The Presidential Amnesty Programme has distributed an additional 900 laptops to beneficiaries under its scholarship scheme in universities, marking the third batch of the exercise conducted.
The distribution took place on Friday, January 30, 2026, following the directive of the PAP Administrator, Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro. Institutions covered include two partnering institutions, Nigeria Maritime University and Admiralty University of Nigeria, and three non-partnering schools, Dennis Osadebey University, Southern Delta University, and the University of Delta.
The laptop support is part of ongoing efforts by the Office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme to strengthen academic capacity among students from the Niger Delta. The Office conducted the first batch in May 2025 with 663 laptops and completed a second batch in November 2025 with 1,857 laptops.
Speaking during the presentation, Otuaro said the initiative demonstrated his unwavering commitment to human capital development in the Niger Delta. He noted that education is a critical driver of personal growth, innovation, and sustainable development in the region and across the country.
Otuaro, represented by his Special Assistant on Special Projects, Engr. Sokoto Ebikonde Victor, said the decision was aimed at equipping PAP scholarship students with essential tools for learning, research, and academic excellence in a technology-driven age.
He said, “This laptop distribution underscores our strong commitment to the overall academic success of our students. This laptop is an essential tool meant to enhance your learning, research, and innovation.
“We encourage you to utilize them responsibly so that you can achieve outstanding results and justify your enlistment for the scholarship scheme.
“We urge you to remain focused on your studies and to see the gesture as an investment by the Federal Government in your future and the development of the Niger Delta.
“We assure you that the Presidential Amnesty Programme will continue to implement initiatives aimed at supporting education, skills acquisition, and youth empowerment in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.”
The PAP helmsman expressed appreciation to President Tinubu for his support of the agency and thanked the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, for his supervision of the programme.
Many scholarship beneficiaries described the laptop distribution as timely, saying it would support their studies. They pledged to use the devices properly and thanked President Tinubu, the Federal Government, and the PAP Administrator for the opportunity to access higher education through the scheme nationwide access.
