Hardly a day goes by without a report from the print, electronic and social media on sexual assault against children. And so our hearts bleed. Most of us experience goose bumps and tears well up in our eyes. All of the time, I try to imagine the trauma forced sex will leave on the psyche of a child. Toddlers and […]
Driving inequality and fuelling radicalism, corruption cheats Africa’s governments of $50bn a year. We need sanctions for those who perpetuate it. Corruption is the most neglected human rights violation of our time. It fuels injustice, inequality and depravation, and is a major catalyst for migration and terrorism. In Africa, the social and political consequences of corruption rob nations of resources […]
The Bread for the World (BFDW) in collaboration with the Christian Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria (CRUDAN) organized a Training of Trainers, TOT, workshop on the Do No Harm/Local Capacity for Peace (DNH/LCP) at the CRUDAN conference centre, 5 Dalyop Nyango Street, Sabon-Barki, Bukuru, Jos, Plateau State, from 28th August to 8th, September, 2016. The overall objective of […]
As part of measures to restructure the north east region, the Senate recently passed the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) Bill into law. The bill empowers the federal government to set up an independent commission to fast-track the rehabilitation and development of the states in the North-east region devastated by insurgency. The states to benefit are Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, […]
Zurich/Geneva, 7. November 2016 Flanked by a container full of dirty air from Ghana’s capital Accra, Public Eye in Geneva today handed Trafigura a petition signed by almost 20’000 people asking the commodities giant to stop selling „Dirty Diesel“ to Africa. While Trafigura continues to deny all responsibility for its health damaging business, public pressure moved the government of Ghana […]
Anti-corruption groups have called on the leadership of the Senate to expedite confirmation of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) so as to give the ongoing anti-corruption fight the impetus it needs to sustain the Buhari administration in curtailing impunity in governance. This latest call on the National Assembly reiterates an earlier call made by […]
Theme: Increasing Citizens’ Participation in Niger Delta Development Introduction The 2016 edition of the Niger Delta Civic Engagement Forum (NDCEF 2016) organized by USAID/SACE and PIND was held at Imo Concorde Hotel, Owerri on Tuesday 18th October, 2016. The event attracted representatives of civil society organizations working across the Niger Delta, as well as government functionaries, community leaders, academics and […]
13th October, 2016 Press Release Benin City, Nigeria: The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has commended the Federal government, the Red Cross and the Swiss government for working assiduously for the release of 21 of the over 200 school girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram terrorist group in April 2014, asking the Federal government to be prudent […]
Sequel to the Press conference with key media organizations in Nigeria wherein significant successes of the 2-year Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement SACE were highlighted, ANEEJ organized a one-day learning workshop in pursuance of the objectives of the project. Here is a speech by ANEEJ Executive director, the Rev David Ugolor, at the event. WELCOME ADDRESS BY ANEEJ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR […]
The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, briefed key members of the Nigerian media on the Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement SACE Project which we have carried out from 2014, on Wednesday October 12, 2016 at our Secretariat in Benin City. On hand to conduct the press briefing were: The Rev David Ugolor, executive director Innocent Edemhanria, project […]