The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said the on-going recession rocking the nation can be linked to the activities of the Niger-Delta militants last year. He stated this on Monday while delivering his opening remarks at an investigative hearing on the alleged violation of the Public Procurement Act and abuses of […]
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Three Ex-militants who got Nigerian government scholarships to study abroad under the Niger Delta Amnesty programme have bagged First class honours in UK universities. Eighteen others got Second Class Upper (2:1). Nicholas Goodness and Terubein Fawei who graduated from the University of Bedfordshire finished with first class honours in public relations, telecommunication and networking engineering […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday urged militants, aggrieved persons and communities in the Niger Delta to drop their confrontational stance and work with his government to review the Amnesty Programme initiated by the Yar’Adua Administration. Mr. Buhari assured oil companies operating in the Niger Delta that the Federal Government is taking all necessary actions to […]
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FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information and South South leader, Chief Edwin Clark has urged President Muhammadu Buhari urged him to as a matter of urgency to appoint a new Chairman for the Amnesty Programme as a replacement for the immediate past Chairman of the programme, Chief Kingsley Kuku, adding that he would be a sad […]
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There is tension in Niger Delta over the plight of students undergoing various academic and vocational training abroad under the Presidential Amnesty Programme of the Federal Government. It was learnt that the students, who are undergoing higher education in Europe, America, Asia and African countries, were stranded due to the inability of the government to […]
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