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

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

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

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

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

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

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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International civil society welcomes the recent MoU signed between Switzerland and Uzbekistan

International civil society welcomes the recent MoU signed between Switzerland and Uzbekistan

International civil society welcomes the recent Memorandum of Understanding signed between Switzerland and Uzbekistan to return USD 131 million of confiscated assets but counsel caution We welcome recent developments by the Swiss government to repatriate $131 million USD of confiscated assets in criminal proceedings against Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of former Uzbek President Islam Karimov. The source of these assets are […]

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€5.5 m Abacha Loot: ANEEJ Faults Ireland for exclusion of CSOs in Repatriation Process

€5.5 m Abacha Loot: ANEEJ Faults Ireland for exclusion of CSOs in Repatriation Process

BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. September 25, 2020… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice and lead organisation implementing the Monitoring Transparency and Accountability in the Return and Management of Assets (‘MANTRA) project has expressed serious concerns over the exclusion of Civil Society Organisation in the process leading up to the Memorandum of Understanding for the return of €5.5 million between […]

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FG LAUNCHES CENTRAL DATABASE FOR ASSET RECOVERY, MANAGEMENT                                                                         ….Lauds ANEEJ

FG LAUNCHES CENTRAL DATABASE FOR ASSET RECOVERY, MANAGEMENT ….Lauds ANEEJ

ABUJA, NIGERIA. September 18, 2020… The fight against corruption in Nigeria received a major boost yesterday as the Federal Government launched a Central database and the Central Criminal Justice Information system of the Assets Recovery and Management Unit (ARMU), an arm of the Federal Ministry of Justice with support from the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) as […]

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€5.5m Abacha IV: Publish details of MoU with Ireland, ANEEJ Urges FG

€5.5m Abacha IV: Publish details of MoU with Ireland, ANEEJ Urges FG

BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. August 18, 2020… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), a leading Civil Society Organisation working on issues of assets recovery has welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Irish and Nigerian governments for the return of €5.5 million stolen by a former military head of state, General Sani Abacha, urging the […]

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