Communique of the One-Day Debt Advocacy Meeting on Nigeria Debt Management

Preamble The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, (ANEEJ) in collaboration with African Forum for Debt and Development, (AFRODAD) convened a one-day debt advocacy meeting as part of advocacy campaign on debt management initiatives. The objectives of the meeting include: To engage debt management stakeholders in Nigeria, on Nigerian debt management concerns; to review current state of indebtedness in […]

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Full Address of President Buhari on #EndSARS

Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. 2. I must warn those who have hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine and well-intended protest of some of our youths in parts of the country, against the excesses of some members of […]

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Countdown: ANEEJ takes MANTRA to OGP Global Summit, Ottawa, Canada on May 31.

Session Title: Asset Recovery in OGP: Peer-Learning on Recovery, Return, and Monitoring- Lessons from the Field Session Organizers: Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) and MacArthur Foundation Session Format: Fishbowl MODERATOR: Patricia Adams, Executive Director, Probe International, Canada SPEAKERS Fatima Kanji, Research and Policy Manager, International State Crime Initiative (ISCI), UK David Ugolor, Executive Director, Africa Network for Environment and […]

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MONITORING REPORT OF THE UTILIZATION OF THE RECOVERED ABACHA FUNDS IN THE AUGUST SEPTEMBER 2018 PAYMENT

Executive summary Corruption is a problem that hinders the development of Nations. In 2018 the global loss to corruption was estimated at US$ 3.6 trillion annually and $140 billion is reported to be stolen annually from Africa with Nigeria reported to have lost $40 billion in 2001-2010 (Africa Union/ECW Conference (2015). According to World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, corruption […]

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ANEEJ PRE – OGP GLOBAL SUMMIT NATIONAL DIALOGUE REPORT

Background The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ organised a pre-OGP Global Summit National Dialogue on Tuesday May 14, 2019 at Rockview Hotel, Abuja. The event offered opportunity for stakeholders in Nigeria to review the implementation of the first OGP National Action Plan (NAP), discuss critical areas of interest during the summit and the implementation of the Conditional […]

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WE STAND BY OUR OPEN GOVERNMENT CHAMPIONS AWARDS TO GOV OBASEKI, OTHERS

Benin City, March 14, 2018.  The attention of the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice has been drawn to an uninformed press release by EDOCSO relating to the awards conferred on the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, his Chief of Staff, Comrade Taiwo Akerele and the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe for their immeasurable role in getting […]

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ANEEJ TO HONOUR GOVERNOR GODWIN OBASEKI, OTHERS WITH OPEN GOVERNMENT CHAMPIONS AWARD

Benin City, March 13, 2019 As you are aware, Nigeria joined Open Government Partnership as the 70th member country in July 2016 and since then, Civil Society Organisations, MDAs, Organised Private Sector, and Professional bodies have collaborated and continued to advance the principles of OGP. The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ has initiated the Open Government Champions […]

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Implementation of London Anti-Corruption and GFAR Commitments: Nigeria Is on Course—ANEEJ Report

ABUJA, February 12, 2019. Three years after the London Anti-Corruption Summit where Nigeria signed on to the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and committed to Global Forum on Asset Recovery (GFAR), Nigeria has largely implemented its commitment. Executive Director of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, Rev David Ugolor stated this at the launch of a well-documented  assessment report […]

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WORKING AGAIN OR NEXT LEVEL:  PROSPECTS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION IN 2019 (PART 2)  

It has been just over a week since the two leading political parties in Nigeria – the PDP and the APC – launched their respective presidential campaigns.  Beyond the fanfare and contrivances that overly dominate electioneering times, it is critical to our democratic experience that the promises and plans of candidates and parties are not taken for granted.  It is […]

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