaning members of the public crave for a truce following the constitution…
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Strike: Gbajabiamila brokers truce between FG, resident doctors
From Jonas Ike, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has brokered a truce between the Federal Government and the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which saw the association extending the suspension of its planned strike action. The Speaker had last week through a member of the House appealed…
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Minimum Wage: FG, Labour reach truce, figure to be released today
Labour leaders, who have called off a planned nationwide strike, have agreed a new national minimum wage at the end of negotiations with a Tripartite Committee, set up by the Federal government. The agreed figure will be kept under wraps until 4.15 pm on Tuesday, when it will be revealed in a report to be…