Tag: Presidential Amnesty Programme
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183 ex-Niger Delta agitators sue FG, Presidential Amnesty Programme
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. The 183 ex-militants, in a 17 separate suits filed by their counsel, Regina Okotie-Eboh,
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Presidential Amnesty Programme trains first batch of pilots, aircraft engineers
Twenty Aircraft Maintenance Engineers have graduated from the Aviation Training Programme, organised by the the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP).
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Keep the Presidential Amnesty Programme going – Diri tells FG
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Friday appealed to the Federal Government to jettison any plan to end the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), saying the programme is yet to achieve its objectives. Diri insisted that PAP is yet to achieve its mandate, saying even the disarmament phase of the scheme has not been fully realised…
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Dikio congratulates Ndiomu on appointment as Amnesty Interim administrator
Retired Col. Milan Dikio, the immediate past Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), has congratulated his successor, retired Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu on his appointment as Interim Administrator of the Amnesty Programme. Dikio in a statement on Friday expressed confidence that Ndiomu would build and expand the foundation he laid to transform ex-agitators into net contributors to…
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Alleged missing N10bn: Ex-militant leader berates Senate for threatening PAP boss, Dikio
Ex-militant leader Reuben Wilson on Tuesday berated the Senate Committee on Public Accounts over its threat to issue a warrant of arrest against the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (Rtd). The Senate committee was irked by Dikio’s failure to honour its invitation over the N10 billion which was…
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Presidential Amnesty Programme revokes training contract for ex-agitators
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has revoked the training contract awarded to Express Concern International (ECN) for ex-agitators in its novel Train, Employ and Mentor (TEM) scheme. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Neotabase Egbe, the Special Adviser, Media to the Interim Administrator, Col. Milland Dikio (retd), on Sunday in Yenagoa.
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Our training focuses on food security, maritime sector – PAP
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), says its training for ex-militants in the Niger Delta region focuses on food security and the maritime sector, also referred to as the blue economy. The PAP said the essence is to maximise the economic comparative advantage of the region and avoid over-dependence on external sources.
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Buhari renews Dikio’s appointment as interim administrator of Amnesty Programme
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Amnesty boss, Ijaw leaders reach consensus on terminal of PAP
Ijaw Stakeholders in the Niger Delta region have agreed that the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) should end immediately after the integration of all the beneficiaries of the scheme. The stakeholders including elder statesman and leader of the South South region, Chief Edwin Clark, traditional rulers, political leaders, past and present officers of the Ijaw National…
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Amnesty scholarship scheme intact – Amnesty Office
Prof. Charles Dokubo, Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, has called for tolerance, patience and understanding from delegates on the payment of their allowances and scholarships, while also stressing the amnesty scholarship scheme remains in place. Dokubo made the call on delegates of the Programme within and outside the country in a statement signed by the Chief…