PAP distributes another 900 laptops to scholarship beneficiaries in Nigeria

The Presidential Amnesty Programme has distributed an additional 900 laptops to beneficiaries of its scholarship scheme in Nigerian universities.

The distribution last weekend is the third batch of the exercise within the country, this time to its partnering institutions, the Nigeria Maritime University and Admiralty University of Nigeria, and three non-partnering schools, the Dennis Osadebey University, Southern Delta University, and University of Delta.

A statement on Sunday by Igoniko Oduma, Special Assistant on Media to the PAP Administrator said the distribution followed the directive of the PAP Administrator, Dennis Otuaro after conducting the first batch in May and the second batch in November 2025 with 663 laptops and1,857 laptops respectively.

Speaking during the recent presentations, Otuaro said that the initiative was a demonstration of his unwavering commitment to human capital development in the Niger Delta as education is a critical driver of personal growth, innovation, and sustainable development in the region and indeed the country.

Represented by his Special Assistant on Special Projects, Sokoto Ebikonde Victor, he reiterated his decision was aimed at equipping the PAP scholarship students with an essential tool for learning, research, and academic excellence in an increasingly 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 Tinubu, GCFR.”

Otuaro expressed appreciation to President Tinubu for his magnanimity towards the agency, and also thanked the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, for his efficient supervision of the programme.

Many of the scholarship beneficiaries described the laptop distribution as timely, saying that it would greatly support their studies and pledged to utilize it properly.

They also expressed their gratitude to President Tinubu, the Federal Government and the PAP Administrator for giving them the opportunity to access higher education under the scholarship scheme.