By Angela Atabo The European Union (EU) has supported Search for Common Ground (Search) and other partners to inaugurate the “Community-Centered Approach to Transforming Criminality and Violence in the Niger Delta” project. The implementation consortium partners include Search, Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN), Academic Associate Peace Works (AAPW) and Partnership InitiativeContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The last batch of 20 Aircraft Maintenance Engineers under the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Aviation Resuscitation Programme have graduated from the Leadstream Aviation Academy, Lagos. Mr Freston Akpor, the Special Assistant, Media, to the PAP Interim Administrator, retired Gen. Barry Ndiomu, said in a statement on Tuesday.Continue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Momoh has pledged to utilise the resources of the ministry transparently. Momoh stated this on Tuesday when he hosted members of Edo Journalists’ Forum in Abuja. He said that the present challenges of the government were quite enormous inContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Twenty Aircraft Maintenance Engineers have graduated from the Aviation Training Programme, organised by the the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The beneficiaries are part of the 75 Pilots and Aircraft Maintenance Engineers under the PAP Aviation Resuscitation Programme for ex-agitators from the Niger Delta. Speaking on Monday inContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have agreed to partner to strengthen operations towards peace and development in the Niger Delta. The strategic partnership was agreed when the acting Comptroller-General of the NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, hosted the PAP InterimContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu A real estate firm, Neighborhood Turn Key Project has pledged 300,000 units of affordable housing across the 18 local government areas of Edo to cushion the effects of housing deficit in the state. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the firm, Mrs Cecilia Atohengbe, disclosed this on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Abuja, Sept. 21, 2023 (NAN) The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), an NGO said it has submitted a document to efficiently address organised crimes in the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea. The Executive Director, YEAC-Nigeria, Mr Fyneface Dumnamene said this on Thursday in Abuja inContinue Reading
By Precious Akutamadu The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku has said that the commission was working towards creating job opportunities for youths in the region. Ogbuku said this while addressing the Chairman of the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) and Convener of NigerContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has charged the youth the Niger Delta Region to set the stage for success by rising above the ‘entitlement mentality’. The Interim Administrator of the PAP, retired Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu, said this in a statement by Mr Musa Wilfred,Continue Reading
Retired Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Niger Delta Integrity Group (NDIG) has alerted the Federal Government of some unqualified individuals trying secure jobs at the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) at all costs. The Convener of the group, Dr Boma Horsfall said this in a statement on TuesdayContinue Reading
