The Federal Government has said Nigeria is beginning to enjoy the dividends of the amnesty programme as there has been a rise in the export of the country's crude oil.

Tanimu Kurfi Yakubu and the Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili, spoke to journalists on the success of the programme at the state house on Wednesday. He said another positive effect of the programme was the return of contractors to work sites to repair oil and gas infrastructure in the region.

"The economic value of peace in the Niger Delta is attested to in the return of contractors to the region who are now fast tracking the repair of oil and gas infrastructure that has been destroyed which made the delivery of power not only challenging but in fact quite difficult," he said.

"I believe that the Economic value of peace in the Niger Delta has shown itself in the rise in oil revenue that is accruing to the three tiers of government."

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