{
  "id": 9873429,
  "title": "N29bn scholarship: Assembly orders VC’s arrest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/n29bn-scholarship-assembly-orders-vcs-arrest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T01:06:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/n29bn-scholarship-assembly-orders-vcs-arrest/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Rivers State House of Assembly has demanded the arrest of the Vice Chancellor of PAMO University of Medical Science, Port Harcourt, in connection with the disbursement of large scholarship funds to the institution by the state government. The refusal of the university's VC to appear before an Ad Hoc House Committee investigating the fund usage has prompted the Assembly to take action.",
  "summary": "The Rivers State House of Assembly has ordered the arrest of the PAMO University VC for failing to honour a probe into N29bn in state scholarship funds. Read More: https://punchng.com/n29bn-scholarship-assembly-orders-vcs-arrest/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The Rivers State House of Assembly's demand for the Vice Chancellor's arrest marks a significant escalation in its probe into the university's handling of state scholarship funds.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "N29bn scholarship: Assembly orders VC’s arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/n29bn-scholarship-assembly-orders-vcs-arrest-9874259",
        "published": "2026-09-26T01:12:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}