ANEEJ – TIME TO CELEBRATE AGAIN.
Background Barely a couple of weeks hence, ANEEJ rolled out the drums to celebrate the birthday of our Deputy Executive Director, […]
SOCIAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME FRAUD: ANEEJ LAUDS MARYAM UWAIS’ FORTITUDE
16 February, 2018 Press Release Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has lauded the honesty behind the disclosure of the fraud involving the Social Investment Programme of the Federal government in some states as announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Social Investment Programme, Mrs. Mariam Uwais and aligns with her for proper […]
NIGER DELTA INSTITUTIONS TRANSPARENCY INDEX
Nigeria signed on to the open government partnership (OGP) as the 70th member in July 2016 with the commitment to deepen institutional and policy reforms. Access to information and citizen engagement are two of the four thematic areas of focus, these thematic areas speak directly to the basis and growth of transparency and accountability in government and public institutions in […]
GOVERNOR OBASEKI FELICITATES WITH ANEEJ ON INAUGURAL LECTURE
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, has written to ANEEJ executive director the Rev David Ugolor, on the occasion of his 48th birthday celebrations marked with an inaugural public lecture series with the theme SHRINKING PUBLIC SPACE AND INNOVATION AS PANACEA . In the letter, the Edo State executive governor said that Rev David Ugolor’s ‘interest in matters of […]
UGOLOR CELEBRATES WITH LECTURE ON INNOVATION AS PANACEA TO SHRINKING PUBLIC SPACE
31st January, 2018. Press Release Benin City, Nigeria…Activities leading to the 48th year birthday celebrations of seasoned civil rights icon and sociopreneur, the Rev David Ugolor, in Benin City, are already in top gear. Organisers have unveiled plans to use the occasion to introduce an annual inaugural public lecture series. For this year, the theme of the lecture would be: Shrinking […]
ANEEJ LAUNCHES NIGER DELTA TRANSPARENCY INDEX DECEMBER 15.
Press Release 13th December, 2017 Benin City, Nigeria…Considering the need to engender transparency, accountability and prudence in the management of resources accruing to the Niger Delta Interventionists Institutions, the Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, is set to launch a monitoring and advocacy tool, the Niger Delta Transparency Index, NDTI on Friday, December 15, 2017. ANEEJ executive director, […]
TOWARD ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENT NIGER DELTA INSTITUTIONS: THE CITIZENS REPORT CARD APPROACH
The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, working with a USAID Civil Society project has employed the Citizen Re-port Card tool to engage Niger Delta institutions at National and sub-national levels. Through this tool, ANEEJ has helped to improve transparency while mitigating years of social justice by ensuring that institutions deliver on their mandates. At the Civil […]
FG MUST DIVEST EFCC, ICPC, OTHERS OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGING RECOVERED ASSETS – UGOLOR
Background As the Global Forum on Asset Recovery holds in Washington DC, United States this week, the Executive Director of the African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Reverend David Ugolor spoke with Abimbola Akosile on Nigeria’s efforts to recover looted funds, climate change, illicit financial flows, international protocols and agreements, among other development issues. Excerpts: Can you please do a […]
ANEEJ PRESENTS ASSET RECOVERY REPORT AT GFAR SUMMIT WASHINGTON DC TODAY
Background and Objectives The inaugural Global Forum on Asset Recovery (GFAR) begins today, 4th December 2017 in Washington DC to end on the 6th. It is being hosted by both the United Kingdom and the United States with support from the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR). Its inaugural meeting will focus on assistance to four priority countries: Nigeria, Sri Lanka, […]
IFF IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: STOLEN ASSETS AND THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA AND CIVIL SOCIETY (CSOS)
Background 9 November 2017, 4 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Official UN side events are a platform for admitted observer organizations, which have limited speaking opportunities in the formal negotiations, to engage with Parties and other participants for knowledge sharing, capacity building, networking and exploring actionable options for meeting the climate challenge. UN agencies, admitted observer organizations and those Parties that partner […]