G8&G20 NIGERIA WORKING GROUP G8/G20 Press Release ABUJA, Nigeria. Monday 1 March 2010. The ANEEJ led G8/G20 Nigeria Civil Society Working Group met with Denis Kingsley, the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, on Thursday 25th February to discuss how Nigerian civil society can input into the Canadian-hosted G8/G20 Summits scheduled to take place in Canada later this year. David Ugolor, ANEEJ […]
13th February, 2013. PRESS RELEASE ANEEJ COMMEND PRESIDENT JONATHAN FOR DROPPING STELLA ODUAH AND THREE OTHER MINISTERS Benin City…..President Goodluck Jonathan recently dropped four serving Ministers from his cabinet. Those who were asked to go by the president include the Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah; Police Affairs Minister, Caleb Olukolade; Junior Finance Minister, Yerima Ngama; and Godsday Orubebe, Minister […]
ANEEJ CONDEMN POLICE ACTION IN RIVERS: CALLS FOR THE INTERVENTION OF UN SPECIAL RAPORTEUR Benin City…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has condemned the action of Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Mbu, describing it as dangerous, unacceptable and capable of plunging the state into deeper crisis thereby setting a bad precedent for Nigerian democracy. This condemnation […]
December 18, 2013 WE DEMAND JUSTICE FOR ‘THE UTE 4’ AND AN END TO EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS IN NIGERIA TEXT OF A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLING OF MR SAMUEL IMAIKOP AND THREE OTHERS BY THE POLICE IN EDO STATE Ladies and gentlemen of the media, Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN), African Network for Environment and Economic Justice […]
Gentlemen of the Press, The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) in collaboration with the Niger Delta Anti-Corruption Network (NIDAN), today join the rest of the world, to mark the WORLD ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY. Globally, the theme of this year’s event is Zero Corruption, 100% Development.” Locally, we are using this opportunity to formally launch the ‘fight CORRUPTION’ campaign! […]
Introduction The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Benin City, with funding from the Royal Norwegian Embassy convened a one-day roundtable on Voluntary Principle on Security and Human Rights, an international instruments that guides companies in maintaining the safety and security of their operations within an operating framework that ensures respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. The […]
Zurich/Lausanne, 13th of November 2013 BD oil report triggers parliamentary investigation in Nigeria Yesterday, the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ordered an immediate investigation into a multibillion dollar scheme used by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Nigerian importers, in connivance with Swiss oil traders, to rip Nigeria off to the tune of nearly $7 […]
ODUAH’S BMW CAR SCANDAL: ANEEJ CONDEMNS DINO MILAYE’S ARREST OVER PROTEST BENIN CITY—- Former House of Representatives member and Executive Secretary, Anti-Corruption Network, Dino Melaye was on the 23rd of October, 2013 arrested by the Nigerian Police during a protest at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja. Dino led a group of protesters to the Federal Secretariat, Abuja around noon calling […]
My Testimony I am Rev. David Ugolor, the Executive Director of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice(ANEEJ) an NGO based in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. On July 27th 2012, I was arrested by the Nigeria Police and falsely accused of being the mastermind of the assassination of Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde, the Principal Private Secretary of the Edo State […]
POSITION PAPER SUBMITTED BY A GROUP OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATION TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL (PIB) DURING THE ZONAL PUBLIC HEARING HELD IN PORT HARCOURT APRIL 22ND TO 23RD, 2013. SUBMITTED BY 1. AFRICA NETWORK FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE (ANEEJ), BENIN CITY, EDO STATE 2. CONFERENCE OF NON-GOVERMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (CONGOS), EDO […]