The bigger picture Our quarterly newsletters are always full of information about our work – from workshops for financial investigators to legislative assistance on the legal framework for asset declarations and consultations on non-conviction based forfeiture laws. That’s because we want to use this platform to give you a little insight into what we do. But how do all these activities […]
By Rev David Ugolor & Dr. Ayibakuro Matthew At the start of this week, a total of 724 field monitors were deployed across 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja for the second phase of the monitoring of the use of the $322.5 million Abacha loot returned from Switzerland in 2018. By the end of the monitoring exercise, they […]
Background: Being Independent Civil Society Field Monitoring Report of the disbursed part of $322.5million for the August/September 2018 payment Round of the National Cash Transfer Programme. Click link to see details of report: https://www.aneej.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Mantra-Field-Report-final-compressed.pdf
Benin City, Nigeria. October 1, 2019…The Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has thrown its weight behind a call from the Edo State Government for a forensic probe of the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, owing to shoddy, incomplete, abandoned and substandard projects executed by the NDDC in the past six months. ANEEJ Executive Director, the Rev David […]
Benin city, Nigeria. September 19, 2019…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has applauded the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Office of the National Social Investment Programme, NSIO, for bold steps at stamping out sharp practices in the disbursement of the $322.5million Abacha loot currently being disbursed to Nigerians under the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme. The Rev David […]
By Rev. David Ugolor, Towards the dawn of the millennium while the component units of the universe were taking quantum leaps into space and investing massively in research for the development of Artificial Intelligence, AI, Nigeria was in the throes of regular and consistent assault by the purveyors of corruption and large-scale theft of public funds. The records are there […]
By Dr. Matthew Ayibakuro Since its establishment in June 2003, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has made considerable progress in addressing key governance issues in the extractive sector. The EITI Standard – outlining key requirements for the good governance of oil, gas and mineral resources – is currently being implemented in the 52-member countries of EITI. At a basic […]
Benin City, Nigeria. September 3, 2019…The Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has called on the Muhammadu Buhari administration to constitute a crack team to apprehend and prosecute perpetrators of crude oil theft and pipeline vandals so as to plug the culture of waste and impunity in the country. ANEEJ Executive Director, Rev David Ugolor who made the call on the […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. September 2, 2019… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ has concluded its inaugural mentorship and training of eleven young anti-corruption activists and champions in the Niger Delta, at the ANEEJ Centre for Corruption Studies. In his closing remarks during their graduation, the ANEEJ Acting Executive Director, Mr. Leo Atakpu said the organisation is glad to […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. August 25, 2019… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ Centre for Corruption Studies is set to undertake the first round of mentorship and training of young anti-corruption activists and champions in the Niger Delta. A statement issued in Benin City yesterday by ANEEJ and signed by its Acting Executive Director, Mr. Leo Atakpu stated that ‘’the anti-corruption […]