PRESS STATEMENT BY ANEEJ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, REV. DAVID UGOLOR AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE ENHANCING SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA PROJECT (ESPPIN) ON 24TH AUGUST 2023. Gentlemen of the press, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this press brief which centres on the progress made so far in the implementation of the Enhancing Social Protection […]
August 13, 2023… Group of prominent Anti-Corruption Civil Society Groups have voiced deep concern regarding the suspension and detention of AbdulRasheed Bawa, the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The groups, have raised critical issues and call for transparency and fairness in the process. Bawa, who previously led the EFCC’s operations, was apprehended by the Department […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. August 3, 2023… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has welcomed the President of World Bank, Ajay Banga to Nigeria and urged him to prioritize engagement with civil society organisations, while meeting with other stakeholders. A statement by the Bretton Woods Institution indicates that Banga will be in Nigeria for a three-day visit and will […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA… August 2, 2023…. The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, a leading anti-corruption watchdog in Nigeria and anchor of the anti-corruption cluster of the Nigeria Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project, has expressed serious concern over the appointment of a Special Investigator to probe the operations of the Nigerian Apex Bank in a move […]
PREAMBLE A One-Day National Dialogue on Anti-Corruption was held on July 25, 2023, in Abuja. The hybrid event was hosted under the ANEEJ-SCALE project tagged Enhancing Anti-corruption and Social Inclusive Reform Initiatives in Nigeria. The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) is implementing the SCALE project as the anchor for the anti-corruption cluster, working with eight partner Civil […]
23 July 2023 PRESS STATEMENT Our attention has been drawn to the various reactions that have greeted one of the outcomes of the National Economic Council meeting held on Thursday, 20 July, 2023 which is calling into question the overall integrity of the National Social Register put in place by the Buhari/Osinbajo administration in the last 8 years. However, the […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. July 19, 2023… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ has congratulated Dr. Tayo Aduloju on his appointment as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, effective 1st January 2024. ANEEJ Executive Director, Rev. David Ugolor made this known in a statement made available to press men as a swift […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. July 10, 2023… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has called on President Bola Ahamed Tinubu to roll out its anti-corruption war in line with his electioneering commitment to continue the former President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war. ANEEJ Executive Director and Vice President of UNCAC Coalition, Rev David Ugolor, as part of the African […]
100 civil society organizations worldwide signed a statement against the “Estatuto das Organizações Não-Governamentais”(Status of non-governmental organisations), a new draft law regulating civil society in Angola presented by the government ofJoão Lourenço.According to the signatories, the draft law poses serious risks to the fundamental freedoms and constitutional rights of theAngolan people, and contradicts Angola’s commitments under international law to uphold […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. June 27, 2023… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, and the leadership of over 60 Civil Society Organisations operating on the platform of the Peoples Annual General Meeting have welcomed the Church of England Pensions Board’s announcement of its intentions to disinvest from SHELL and other oil and gas companies which are failing to […]