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Amnesty Programme spent N6.8bn on laptops, others – Report

Amnesty Programme spent N6.8bn on laptops, others – Report
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The Office of the Special Adviser to the President on the Niger Delta disbursed at least N6.8bn for goods and services under the Presidential Amnesty Programme between May and December 2025. Payments captured across 50 transactions on the platform, which tracks Federal Government expenditures, reveal that the Presidential Amnesty Office spent N5.47bn procuring 4,000 laptops through 10 separate suppliers.
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  • ✦It also paid N495.38m for 4,200 bags of rice described as intended for “stakeholders under the presidential amnesty programme,” and remitted approximately N814.9m to the Federal Inland Revenue Service in value-added tax, withholding tax, and stamp duties arising from those contracts.
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2025:The Office of the Special Adviser to the President on the Niger Delta disbursed at least N6.8bn for goods and services under the Presidential Amnesty Programme between May and December 2025.10 separate:Payments captured across 50 transactions on the platform, which tracks Federal Government expenditures, reveal that the Presidential Amnesty Office spent N5.47bn procuring 4,000 laptops through 10 separate suppliers.Sunday:Analysis by Sunday PUNCH revealed that the grand total of all identifiable payments within the period, combining principal contract sums and tax remittances, stood at N6.8bn.
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  • ✦The Office of the Special Adviser to the President on the Niger Delta disbursed at least N6.8bn for goods and services under the Presidential Amnesty Programme between May and December 2025.
  • ✦Payments captured across 50 transactions on the platform, which tracks Federal Government expenditures, reveal that the Presidential Amnesty Office spent N5.47bn procuring 4,000 laptops through 10 separate suppliers.
  • ✦It also paid N495.38m for 4,200 bags of rice described as intended for “stakeholders under the presidential amnesty programme,” and remitted approximately N814.9m to the Federal Inland Revenue Service in value-added tax, withholding tax, and stamp duties arising from those contracts.
Key Facts:2025: The Office of the Special Adviser to the President on the Niger Delta disbursed at least N6.8bn for goods and services under the Presidential Amnesty Programme between May and December 2025.10 separate: Payments captured across 50 transactions on the platform, which tracks Federal Government expenditures, reveal that the Presidential Amnesty Office spent N5.47bn procuring 4,000 laptops through 10 separate suppliers.Sunday: Analysis by Sunday PUNCH revealed that the grand total of all identifiable payments within the period, combining principal contract sums and tax remittances, stood at N6.8bn.2023: The PUNCH had earlier reported that at least N8.6bn in identifiable payments had been made by the same Office from 2023 to 2025.
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The Presidential Amnesty Programme spent N6.8bn on goods and services between May and December 2025, with N5.47bn used to procure 4,000 laptops.

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What is the latest development regarding National Assembly of Nigeria?

The Office of the Special Adviser to the President on the Niger Delta disbursed at least N6.8bn for goods and services under the Presidential Amnesty Programme between May and December 2025.

Who are the key organizations or public figures mentioned?

The primary parties identified in this coverage include National Assembly of Nigeria, Tax Reform & Fiscal Policy, Central Bank of Nigeria.

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The Office of the Special Adviser to the President on the Niger Delta disbursed at least N6.8bn for goods and services under the Presidential Amnesty Programme between May and December 2025.

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