Nigeria’s Exit from the FATF Grey List: A New Chapter for Financial Integrity

BY REV DAVID UGOLOR Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in October 2025 is more than a symbolic gesture of approval from the international community; it is a turning point for financial credibility, economic stability, and institutional reform. After years of scrutiny, the country has demonstrated that political will, coordination among regulatory institutions, and consistent transparency […]

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REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (RFA) – For the Design of Livelihood Support Projects (Rice Mill and Cassava Mill) in Edo and Delta States

The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), with support from Bread for the World (BftW), is implementing a three-year project titled “Tackling Poverty through Livelihood Support, Advocacy for Social Protection, Climate Justice and Anti-Corruption” from October 2023 to September 2026. Now entering its final year, the project has successfully established community-based livelihood enterprises in four pilot communities with the goal of […]

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ANEEJ, National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) Strengthen Collaboration on Social Protection Monitoring Through ActNaija Project

Abuja, Nigeria. October 27, 2025 – The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), in collaboration with Nigeria Integrated Social Development (NISD) and Bread for the World Germany, has held a high-level engagement meeting with the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) to deepen collaboration and strengthen civil society participation in the delivery and monitoring of Nigeria’s social protection […]

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ANEEJ Commends Nigeria’s exit from FATF Grey list, celebrates Collective reform success and Government leadership– Calls for sustained vigilance, coordination, and inclusive reform implementation

BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. October 26, 2025 – The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), a foremost civil society organization promoting anti-corruption, transparency, and financial integrity in Nigeria, has congratulated the Federal Government and all stakeholders for the country’s successful delisting from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List, describing the achievement as “a triumph of national collaboration and […]

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ANEEJ Calls on Gov Oborevwori to Assent the Delta State Social Protection Bill

…..as  Ubulu-Ukwu Community Commits to Social Protection Enrollment UBULU-UKWU, DELTA STATE | OCTOBER 17, 2025 — The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called on the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, to urgently assent to the Delta State Social Protection Bill (2023) passed by the State House of Assembly to give strong legal backing to ongoing social […]

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Translating Fiscal Windfall into Welfare for the Poor and Vulnerable Population in Nigeria

BY MATTHEW MEGWAI Nigeria’s fiscal structure is changing in ways that present both opportunity and responsibility. According to the World Bank, state governments collectively received ₦5.3 trillion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) last year, surpassing the ₦5 trillion share that went to the Federal Government. This is more than a financial milestone; it is a call to action. […]

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Oghara Declaration Calls for Bold Action to End Poverty in Nigeria

… as stakeholders demand Systemic Reforms, Community-led Solutions, and Technological Inclusion at International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2025 Oghara, Delta State | October 17, 2025 – Stakeholders across Nigeria’s development landscape have called for urgent, coordinated, and inclusive action to tackle poverty in all its forms and dimensions. This call came at a one-day event held to commemorate […]

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ANEEJ Trains CSOs in Bayelsa State to Monitor Recovered Asset Utilization in Primary Health Care

YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE – October 15, 2025… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), under the Nigeria Illicit Finance Resilience Project supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), successfully held a one-day training session for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Bayelsa State on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. The training, which took place in Yenagoa, was specifically […]

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ANEEJ Urges States to Adopt a Human-Centred Approach to Migration, Prioritise Protection of Vulnerable Women and Children

VIENNA AUSTRIA. OCTOBER, 15TH, 2025… As the curtain closes on the fourth edition of the Constructive Dialogue on the Smuggling of Migrants, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has urged State Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) to adopt a holistic, human-centred approach to migration which prioritizes the protection of smuggled migrants, particularly vulnerable […]

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Rev David Ugolor Appointed to Africa Union Anti-Corruption Non-State Actors Forum Interim Executive Council

Benin City, Nigeria – October 10, 2025… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) is proud to announce the appointment of its Executive Director, Rev. David Ugolor, to the Interim Executive Council of the Non-State Actors (NSA) Forum of the African Union Advisory Board against Corruption (AUABC). This appointment, confirmed by the AUABC in a letter dated 10 […]

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