Background Nigeria is a leading resource-rich country, but a large proportion of the revenue generated from the extractive industries is illegally earned and transferred to become Illicit Financial Flows. The Global Journal of Human Social Science cited a World Bank report published since 2017, which identified the extractive sector as a major enabler of IFF in Nigeria and has become […]
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 for […]
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” – Psalm 24:1 BORI, NIGERIA – 16 July 2025…. Clerics from across Ogoniland have called on Nigerian churches to take a front-line role in defending human rights and confronting environmental injustices plaguing the Niger Delta, declaring that the Church must reclaim its prophetic […]
Preamble: The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) in collaboration with African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) organized a one-day National Debt Conference with the theme “Nigeria’s Rising Debt: Advancing Debt Relief through Reparations and Reparative Justice”. The National Debt Conference was attended by diverse stakeholders including Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, Civil Society Organizations, […]
Benin City, Nigeria. July 10, 2025… As Africa unites to commemorate the African Union Anti-Corruption Day 2025, Anti-Corruption Watchdog, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) stands in solidarity with AU member states, civil society organizations, and citizens across the continent to amplify this year’s powerful theme: “Promoting Human Dignity in the Fight Against Corruption.” In a statement issued to mark […]
Benin City, July 10, 2025… The Supreme Court of Nigeria today upheld the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo (APC) as the duly elected governor of Edo State, affirming previous rulings by the Election Petition Tribunal (April 2, 2025) and the Court of Appeal (May 29, 2025), each of which dismissed challenges by the PDP candidate Asue Ighodalo for lack of […]
Reflections from the 16th Regional UNCAC Coalition Meeting for Sub-Saharan Africa BY HUSSEIN ADELEYE While some African countries have introduced whistleblower protection laws in recent years, the overall adoption across the continent remains alarmingly low. In West Africa, only a handful of countries, specifically 2 out of 15 countries (Liberia and Ghana), have fully enacted dedicated whistleblower protection laws, while […]
SEVILLA, SPAIN, 3 July 2025….As the Fourth Financing for Development( FfD 4) comes to an end today, the Executive Director of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has tasked the UK government on the need to carry victims of corruption along in return of recovered asset. ” We know the UK government has been progressive in this direction […]
BY Rev. David Ugolor, As Nigeria looks ahead to the 2027 presidential election, there is an urgent need to redefine the political narrative and set a new agenda that speaks directly to the hopes of millions suffering under the weight of poverty, corruption, insecurity, and poor governance. What Nigeria needs now is not just another electoral cycle; it needs a […]
Benin City, Nigeria. June 23, 2025… The Zonal Commander of National Agency for the Prohibition of Tafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in Edo Zonal Command, Barr. Sam Offiah has disclosed that Edo State has dropped in human trafficking ranking amongst states in Nigeria. Barr Offiah made the disclosure when he received in audience, a delegation from the Africa Network for Environment […]