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3 min read The much anticipated Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is on the path to becoming law as it is currently at the committee stage at the National Assembly – one of the final stages of a bill before it is considered and passed. The Senate joint committee on Petroleum Upstream, Downstream and Gas concluded its public hearing on the bill on Tuesday, after which its counterpart at the House of Representatives organised a separate hearing for the bill. The bill was read for the first time at the Senate on September 30 and for the second time three weeks later on October 20 l...

STMA Presiding Member tasks members to mobilise for development John Buckman, the Presiding Member of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, has entreated members to unite and mobilise their communities for development. He entreated them not to work in isolation but bring all on board, especially those with the requisite expertise and potentials, to build a resilient and independent society. Mr Buckman said this during the Second Ordinary Meeting of the First Session of the Eighth Assembly in Sekondi. He said the focus of members should be to increase the Assembly’s revenue mobilisati...