The Presidential Amnesty Programme has sent 54 beneficiaries from the Niger Delta to the United Kingdom for postgraduate studies under its offshore scholarship scheme.

The scholars departed Abuja and arrived in London on Friday to begin their programmes at various universities.

The beneficiaries are part of a larger group of 150 scholars who completed a pre-departure orientation in August. With this latest deployment, the total number of offshore postgraduate scholarship recipients under the programme in 2026 has risen to 243.

The scholars will study courses such as software engineering, cybersecurity, global public health, oil and gas engineering, law, fintech analytics, construction engineering management, forensic audit and data science analytics.

PAP Administrator Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro urged the beneficiaries to take their studies seriously, respect the laws of the United Kingdom and serve as good ambassadors of Nigeria and the Niger Delta. He also advised them to return home after their programmes and apply their knowledge to the development of their communities and the country.

Otuaro described education as a key driver of socio-economic progress and sustainable peace in the Niger Delta. He attributed the large-scale scholarship deployments to the support of President Bola Tinubu and the guidance of the National Security Adviser.

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