COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY PARTICIPANTS AT A 2- DAY WORKSHOP ON THE USE OF UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST CORUPTION (UNCAC) COALITION GUIDE FOR CSO AND PRIVATE SECTOR IN PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE, FROM 4TH – 5TH AUGUST 2022 Arising from a training session on the use of UNCAC Coalition Guide for CSOs and Private Sector organized by the Africa Network for […]
Oliver Windridge is a British lawyer, specializing in international human rights, anti-corruption and international criminal law. He is particularly interested in exploring where these three elements interconnect. Oliver is founder of rights: applied, a human rights and anti-corruption consultancy that has pioneered the use of “multi-track accountability” solutions.Click to see slide
Corruption is a major problem in Nigeria and is largely responsible for widespread poverty and underdevelopment. According to the UN and the AU, around $148 billion is stolen from Africa annually by political leaders, multinational corporations, the business elite and civil servants with complicity of banking and property industries in Europe, North America and elsewhere. Transparency International (TI), recently ranked […]
Our attention has been drawn to the arrest of one Mr. Abdullazeez Bako, founder of Center for Citizens Right by security agency for allegedly being in possession of yet to be ascertained numbers of E-Wallet payment cards of beneficiaries of the National Cash Transfer Programme in Nasarawa State. The said Mr. Abdullazeez Bako, Director of Centre for Citizens Right, […]
BENIN CITY, Nigeria. August 3, 2022… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), a human right organisation has called for the immediate release of a lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Inibehe Effiong, who was sent to prison, Wednesday morning, by the Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Justice Ekaette Obot. Executive Director of ANEEJ, the Rev David Ugolor […]
Background The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) is implementing the “Enhancing Anti-corruption and Social Inclusive Reform Initiatives in Nigeria” project. ANEEJ has received funding from Palladium under the Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project supported by USAID. ANEEJ is working with eight organisations under the anchor-cluster model as the anchor organization. The cluster is composed […]
The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) is implementing the “Enhancing Anti-corruption and Social Inclusive Reform Initiatives in Nigeria” project. ANEEJ has received funding from Palladium under the Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project supported by USAID. ANEEJ is working with eight organisations under the anchor-cluster model as the anchor organization. The cluster is composed of […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA. June 29, 2022… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, (ANEEJ), a leading Civil Society Organisation working on International Development Cooperation issues has called on the G7 Governments to ensure transparency for the planned $600bn infrastructure funds for developing countries. Executive Director of ANEEJ and Head of Economic Community of West African States Network on Debts and […]
Abuja, Nigeria. June 23, 2023… In December 2017, Switzerland returned USD322.5 million of stolen funds (illicitly acquired by the late General Sani Abacha’s family) to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Federal Ministry of Finance requested that the funds be used to finance the $500 million IDA-financed National Social Safety Net Program (NASSP) in the form of Conditional Cash Transfers […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. June 2, 2022.. Following the warning by the International Monetary Fund that debt servicing may gulp 100 per cent of the Federal Government’s revenue by 2026, the African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to take urgent steps to improve revenue generation and stop further borrowings. Executive Director of […]