On Visit of New EITI Chair: ANEEJ urges Mr. President to Approve Constitution of New National Stakeholders Working Group for NEITI.

January 22, 2016 PRESS RELEASE Benin City, Edo State…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, welcomes the election of Fedrik Reinfeldt as the new chairperson of the Global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, EITI, as Clare Short prepares to step down in February 2016. Fedrik Reinfeldt whose election is expected to be ratified in February at the 7th Global […]

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World Anti-Corruption Day: ANEEJ Urges Buhari to Break the Corruption Chain in Nigeria

Press Release 9th December, 2015. Benin City- Given the worrisome level of corruption in almost all sectors of the country, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), a non-profit, Non-Governmental Organisation working on corruption and governance issues has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to Break the Corruption Chain in Nigeria by strengthening all regulatory agencies and institutions of […]

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ANEEJ-LITE Joint Press Statement on Assessment of Niger Delta Development Agencies

7th December, 2015. ANEEJ-LITE-Africa Calls for re-focus of Niger Delta Development Agencies for optimum performance Benin City Edo State…Several years after the establishment of Niger Delta Development Agencies such as the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, EDSOGPADEC, DESOPADEC and OSOPADEC, the Africa Network of Environmental and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) and Leadership Initiative for Transformation and […]

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Nigeria’s Vote Against Human Rights Defenders: ANEEJ Expresses Deep Concern

Press Release 10th December, 2015. Benin City—-The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has expressed deep concern over the recent vote by Nigeria against the UN resolution on the protection of human rights defenders. “We are worried by the decision of the Federal Government to join China and Russia to oppose the resolution as these nations are well […]

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ANEEJ Parleys Journalists & CSOs for REGOND

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 Press Release 24 November2015 Benin City, Edo State…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Benin City, will convene a workshop for journalists in Cross River State. The workshop will focus on “The Role of the Media in Institutionalizing Good Governance in the Niger Delta”, to be held in pursuance of the “Resource Governance Enhancement […]

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ANEEJ Statement on World Toilet Day

19 November PRESS RELEASE BENIN CITY——-The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) joins the rest of the world to observe this year’s World Toilet Day which focuses on toilets and nutrition. The simple act of separating feces (human or animal) from human contact and the environment has a way of improving the nutritional status of man and also […]

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Asset Recovery: International Community Will Help Nigeria Recover Stolen Funds, Says Buhari

Acknowledging that Nigerians expected a lot from his administration, the President appealed for patience and understanding while his government works diligently to speedily overcome the huge national challenges it inherited. by SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK Jun 23, 2015 Nigeria has received ‘firm assurances’ of cooperation from the United States and other countries to recover and repatriate funds stolen from Nigeria, a […]

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National Security: A Panacea For An Indivisible Nigeria

February 2, 2015 by By CHARLES IYARE. The survival and effectiveness of a state is paramount to self serving interests of certain individuals, no matter how highly placed they may be in the society. It is important that the general well being of Nigerians is not sacrificed on the altar of possessive minded leaders. This therefore raises an important question […]

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Effective Public Procurment System As Panacea To Sustainable Devt In Edo State

January 7, 2015 by Innocent Edemhanria The need to develop effective and efficient tools to hold government accountable to the people on issues of transparency and accountability in resource management has become increasingly important especially as we hit 2015, being the target set by United Nations to achieve millennium development goals (MDGs). Before now, in Edo State, the regulation of […]

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