BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. May 15, 2023… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has welcomed the commitment by the Church of England to vote against Shell’s Chair and Directors and the transition plan update during the company’s 2023 Annual general meeting scheduled for 23rd May, 2023. The Church also re-echoed its earlier announcement that it now needs to […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. May 10, 2023… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, anchor of the anti-corruption cluster of SCALE project has called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, commission a full-scale investigation into the alleged $15 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and a US firm, Atlanta […]
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 […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. March 10, 2023… Eight Civil Society Organisations and Trade Union in Edo State have written to Edo State governor, Goodwin Obaseki, urging him to revisit the draft Edo State Freedom of Information Bill, with a view to presenting the bill to the State House of Assembly for consideration as an executive bill. Led by the Executive Director […]
…. lauds Interception of N32.4m in Lagos BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. February 24, 2023… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice ANEEJ has lauded the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the interception of the sum of N32,400,000 in Lagos, allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in tomorrow’s presidential and National Assembly polls, urging the anti-graft agency […]
GELEGELE, NIGERIA. February 24, 2023… Ahead of the Saturday Presidential elections which heralds the commencement of the 2023 general elections across all polling units in Nigeria, over 200 Civil Society Organisations have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Security Agencies, Political candidates and their supporters to ensure peaceful, violence-free polls devoid of vote-buying and other malfeasance. Co-convener of […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. February 22, 2023… As Presidential candidates of the various political parties round off their campaigns across the country ahead of Saturday’s general elections, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and all the Presidential candidates planning to take over from him to tell Nigerians their plans to utilize the […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA. February 16, 2023…. The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ has welcomed the signing of bilateral agreement between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the United States of America for the repatriation of $954,807.40 assets recovered from the former governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, for the benefit of Bayelsa people. Executive Director of […]
PRESS STATEMENT BY ANEEJ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, REV. DAVID UGOLOR TO MARK 2022 INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY, HOLDING AT ANEEJ SECRETARIAT, BENIN CITY, ON DECEMBER 9, 2022 Protocol! Gentlemen of the press, I welcome you all to this press briefing to mark 2022 international anti-corruption day. The 2022 International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) seeks to highlight the crucial link between anti-corruption and peace, […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA. December 8, 2022… Against the backdrop of last month’s sentencing of oil giant, Glencore UK Ltd to the tune of £280 million in financial penalties for bribery of Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) officials and similar corporations in five African countries, the African Network for Environment and Economic Justice and a group of African and international civil society […]