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July 28, 2017

PASSAGE OF SECOND TRANCHE HOST COMMUNITY PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL: ANEEJ COMMENDS SENATE

Press Release 28th July, 2017 Abuja Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has lauded the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and commended it for the courage it has displayed in quickly passing the host community Petroleum Industry bill after second reading, and which has eventually established a framework relating to the petroleum producing host community’s participation, […]

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July 24, 2017

PUBLISH NAMES OF SUSPENDED NDDC CONTRACTORS, USE RECOVERED FUNDS FOR ABANDONED PROJECTS, ANEEJ URGES NDDC

23rd July 2017 Press Release Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has saluted the NDDC for its courage in suspending 600 contracts with abandoned projects worth N200bn, together with the NDDC resolve to prosecute the defaulting banks and contractors linked to the cancelled contracts. ANEEJ executive director, the Rev David Ugolor who made the commendation […]

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July 19, 2017

ANEEJ HAILS UNITED STATES CIVIL SUIT SEEKING FORFEITURE AND RECOVERY OF NIGERIAN LOOT

Press Release 19th July 2017 Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has commended the filing of a civil suit by the United States Department of Justice, DOJ, to forfeit and recover over $100million laundered in and through the US, and has tasked the Nigerian government to follow through with the plan to assist the United […]

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July 17, 2017

BATTLE OF THE REFINERIES?

The federal government said in 2016, through the Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources, that Nigeria was putting in place measures in the oil sector aimed at meeting the needs of Nigeria’s local consumption before the year 2019. There is also information to the effect that the federal government is planning the concession of some of our refineries. If that is […]

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July 11, 2017

IS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP TRANSPARENCY POSSIBLE IN NIGERIA?

People or entities whose real identities are shrouded in secrecy probably own more than half of the choice properties in Abuja, Nigeria. Part of the reason for this opacity is because they are probably current or former public officials, senior military officers, politicians, and politically exposed persons (PEPs), whose source of stupendous wealth cannot be explained, except to say that […]

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June 14, 2017

IMPLICATIONS OF DELAYS OF ANNUAL BUDGETS & PAYMENT OF NDDC LEVIES

Background The 2014 NEITI Audit Report on the Oil & Gas Sector observed that there is a major issue regarding the timing of approval for annual budgets and payments of NDDC levies by some oil companies. Taken directly from this report, ANEEJ seeks to highlight the issues, implications of these delays and recommendations. Here is our highlight:

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June 13, 2017

PARIS CLUB REFUND – WHAT NIGER DELTA STATES MUST DO.

Background Following the release of the first tranche of the Paris Club Refund to Sates, findings reveal that Niger Delta States received the following: Abia – N11431531742.97 Akwa Ibom – N25981255165.12 Bayelsa – N24895696347.55 Cross River – N12150687893.85 Delta – N27606963362.46 Edo – N12182253184.99 Imo – N14001610365.94 Ondo – N14007296628.57 Rivers – N34925785322.06 ANEEJ suggests to the Niger Delta states […]

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June 7, 2017

WHERE DOES NIGERIA’S OIL & GAS MONEY GO?

Background: Following the passage of the Petroleum Governance Bill, PIGB, ANEEJ team of Charles Iyare and Ovie Assurance carried out investigations and a study asking questions and seeking to understand the dynamics which are not very obvious to the public. This is their finding:

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June 4, 2017

ANEEJ IS PANELIST AT FG CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS AND ASSET RECOVERY

The Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, will feature as a panellist at a Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Asset Recovery, being organised by the Federal Government for sustainable development in Nigeria. The 3-day conference is billed to kick off from the 5th of June 2017 and is a stakeholder global platform to exchange practical knowledge on […]

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June 3, 2017

ANEEJ SEEKS PUBLICATION OF MNDA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPORT, WELCOMES MNDA PROBE

1st June 2017 Press release Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has urged the Federal government to publish the findings of the technical committee set up by the Ministry of the Niger Delta Affairs that revealed the misappropriation of public funds up to the tune of seven hundred billion naira (N700billion), and which has […]

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PASSAGE OF SECOND TRANCHE HOST COMMUNITY PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL: ANEEJ COMMENDS SENATE

PUBLISH NAMES OF SUSPENDED NDDC CONTRACTORS, USE RECOVERED FUNDS FOR ABANDONED PROJECTS, ANEEJ URGES NDDC

ANEEJ HAILS UNITED STATES CIVIL SUIT SEEKING FORFEITURE AND RECOVERY OF NIGERIAN LOOT

BATTLE OF THE REFINERIES?

IS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP TRANSPARENCY POSSIBLE IN NIGERIA?

IMPLICATIONS OF DELAYS OF ANNUAL BUDGETS & PAYMENT OF NDDC LEVIES

PARIS CLUB REFUND – WHAT NIGER DELTA STATES MUST DO.

WHERE DOES NIGERIA’S OIL & GAS MONEY GO?

ANEEJ IS PANELIST AT FG CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS AND ASSET RECOVERY

ANEEJ SEEKS PUBLICATION OF MNDA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPORT, WELCOMES MNDA PROBE

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