{
  "id": 4018549,
  "title": "Nigeria Splashes N83.5Billion On Presidential Amnesty Programme In 9 Months Amid Billions Paid To Ex-Militants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nigeria-splashes-n83-5billion-on-presidential-amnesty-programme-in-9",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T14:51:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sahara Reporters",
    "slug": "sahara-reporters",
    "url": "https://saharareporters.com/2026/08/28/nigeria-splashes-n835billion-presidential-amnesty-programme-9-months-amid-billions-paid"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the first nine months of 2025, Nigeria allocated N83.5 billion to the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), marking a significant chunk of the N115 billion budget for the full year. The Nigerian government's expenditure on the PAP, recorded under recurrent non-debt spending, represented 72.6% of the programme's total annual budget by September 2025. The PAP was established to tackle militancy and unrest in the Niger Delta, encompassing various initiatives, including reintegration programs for former militants. During the first quarter alone, the programme exceeded its quarterly budget by N2.23 billion, or 8.7%. By the end of September, the programme had spent N83.48 billion, only N2.77 billion shy of the N86.25 billion nine-month budget provision. The PAP's high budget execution contrasts with the limited capital expenditure by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), which stood at just 0.4% of its nine-month target. The spending trend underscores the PAP's relative financial success compared to other federal government initiatives.",
  "summary": "Nigeria Splashes N83.5Billion On Presidential Amnesty Programme In 9 Months Amid Billions Paid To Ex-Militants The expenditure, recorded under recurrent non-debt spending, represents a substantial portion of the N115 billion allocated to the Presidential Amnesty Programme for the full 2025 financial year.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}