Presidential Amnesty Programme
4 days ago
The Ijaw Youths Network (IYN) has raised concerns over what it described as a coordinated smear campaign against the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro. The group accused unnamed mischief makers and their sponsors of spreading false allegations of financial misconduct against the PAP boss in a bid to discredit him.…
10 Jan
The Federal Government has proposed to spend N6.7 trillion on service-wide items, where former militants in the Niger Delta, ex-presidents and other miscellaneous projects are being classified.
10 Nov
Leaders and coordinators of the Phase One Ex-agitators have warned against blackmails and needless attacks on the Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro by some detractors in the Niger Delta. The leaders, who rose from their meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, at the weekend, also condemned the ongoing plot to link Otuaro…
14 Oct
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has sought the partnership of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) on the sustainable peace and security initiatives of the programme for the stability of the Niger Delta region.
9 Oct
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has dissociated itself from a purported ‘demobilisation exercise’ being bandied in the Niger Delta by some elements
5 Jun 2024
Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has deployed four cadet pilot trainees for type-rating training at the SIM Aerotraining Ltd in Johanne
3 Jun 2024
Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, has urged members of staff to be more efficient and productive in accomplishing the programme’s mandate of ensuring enduring peace and security in the Niger Delta.
13 Apr 2024
A Niger Delta Leader and former freedom fighter in the region, Reuben Wilson, has canvassed for a review of the budget for the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP).
4 Apr 2024
The leadership of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has expressed worry over the poor performance of delegates under its scholarship scheme across various higher institutions of learning.
18 Mar 2024
No fewer than 183 former Niger Delta agitators have dragged the Federal Government (FG) to a Federal High Court, Abuja over allegations bordering on alleged stoppage of their monthly allowance.
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