Message from the Executive Director The year 2021 came with its own challenges and opportunities arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and other emerging events of international and national scale. Notwithstanding, some of our interventions in the development work in the past years yielded tangible results which we shall highlight in this report. Interestingly, agreement was signed between Nigeria and the UK government […]
By Hussein Adeleye Nigeria’s new tax law is being sold as reform: modern, efficient, and necessary. On paper, it largely is. The law consolidates fragmented tax regimes, simplifies administration, broadens the tax base, reduces certain loopholes, and promises more predictable government revenue. These are legitimate objectives, and the government deserves credit for attempting a long-overdue overhaul of Nigeria’s tax architecture. […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. January 12, 2025…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has welcomed the repatriation of US $9,750,992.41 in corruptly acquired funds from the Bailiwick of Jersey to the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the financing of critical infrastructure projects. While commending the transparent approach adopted by the Government of Jersey, ANEEJ has called on the Nigerian […]
Background The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), a national non-governmental organization, is currently implementing a project titled “Addressing Human Trafficking Through Empowerment with Income-Generating Skills” in Ologbo Community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Edo State. The Resilience Fund supports this initiative through the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). The initiative, which started in March 2025, is […]
Background Act Naija! – Civil Society Action to Strengthen Social Protection in Nigeria is a three-year initiative co-funded by the European Union under its Human Rights and Support to Civil Society in Nigeria programme. The project is implemented by a consortium comprising Brot für die Welt (BfdW), the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), and the New Initiative […]
Abuja, Nigeria. January 7, 2026… The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has re-affirmed its commitment to strengthen collaboration with the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) to promote extractive resource governance in Nigeria. This commitment was made by its new Executive Secretary, Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar at the NEITI House in Abuja, during ANEEJ visit. Leading ANEEJ delegation […]
January 6, 2026 Media Statement STOP THIS FISCAL RASCALITY We, the undersigned civil society organisations, express grave concern over the recent constitutional breaches in the repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts carried out by a collaboration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly (“NASS”). We are also concerned about the opacity, lack of transparency […]
By Rev. David Ugolor Aliko Dangote’s public whistleblowing and the resignation of the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Eng. Farouk Ahmed, exposed more than an individual lapse. They revealed a systemic failure in Nigeria’s oil and gas regulatory regime — one marked by weak enforcement, opacity, and a deep deficit of public trust. […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA. December 18, 2025 – The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has taken note of the resignation of the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr. Ahmed Farouk, following public allegations of corruption and abuse of office raised by the President of the Dangote Group. ANEEJ also acknowledges the subsequent appointment of a […]
BY UMUKORO KELLY OVIE In Nigeria, weak procurement practices, limited transparency, and inconsistent enforcement of the Public Procurement Act have turned what should be a powerful engine of national development into a recurring source of waste, stalled projects, and public frustration. Understanding why procurement matters—and how deeply it affects daily life—is essential for unlocking the country’s development potential. This article […]