Network Canvases Open Budget by Govt.

BENIN CITY – The Niger Delta Anti-Corruption Network (NIDAN), a Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in collaboration with African Network for Environmental and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has canvassed for an open budgeting to be accepted in Edo State and Nigeria at large. This position was made known by the CSOs at a strategic planning meeting/launching of NIDAN, Edo State […]

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Oyerinde murder: Group accuses Reps committee of bias

Group commends the House for rejecting the probe report. The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria, NOPRIN, on Wednesday, accused the House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Petitions of bias in its handling of the petition against the Nigeria Police over alleged complicity and shoddy investigation of the gruesome murder of Olaitan Oyerinde on May 4, 2012. The Conference of non-Governmental […]

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Swiss oil deals: Group asks NNPC to produce certified true copies of documents

ANEEJ made an FOI request. The African Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, on Tuesday asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to produce certified true copies of the bid tenders, awards and other documents of the controversial multi-billion dollar oil deals with two Swiss firms. A Swiss-based non-governmental advocacy group, Berne Declaration, in a report entitled, “Swiss traders’ […]

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2015: Why Jonathan shouldn’t be censored – Ugolor

DAVID UGOLOR, human rights activist and Chief Executive of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), in this interview with Benin Bureau Chief, FRANCIS ONOIRIBHOLO, talks on the on-going merger talks among some political parties, Jonathan’s 2015 presidential ambition and the face-off between Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi and Niger Delta Minister, Godsday Orubebe, among other issues. Would the […]

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ANEEJ wants Wada, others tried for Iyayi’s alleged murder

BENIN—ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Benin chapter, has called for the trial of the Kogi State governor, Alhaji Idris Wada and others connected to the accident that claimed one of their colleagues, Prof. Festus Iyayi. The union also blamed the government of the state for attempting to distort the facts about the accident. Meanwhile, civil society organisations […]

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Oshiomhole: Group wants Nyiam sacked, prosecuted by FG

A civil rights group, African Network for Environmental and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, on Thursday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to sack Tony Nyiam from the Presidential Advisory Committee on the proposed national dialogue and prosecute him for his verbal attack on Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, during a sitting of the Committee in Benin. The group also demanded apology from Mr. Nyiam […]

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