{
  "id": 10430786,
  "title": "Rivers Assembly orders arrest of PAMO VC over N29bn scholarship funds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/rivers-assembly-orders-arrest-of-pamo-vc-over-n29bn-scholarship-funds",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T11:01:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/28/rivers-assembly-orders-arrest-of-pamo-vc-over-n29bn-scholarship-funds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Rivers State House of Assembly has decided to issue a warrant for the arrest of the Vice-Chancellor of PAMO University of Medical Sciences. This decision came after the Assembly's Ad Hoc Committee investigated scholarship funds provided by the state government to the university. The Committee's Chairman, Dumle Maol, presented the recommendation to the House on Friday, citing the Vice-Chancellor's repeated absence from committee hearings to explain the use of the funds. The Committee found that PAMO University received over 29 billion naira from the state government, but the number of students enrolled under the scholarship scheme did not match the amount. The Assembly also recommended that the state government form a committee to recover unaccounted funds and return them to the State Consolidated Revenue Account. The Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, emphasized the Assembly's commitment to doing the right thing, regardless of opposition. This news follows the Assembly's recent rejection of a N6 billion scholarship allocation for students at PAMO University in the state's 2026 budget.",
  "summary": "The Rivers State House of Assembly has resolved to issue a warrant of arrest for the Vice-Chancellor of PAMO University of Medical Sciences, following the recommendation of its Ad Hoc Committee investigating scholarship funds released to the university by the state government. The recommendation was presented to the House on Friday by the Chairman of […] Rivers Assembly orders arrest of PAMO VC…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}