Nigeria's government has almost tripled the budget for an amnesty programme for militants in its oil producing Niger Delta region.
In a statement released by the presidency, an additional 30 billion naira ($98.47 million) would be released for the former militants and an extra 5 billion naira added at some later stage.
This is viewed as a key factor in maintaining peace in the restive oil rich heartland where militants cut crude out put by as much as a third last year, by 700,000 barrels per d…
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