September 19, 2016

Stop Dirty Fuel Campaign Nigeria (News Links)

Fuel ‘too dirty’ for Europe sold to Africa http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37373414 Companies dump dirty fuel in West Africa, report says http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/15/the-associated-press-companies-dump-dirty-fuel-in-west-africa-report-says.html Swiss firms selling dirty fuel to Nigeria – Group http://punchng.com/swiss-firms-selling-dirty-fuel-nigeria-group/ Group accuses Swiss firms of shipping dirty fuel to Nigeria http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/09/16/group-accuses-swiss-firms-of-shipping-dirty-fuel-to-nigeria/ Swiss firms dump dirty fuel in Nigeria –Report http://sunnewsonline.com/swiss-firms-dump-dirty-fuel-in-nigeria-report-2/ NGO accuses Vitol, Trafigura of importing dirty fuel NGO accuses Vitol, […]

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September 15, 2016

BEING A WORLD PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE AFRICA NETWORK FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE, ANEEJ, ON THE LAUNCH OF THE STOP DIRTY FUEL CAMPAIGN, IN COLLABORATION WITH PUBLIC EYE SWITZERLAND

Distinguished Gentlemen and Ladies of the Press, I am happy to welcome you to this world press conference wherein we first of all seek to join our voices with that of Public Eye, Switzerland, and other partners the world over to draw the attention of the Federal Government of Nigeria to dangers posed to the health of citizens of the […]

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September 15, 2016

Swiss Commodity Traders Flood Africa with Toxic Fuel

September 15, 2016 Bern Zurich…”Dirty Diesel “, a report published by Public Eye today, reveals how Swiss commodity trading firms exploit lax regulatory standards to sell African customers fuel with high sulfur content. Produced by the trading firms themselves, these types of fuel have long been banned in Europe. They contribute significantly to the rapidly rising air pollution in African […]

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September 14, 2016

Welcome Address by ANEEJ Executive Director, Rev. David Ugolor during the Roundtable on Oil Industry Reforms Held at Denis Hotel, Abuja, on Wednesday September 14, 2016

Protocol!!! I will like to first of all welcome all of you to this roundtable on oil and gas sector reform in Nigeria. I am delighted that you are able to honour our invitation despite the holiday and Muslim festivity which ended yesterday. This meeting presents a wonderful opportunity for us all to strategize on how to engage the ongoing […]

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September 1, 2016

EMULATE THE UK ON ASSET RECOVERY, ANEEJ TASKS THE US AND EU

Press Release 1st September, 2016 Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has expressed satisfaction with the memorandum of understanding, MOU, which the UK government recently signed with the Nigerian government, to facilitate the return of all stolen funds from Nigeria hidden in forty jurisdictions of the United Kingdom including its overseas territories and crown dependencies. […]

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August 31, 2016

Climate Change lessons from Oghara

By MajiriOghene Etemiku Last year November-December 2015, nearly 200 countries converged in Paris France to ratify the Climate Change deal which the Conference of Parties, COP, had negotiated in April of that same year. That convergence was not new nor was it anything novel. Every year, the COP meets, at the instance of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate, […]

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August 29, 2016

Confirm Ibrahim Magu as EFCC Substantive chair, ANEEJ urges NASS

Press Release 28th August 2015 Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ has called on the National Assembly, NASS, to give accelerated attention and hearing to the confirmation of current EFCC substantive Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, so that the anti-corruption battle of the present administration can move on at full throttle. This demand was made in a […]

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August 26, 2016

Demystifying the role of moneybags in elections

By Charles Iyare About two weeks ago, August 17-20 to be precise, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) organized an interactive session with the gubernatorial candidates of the various political parties. The motive was to get all 19 political parties to sell their programmes and policies to Edo people. Hitherto, there had been a gulf between the […]

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August 26, 2016

ANEEJ LAUDS DELSU OVER SACKING OF 6 RANDY LECTURERS

Press Release 24th August, 2016 Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has applauded the timely and bold decision of the authorities of the Delta State University, Abraka Delta State, for sacking six of its lecturers over their involvement in several offences including alleged sexual harassment of female students. Gender and Environment programme officer of the […]

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