{
  "id": 8274717,
  "title": "PAP sends another batch of 31 scholars to UK for studies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/pap-sends-another-batch-of-31-scholars-to-uk-for-studies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T17:30:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/pap-sends-another-batch-of-31-scholars-to-uk-for-studies/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has dispatched another batch of 31 postgraduate scholarship beneficiaries to the United Kingdom for further studies. The scholars, who departed from Abuja and arrived in London, are among the 150 beneficiaries who participated in a pre-departure briefing in August. They will pursue various postgraduate programmes in fields such as forensic audit, construction engineering management, data science analytics, law, software engineering, oil and gas engineering, cybersecurity, global public health, and fintech analytics. PAP Administrator Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro emphasized the importance of academic excellence and urged the scholars to make the most of the President Bola Tinubu administration's support. Otuaro expressed optimism that the investment in the education of Niger Delta youths would contribute to sustainable peace, stability, development, and socio-economic growth in the region and the country.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "PAP sends another batch of 31 scholars to UK for studies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/pap-sends-another-batch-of-31-scholars-to-uk-for-studies-8275330",
        "published": "2026-09-18T17:34:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}