A Niger Delta activist and Programme Coordinator of Social and Economic Justice Advocacy, Comrade Jerome-Mario Utomi, has lauded the “rancor-free relationship” between the present Barrister Chedu Ebie-led governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission and the Samuel Oguku-led management…
Former Niger Delta agitators totaling 183 have initiated legal proceedings against the Nigerian government over allegations of unpaid entitlements under the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). Led by their counsel, Regina Okotie-Eboh, the ex-militants filed 17 separate suits before Justice James…
Niger Delta stakeholders have called on President Bola Tinubu to increase funding for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Niger Delta Affairs Ministry. The two demands form the major components of wish lists they want the President to attend…
Twenty ex-agitators from the Niger Delta Region have officially begun a five-week mandatory training as engineers on aircraft maintenance under the Presidential Amnesty Programme. The PAP Interim Administrator, Major General Barry Ndiomu (retd.), disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.…
As the world marks the 2023 International Day for Eradication of Poverty, the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has affirmed that its initiatives are tied to eradicating poverty in the Niger Delta Region, particularly in the lives of ex-agitators. Speaking to…
INDEPENDENCE The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dikio (retd), has said the scheme is focusing its training of ex-agitators on food security and blue economy to maximise the economic comparative advantage of the Niger Delta…
THE SUN Ex-militants from the nine States of the Niger Delta region have raised an alarm over alleged attempts by some members of the National Assembly to pressure the Presidential Amnesty Office to engage in alleged N1.8b fraudulent payments for…
PUNCH NEWS The Presidential Amnesty Programme and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation have resolved to work together in tackling pipeline insecurity, unemployment to ensure peace in the Niger Delta region. The agreement was reached when PAP’s Interim Administrator, Col. Milland…
PREMIUM TIMES The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) says 3,000 entrepreneurs from Niger Delta will benefit from the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) loans. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that PAP had started training programmes…
THE WILL The interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has said his next plan for former agitators is to focus on wealth creation by leveraging on partnerships that will have positive effects on…
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