January 6, 2026 Media Statement STOP THIS FISCAL RASCALITY We, the undersigned civil society organisations, express grave concern over the recent constitutional breaches in the repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts carried out by a collaboration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly (“NASS”). We are also concerned about the opacity, lack of transparency […]
Background In response to growing public concerns regarding regulatory integrity, transparency, and accountability within Nigeria’s petroleum sector, heightened by recent public allegations involving the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), in collaboration with civil society partners, proposes to convene a Citizens’ Tribunal on Regulatory Integrity and Accountability. The Citizens’ Tribunal […]
Amidst the rising wave of insecurity across Edo State, the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has demonstrated a renewed commitment to tackling the challenge through decisive and inclusive leadership. At a high-level security stakeholders’ meeting held in Iyamho, Etsako West, the Governor not only talked tough but backed his words with a genuine consultative effort, drawing the attention and […]
Corruption and the effective utilization of recovered assets remain pressing issues for development in Nigeria. Recognizing the importance of ensuring quality infrastructure funded through asset recovery, including funds such as Abacha 3 and the proposed Alamieyeseigha assets, ANEEJ with support from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) seeks to assess and improve the quality of 3 government-funded road infrastructure projects: […]
August 29, 2024 His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Federal Republic of Nigeria Aso Rock Villa Abuja Dear President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, DEMANDING THE RIGHT TO PEACEFUL PROTEST AND ASSEMBLY IN NIGERIA We extend our warm regards to you and hope that this letter finds you in good health. As representatives of the undersigned […]
The Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act, 2022, provide for an effective legal and institutional framework for the recovery and management of the proceeds of crime, benefits derived therein, instrumentality of unlawful activities, and unclaimed properties reasonablysuspected to be proceeds of crime. Click to see the Act
Preamble The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, (ANEEJ) in collaboration with African Forum for Debt and Development, (AFRODAD) convened a one-day debt advocacy meeting as part of advocacy campaign on debt management initiatives. The objectives of the meeting include: To engage debt management stakeholders in Nigeria, on Nigerian debt management concerns; to review current state of indebtedness in […]
Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. 2. I must warn those who have hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine and well-intended protest of some of our youths in parts of the country, against the excesses of some members of […]
Session Title: Asset Recovery in OGP: Peer-Learning on Recovery, Return, and Monitoring- Lessons from the Field Session Organizers: Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) and MacArthur Foundation Session Format: Fishbowl MODERATOR: Patricia Adams, Executive Director, Probe International, Canada SPEAKERS Fatima Kanji, Research and Policy Manager, International State Crime Initiative (ISCI), UK David Ugolor, Executive Director, Africa Network for Environment and […]
Executive summary Corruption is a problem that hinders the development of Nations. In 2018 the global loss to corruption was estimated at US$ 3.6 trillion annually and $140 billion is reported to be stolen annually from Africa with Nigeria reported to have lost $40 billion in 2001-2010 (Africa Union/ECW Conference (2015). According to World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, corruption […]