Press Statement April 18, 2024 Presidential Amnesty: Bank accepts responsibility for stipends delay 1. Following repeated complaints from beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) that they had not received their stipends for the month of March, one of our banks has explained the reason for the abnormal delay. 2. In a letter to the […]
The Presidential Amnesty Programme’s Special Scholarship Scheme for Undergraduate & Post-graduate degree programs for the 2024/2025 academic session will soon commence. Applications from verified Niger Delta ex-agitators will be collated through a dedicated online portal. Details of the portal will be made known soon. Thank you. Wilfred Musa Head of ReintegrationFor: The Interim Administrator, Presidential […]
Members of the public, particularly stakeholders of the Presidential Amnesty Programme are hereby cautioned to be mindful of an online statement calling on shortlisted persons for scholarship to proceed for clearance The alleged statement credited to the PAP office and purportedly issued by the SA Media, is the handiwork of scammers and the PAP therefore […]
Historically, Formal Education onshore sponsored students have been required to attain a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 1.5 to maintain their Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Education scholarship. However, the failure rate and poor performance of beneficiaries across the board constitutes the basis for the decision to review and introduce this measure. The Interim Administrator, […]
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) wishes to inform delegates receiving monthly bulk payments of a delay in receiving their payments. This is due to lack of cash backing in the Gifmis platform in the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation The PAP therefore urges all affected delegates to exercise patience as efforts are […]
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) wishes to inform all its delegates receiving monthly stipends and In-Training-Allowance (ITA) that the office has since last Monday 31st July 2023 effected payment of their July 2023 monthly stipends. However, their inability to access the stipends is due to lack of cash backing from the Office of the Accountant-General […]
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) wishes to notify its stipends beneficiaries that the current delay in stipends payment is due to delay in release of funds from the Office of the Accountant General which resulted in the long wait in receiving the allocation for the month of June 2023. However, the matter was resolved yesterday […]
To All PAP Formal Education Sponsored Students UNAUTHORISED TRANSFER It has been brought to the attention of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) office that some PAP-sponsored students have transferred to another course or university without the written approval from the office. Please note that in line with the long-standing Formal Education policy of the office, […]
1. Following an internal audit and verification exercise of the Presidential Amnesty programme (PAP) stipend payment list, a host of irregularities were noted. Prominent amongst these irregularities was the uncovering of PAP beneficiaries that had multiple accounts linked to a single Bank Verification Number (BVN). Consequently, the PAP implemented immediate suspension of all beneficiaries uncovered […]
