ANEEJ, African Center Strengthen Collaboration with Code of Conduct Bureau on Tackling Illicit Financial Flows

ABUJA, Nigeria — September 11, 2025 — As part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s anti-corruption institutions and build high-level political support for the fight against Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) and the African Centre for Governance ,Asset Recovery and Sustainable Development have initiated formal engagement with the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). […]

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Sevilla FfD4 Conference: ANEEJ Tasks UK government on inclusion of corruption victims in asset return negotiations.

SEVILLA, SPAIN, 3 July 2025….As the Fourth Financing for Development( FfD 4) comes to an end today, the Executive Director of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has tasked the UK government on the need to carry victims of corruption along in return of recovered asset. ” We know the UK government has been progressive in this direction […]

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President Tinubu Reaffirms Commitment to Transparency, Accountability in Management of Recovered Assets

ABUJA, NIGERIA – May 27, 2025… President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to transparency and accountability in the management of recovered assets. President Tinubu made this known at a National Asset recovery summit organised by the Federal Ministry of Justice (FMOJ) in partnership with Anti-corruption Agencies and supported by the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice […]

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ANEEJ Executive Director, David Ugolor re-elected into UNCAC Coalition Board

Abuja, Nigeria. June 22, 2023… The Executive Director, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, the Rev David Ugolor has been re-elected as board member of UNCAC Coalition representing Sub-Saharan Africa for another term. Managing Director of UNCAC Coalition, Mathias Huter who announced the results in Vienna, Austria after the coalition’s elections congratulated David Ugolor, Aya and Andril for […]

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Social Investment Agency Act, ‘Buhari’s parting gift for millions of poor Nigerians,’ says ANEEJ

…Urges Tinubu to fund the new Agency. ABUJA, NIGERIA. May 24, 2023… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has lauded the outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari for signing the National Social Investment Programme Agency Bill into law before the end of his administration, describing it as a ‘good parting gift for millions of poor Nigerians.’ Executive Director of […]

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Subsidy removal: ANEEJ Mulls Monitoring FG’s $800M Palliatives Disbursement to Poor Nigerians

BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. April 12, 2023… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), a leading anti-corruption watchdog dedicated to asset recovery has committed to monitoring the $800m borrowed from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), to provide post-petroleum subsidy palliatives for over 50 million Nigerians ahead of June 2023. The Executive Director of ANEEJ and […]

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ANEEJ Wants Senate to Create a Separate Agency for recovered Asset Management, Urges Buhari to return POCA Bill

BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. March 10, 2022… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to sign the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill 2022 passed by the Senate on Wednesday until amended to allow the creation of a separate agency to manage recovered assets. Executive Director of ANEEJ, Rev David Ugolor said […]

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Policy Paper on Asset Recovery Regime

BACKGROUND Efforts to address corruption has been a central theme of successive governments in Nigeria, especially since the country’s return to democratic rule in 1999.  At the presidential poll in 2015, the fight against corruption became the one of the two key campaign messages on which President Muhammadu Buhari was elected to office.  Since then, several measures have been taken […]

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Photos: Inter-Ministerial Committee On Assets Disposal Celebrates ANEEJ Boss @ 51

The Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Disposal of the Federal Government’s Forfeited Assets under the Chairman, Dayo Apata (SAN) and Solicitor-General of the Federation commemorate with ANEEJ Executive Director, Rev. David Ugolor on the occasion of his 51years birthday. The celebration happened today February 3, 2021 at the 7th Meeting in the Federal Ministry of Justice, Abuja and had the Inter-Ministerial […]

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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON THE DISPOSAL OF ASSETS FORFEITED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

 All Protocols duly Observed, As you may all recall, the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Disposal of Assets Forfeited to the Federal Government (“the Committee”) was inaugurated on 9th November, 2020 following a Presidential directive of 27th October 2020 made in recognition of the pressing need for the Office of the Hon. Attorney-General of the Federation to coordinate and oversee a […]

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