March 7, 2016

PERSPECTIVE ON CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT IN THE WORK OF EITI

By Innocent Edemhanria The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) represent a global standard to promote open and accountable management of natural resources and seek to strengthen government and company systems, inform public debate, and enhance trust. It prides itself in the multi stakeholder approach where its implementation process involves partnership from governments, companies and civil society working together. But recent […]

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March 4, 2016

Hannibal Visits ANEEJ!

Hannibal Visits ANEEJ! Unlike the Hannibal of old, this Hannibal Uwaifo, President of the African Bar Association, AfBA, drove into ANEEJ premises without fanfare. Dressed in a sky-blue kaftan with feet ensconced in a flip-flop, he held a smile that measured his self-confidence and assuredness. In tow with him was the media director of the ABA, Samuel Abasilim, decked in […]

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March 4, 2016

AG, NCC and Communications Ministry should not undermine MTN-Fine Negotiations, ANEEJ insists.

Press Release March 1, 2016 Benin City, Edo State…In the wake of recent reports that a South African telecoms provider, MTN, has paid N50billion to the Federal Government of Nigeria as an initial step to resolve the impasse generated from its disobedience to a directive by Nigerian telecoms regulatory body, the NCC, the Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, […]

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March 4, 2016

Implement Public Procurement for South-South development

By Charles Iyare Laws on public Procurement are imperative for good governance, and are designed for the authorities to adequately provide value for money and maintenance of quality procurement standards. They are also geared towards encouraging accountability, competitiveness, and cost-effectiveness. After that Bill (the Public Procurement bill) was signed into law by President Yar’ Adua on the 4th of June […]

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January 25, 2016

On Visit of New EITI Chair: ANEEJ urges Mr. President to Approve Constitution of New National Stakeholders Working Group for NEITI.

January 22, 2016 PRESS RELEASE Benin City, Edo State…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, welcomes the election of Fedrik Reinfeldt as the new chairperson of the Global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, EITI, as Clare Short prepares to step down in February 2016. Fedrik Reinfeldt whose election is expected to be ratified in February at the 7th Global […]

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December 22, 2015

Building new CSO mindset for advocacy

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku The STAR – System for Transformation and Result – methodology of measuring impact is a change process and a tool suite that seeks to promote sustainable organizational development. It also seeks to address elements of the complex environments in which Civil Society organisations do their work. It is a programme developed by Root Change. Judging from […]

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December 22, 2015

Sack of NDDC Management Board: ANEEJ calls for Comprehensive investigation of abandoned projects, Welcomes Semenitari

Press Release 22nd December, 2015 Benin City, Edo State…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, welcomes the sack of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC management board, and is happy with an interim reconstitution of the team with a recognized personage in Mrs. Ibim Semenitari. In the light of this development, ANEEJ calls for a comprehensive investigation of […]

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December 10, 2015

World Anti-Corruption Day: ANEEJ Urges Buhari to Break the Corruption Chain in Nigeria

Press Release 9th December, 2015. Benin City- Given the worrisome level of corruption in almost all sectors of the country, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), a non-profit, Non-Governmental Organisation working on corruption and governance issues has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to Break the Corruption Chain in Nigeria by strengthening all regulatory agencies and institutions of […]

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December 10, 2015

ANEEJ-LITE Joint Press Statement on Assessment of Niger Delta Development Agencies

7th December, 2015. ANEEJ-LITE-Africa Calls for re-focus of Niger Delta Development Agencies for optimum performance Benin City Edo State…Several years after the establishment of Niger Delta Development Agencies such as the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, EDSOGPADEC, DESOPADEC and OSOPADEC, the Africa Network of Environmental and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) and Leadership Initiative for Transformation and […]

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December 10, 2015

Nigeria’s Vote Against Human Rights Defenders: ANEEJ Expresses Deep Concern

Press Release 10th December, 2015. Benin City—-The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has expressed deep concern over the recent vote by Nigeria against the UN resolution on the protection of human rights defenders. “We are worried by the decision of the Federal Government to join China and Russia to oppose the resolution as these nations are well […]

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