7th June, 2018 Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has said that the plan to exclude the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, from being subject to the provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility and the Procurement Acts is unacceptable as it will defeat the primary purpose for a call on reforms in the oil and gas […]
Background A one-day validation workshop with NDDC officials on the draft Independent CSOs project monitoring report was facilitated by ANEEJ/LITE-Africa at the Dannic Hotel in Port Harcourt, May 15, 2018. Present at the workshop were the CSOs Coalition members, NDDC officials, SACE, CSOs and Media, making a total of 30 participants. The NDDC officials present at the meeting were Okarevu […]
An engagement meeting with the Ministry of Solid Minerals, Oil and Gas, held on Friday 30th of April 2018 at the Commissioner’s office in Benin. Led by ANEEJ Executive Director, Rev David Ugolor, there were a total number of thirteen persons in attendance: 4 from ANEEJ, 5 from the Ministry and 4 from Media. The Honourable commissioner of the Ministry, Hon. […]
If the eyes are the windows through which we see the world, the television has been described as the instrument with which the world can speak to the world. It is a box a tube, a container of dreams and wonders. And so, to speak and analyse on an issue of great significance to Nigeria, that is, the Petroleum Industry […]
The Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement project implemented by ANEEJ/LITE-Africa and her Cluster members sought to improve the capacity of CSOs to engage the Niger Delta Institutions (NDDC, Ministry of Niger Delta, Oil and Gas Commissions in Delta, Edo Ondo, Abia & Imo States) to be more effective and as well make them accountable to the people in terms of […]
BACKGROUND / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ANEEJ hosted the civil society organisations (CSOs) and host communities dialogue on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), with the objective of harmonising views and building consensus amongst stakeholders on the PIB. The programme, held at the Aldgate Hotel in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, brought together 53 participants representing CSOs and host communities across the Niger Delta region. […]
20th February, 2018 Press Release Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has perfected plans to convene a dialogue session with key stakeholders and host communities in the Garden City, Port Harcourt, March 1, 2018. Making this known vide a letter sent to the host communities and stakeholders, ANEEJ Executive Director, the Rev David Ugolor […]
Press Release 29th January, 2018 Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has hailed the return of $73million (about N21.1billion) of the Malabu Funds to Nigeria by the UK and has expressed a desire that CSOs should participate in the monitoring of the use of the funds, in the spirit of the MOU which Nigeria signed […]
The Africa Network for environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) had a fruitful engagement meeting with the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Commission (EDSOGPADEC) on Friday 19th January 2018 at the commission’s secretariat in Benin. A total number of eighteen persons were in attendance comprising four ANEEJ staff and fourteen EDSOGPADEC staff including Lucky Wasa, Permanent secretary and Osagie […]
CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT AT THE END OF THE 3RD NIGER DELTA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FORUM (NDCEF 2017) ON 13TH NOVEMBER, 2017 The 3rd Niger Delta Civic Engagement Forum (NDCEF 2017) organized by Strengthening Advocacy and Citizen Engagement (SACE), a governance project funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Partnership Initiatives for the Niger Delta (PIND), was held on […]