ABUJA, NIGERIA. November 15, 2023… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has thrown its weight behind the World Council of Churches’ call for urgent phase out of fossil fuel extraction which account for 75% of greenhouse gas emissions and the urgent need to scale up renewable energy if the goal of Paris Climate Agreement will be realized. […]
…..urges CSOs participation BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. November 6, 2023… Anti-corruption watchdog, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has welcomed plans by the French government to repatriate $150million Abacha loot 6 from France to Nigeria, urging the participation of Civil Society Oragnisations working on asset recovery in the repatriation process. Executive Director of ANEEJ and Vice President of […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. November 3, 2023… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, a leading anti-corruption watchdog in Nigeria has thrown its weight behind the newly appointed Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Boss, Ola Olukoyede for directing staff of the Commission to immediately declare their assets in line with the civil service regulations and procedures as a […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. October 28, 2023… After a successful campaign to get the Church of England to divest from Shell and other oil and gas companies who jettisoned climate commitments for short term profit, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), is leading a delegation to Norway to engage the Norwegian Oil Fund (Norges Bank Investment Management – […]
Gentlemen of the press, It is with great honour and gladness in my heart that I welcome you all to this very important World press conference as the official reaction of the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice to the UK Court ruling on the Process and Industrial Development Limited, P&ID, scandal. You would recall that on Monday the […]
VIENNA, AUSTRIA. October 5, 2023… A global Civil Society anti-corruption watchdog, UNCAC Coalition, has re-elected the Executive Director, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, the Rev. David Ugolor for a second term in office as its Vice Chairman. In a congratulatory message to Ugolor from Vienna today, UNCAC Coalition Operations, Finance and Membership Lead, Betina Pasteknik thanked him […]
PRESS STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AFRICA NETWORK FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE (ANEEJ) REV. DAVID UGOLOR AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE OLOGBO-UGBENU FIRE DISASTER HELD ON 4TH OCTOBER 2023 Gentlemen of the press, ANEEJ Calls on FG to Declare a State of Emergency on East-West Road. We are gathered here today with heavy hearts, burdened by the weight […]
Nairobi, Kenya. September 7, 2023 — The Peoples Annual General Meeting (Peoples AGM), a coalition of over 60 Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria, dedicated to Climate and Environmental Justice, has issued a strong response to the African Leaders’ Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action, following the recent African Summit. The Nairobi Declaration which was aimed at uniting […]
*Wants IFIs to stop financing fossil fuel projects NAIROBI, KENYA. September 5, 2023… Over fifty-seven Civil Society Organisations working under the aegis of the Peoples Annual General Meeting (Peoples AGM) in Nigeria working on Climate and Environmental Justice issues, have called on African Governments to reject the crave for new oil and gas in Africa to meet the gas […]
DAKAR, SENEGAL. August 31, 2023.. Two years after the International Monetary Fund, IMF, announced the special release of SDR 456 billion ($650 billion) approved on August 2021 Civil Society experts will today converge on Dakar, Senegal at a side event to be organized by the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) at the ongoing Third Edition of the […]