FG budgets N115bn for reintegration of ‘transformed’ ex-militants

Militants

The federal government has earmarked N115 billion in the 2026 proposed budget for the reintegration of “transformed” ex-militants under the presidential amnesty programme.

The presidential amnesty programme (PAP) is an initiative aimed at reintegrating former agitators into society and fostering sustainable development in the Niger Delta region.

The allocation, captured as an ongoing project, is provided for under the service-wide vote, a unit domiciled in the ministry of budget and economic planning.

The funding forms part of the N9.1 trillion budget allocated to the ministry of budget and economic planning in the 2026 appropriation bill.

TheCable analysis of the appropriation bill shows that the ministry has the second biggest proposed budget, with allocations covering its headquarters, the Nigerian Institute for Economic and Social Research (NISER), the Centre for Management Development (CMD), and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The bill also makes provision for the budget office of the federation and other items under the service-wide vote, including the presidential amnesty programme.

President Bola Tinubu, on December 19, 2025, presented the N58.18 trillion 2026 federal budget before the national assembly, earmarking N5.41 trillion for defence and security — about 9.3 percent of total spending. Thecable