By Chido Okafor (Warri) and Gordi Udeajah (Umuahia) 29 September 2017 | 4:29 am The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to revoke many contracts for projects in different parts of the oil-rich region to enable it to focus on strategic ones that would open up the areas. The commissioner representing Delta State on the NDDC board, Dr. […]
By Erhisohwode Assurance Ovie, ISWF Project officer According to the UNODC StAR report 2014, the Financial Action Task Force’s annual reports described in detail the variety and “creativity” behind money laundering mechanisms. An interesting feature of that “creativity” is that different types of crimes tend to rely on different types of laundering mechanisms. Relying on reports from the FATF and […]
27th September 2017 Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ has urged the United Kingdom, UK, and the US, together with the EU to live up to all commitments made to assist Nigeria eliminate the bottlenecks of international legal systems in the repatriation of wealth looted from Nigeria by politically exposed persons, PEP. The Rev […]
Date: 20th September, 2017 Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has commended the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, for the rigorous work it has embarked upon in the investigation and review of ownership of several choice property dotting the nooks and crannies of Nigeria, and especially in Abuja and has urged the commission to […]
INTRODUCTION Global advances in information and communications technology is reshaping citizen’s expectations from their governments. Continued lack of trust between government and citizens can potentially endanger democracy by negatively affecting the level of participation of citizens in democratic activities like elections. On the other hand, more openness will improve the level of trust between the two and improve legitimacy of […]
The Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement, SACE, 2-Day Inaugural/Strategic Planning Meeting for the NDDC Independent CSOs Committee held at the Aldgate Congress Resort, Port Harcourt on the 12th to 13th of September, 2017. The meeting was co-organised by the Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, and the Leadership Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE-Africa). It was attended […]
ANEEJ AUGUST NEWSLETTER 2017 From the editor-in-chief: This edition of ANEEJ quarterly newsletter (click link above) is a loaded package. It came at a time when ANEEJ deputy executive director, Leo Atakpu (who is the Reality of AID chairperson) attended the RoA meeting in Paris and steered discussions on preparing and sending out discussion papers, assignment of main discussants for […]
Background The Reality of Aid Network holds a Global Assembly for RoA members once in its two-year Report cycle. Its purpose is to engage members to debate key issues for the theme of the upcoming Global Report and to share national and regional experiences with other RoA members. It seeks interchange on crucial issues and builds capacities and ownership for […]
06 September, 2017 Akure, Nigeria….Ahead of the Second Niger Delta Council beginning today in Akure, the Ondo State capital, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations in the Niger Delta has called on the Council of Niger Delta to ensure greater openness, transparency and accountability of Niger Delta Institutions (NDIs). In a press release issued by the coalition and signed […]
Recent reports from around the world indicate that soon, there’s going to be a shift from a fossil reliant economy to a green one. That shift promises to be asymmetrical. Countries like the UK and Germany, after having spent a lot of money on research and implementation, have already set 2030/2040 to stop relying on gasoline to run their […]