…as PAP begins verification of beneficiaries The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has explained the reason behind the delay in payment of N65,000 monthly stipends to some beneficiaries of the programme. Dikio while explaining the development in a statement signed on Wednesday by his Special Assistant on Media, Nneotaobase […]

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Emmanuel Udom, has offered the state’s Ebughu Fishery Terminal to the Amnesty Office for the engagement of ex-agitators and beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) in fishing. The governor urged the interim Administrator, PAP, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) to take advantage of the platform and engage ex-agitators into […]

Ex-agitators and members of the Strategic Communications Committee (SCC) set up by the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have expressed their readiness to counter negative narratives hitherto peddled about the Niger Delta region. Speaking after a three-day workshop organised for them in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, by PAP’s Interim Administrator, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), the […]

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has thrown his weight behind the Niger Delta Recovery Plan (NDRP) prepared by the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) for economic empowerment of ex-agitators and the Niger Delta region. Udom particularly appreciated the aspect of the plan designed to enable ex-agitators to explore […]

The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Diko (rtd), has called on ex-agitators to develop business proposals and ideas capable of transforming them into successful entrepreneurs. A statement signed by Dikio’s Special Adviser, Media, Nneotaobase Egbe, said the amnesty boss spoke in Uyo when he met with some leaders of first phase […]

We are willing to work with PAP to secure and develop the Niger Delta region- Chief of Naval Staff The Nigerian Navy has stated its willingness to work with the Presidential Amnesty Programme to create jobs that will further aid in developing the Niger Delta region. Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo, believes […]

The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Lucky Irabor, have deliberated on the need to sustain the peace in the Niger Delta region. A statement signed by Dikio’s Special Adviser, Media, Nneotaobase Egbe, said the duo were particularly concerned about creating the enabling […]

The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Mlland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has promised that all exceptional students of Bayelsa Medical University will be empowered by PAP to further their studies in line with the comparative advantage of the Niger Delta region. Speaking at the weekend in Yenagoa when he led delegates of PAP to […]

Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe, has said that the strategies adopted by the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), have promoted peace in the Niger Delta region.Commander, JTF, Rear Admiral Aminu Hassan, stated this on Friday evening when the PAP boss paid him a courtesy visit in Yenagoa, […]

Prominent leaders of the first phase Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have revealed how they lost hope in the programme until Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) came on board as its Interim Administrator. The leaders spoke after meeting with Dikio in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, at the weekend as part of PAP’s continuous engagements with all ex-agitators […]