{
  "id": 9810014,
  "title": "Rivers Assembly orders arrest of PAMO varsity VC over N29bn scholarship fund",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/rivers-assembly-orders-arrest-of-pamo-varsity-vc-over-n29bn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T18:52:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/rivers-assembly-orders-arrest-of-pamo-varsity-vc-over-n29bn-scholarship-fund/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Rivers State House of Assembly has ordered the arrest of PAMO University of Medical Sciences' Vice-Chancellor over the disbursement of N29 billion in scholarship funds to the university by the state government. The Assembly urged the government to form a committee to recover unaccounted funds and deposit them in the state's Consolidated Revenue Account. The House extended the deadline for the VC to appear before the committee, but the Vice-Chancellor has refused to do so. The Assembly resolved to issue a warrant of arrest for the Vice-Chancellor following the Ad Hoc Committee's investigation.",
  "summary": "The Rivers State House of Assembly has ordered the arrest of the Vice-Chancellor of PAMO University over the alleged mismanagement of N29bn scholarship fun Read More: https://punchng.com/rivers-assembly-orders-arrest-of-pamo-varsity-vc-over-n29bn-scholarship-fund/",
  "key_points": [
    "Rivers State Assembly orders arrest of PAMO University VC",
    "N29 billion scholarship funds disbursement under investigation",
    "Committee formed to recover unaccounted funds"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Rivers Assembly orders arrest of PAMO varsity VC over N29bn scholarship fund",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/rivers-assembly-orders-arrest-of-pamo-varsity-vc-over-n29bn-9812526",
        "published": "2026-09-25T19:06:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}