BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. June 2, 2022.. Following the warning by the International Monetary Fund that debt servicing may gulp 100 per cent of the Federal Government’s revenue by 2026, the African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to take urgent steps to improve revenue generation and stop further borrowings. Executive Director of […]
A broad-based coalition of civil society organisations comprising people of the Niger Delta region, environmental activists, representatives of host oil and gas communities, human rights groups, students, youths, artisans, and media practitioners, on Monday, held a rally at the office of the British oil and gas company, Shell PLC, Marina, in Lagos.The CSOs were asking that Shell should stop oil […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA. May 23, 2022… Ahead of the Annual General Meeting of the oil and gas giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, scheduled for tomorrow, a broad-based Civil Society Organisations have called on the church of England and other investors to stop lending moral and financial support to shell and should vote against Shell’s energy transition strategy at the AGM. […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. May 13, 2022… Anti-corruption watchdog, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ and its 8 Civil Society partner organisations implementing the “Enhancing Anti-corruption and Social Inclusive Reform Initiatives in Nigeria” project under the Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project of Palladium, supported by USAID have welcomed yesterday’s signing into law of three anti-corruption […]
BEININ CITY, NIGERIA. May 7, 2023…. Civil Society Organisations which criticised the Church of England’s support for Shell have welcomed the Church’s decision to step back from engaging Shell via the $68 trillion Climate Action 100+ initiative. Last year over 40 Civil Society Organisations sent a letter on the topic to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd. Justin Welby, […]
Benin City, Nigeria. May 6, 2022… Today’s announcement that the UK’s National Crime Agency has recovered $23.5 million of funds stolen from Nigeria by family and associates of former head of state, Sani Abacha, is very welcome. These looted funds were laundered through an intricate web of Western bank accounts and substantial sums ended up in the UK. The $23.5 […]
BENIN-CITY, NIGERIA. April 27, 2022… As Politicians in various political parties crisscross the length and breadth of Nigeria seeking support for the upcoming 2023 general elections, Civil Society Organisations have called on all political aspirants to tell Nigerians their plans to fight corruption, considered the bane of the nation’s social and political development. In a seven-point communique at the end […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. April 14, 2022… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), has welcomed yesterday’s announcement of a new Resilience and Sustainability Fund (RST) by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with a call for the channelization of the resources to poverty eradication programmes and projects. Executive Director of ANEEJ, the Rev David Ugolor stated that the fund […]
*Calls for thorough investigation BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. April 1, 2022… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has condemned the attack on the family of anti-corruption Crusader and Chairman, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre, calling for thorough investigation into the ugly incident. Executive Director of ANEEJ and foremost anti-corruption activist, Rev David Ugolor in a […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA. March 17, 2022… Anti-Corruption watchdog, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) leading Civil Society independent monitoring of the disbursement of the $322.5million repatriated from Switzerland under the Cash Transfer Programme of the Federal Government has raised alarm over the stoppage of cash disbursements to the poor Nigerians since June last year, calling on President Muhammadu […]