ABUJA, NIGERIA. December 14, 2021… Ahead of the United States Summit for Democracy and the Nigeria 2023 General Elections, a coalition of thirty-five (35) leading Civil Society Organisations have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the recently passed Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 into law even as they called on the United States Government to make human rights the […]
BENIN-CITY, NIGERIA. December 9, 2021… Anti-Corruption Watchdog, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to carry out a major surgery of his administration’s approach with a view to revving the engines of the war against corruption which it says appears to be losing steam with rising impunity in public sector corruption. Executive […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. December 6, 2021… The Switzerland Government has signed a $50,000 contract with the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) for the completion of the independent Civil Society monitoring of the recovered $322.5million Late General Sani Abacha loot being distributed to poor Nigerians through the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme of the Federal Government. The contract […]
BENIN-CITY, NIGERIA. October 18, 2021.. Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria have been charged to continue to support Government to achieve all round development for the people even as the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice has been told to continue its service to humanity. Secretary to the Edo State Government, Barrister Osariodion Ogie gave the charge Thursday while unveiling […]
BENIN-CITY, NIGERIA. October 5, 2021… Anti-Corruption Watchdog, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called on the Federal Government to prosecute all those found to have broken Nigerian laws in the global International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)-led Pandora Papers project report which revealed the financial secrets of not less than 35 current and former world leaders, […]
PROJECT BACKGROUND Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE-Africa) is a Nigerian non-governmental organization (NGO) operating in Nigeria since 1999 with a vision to create a safe space for peace and development action, and a mission to facilitate community and human development, foster good governance and create inclusive and diverse networks and collaborations in the Niger Delta and beyond. The […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA… September 27, 2021… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called for sweeping reforms and policy changes in the World Bank following the discontinuation of publication of the Ease of Doing Business report occasioned by the damning panel report set up by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to review the internal circumstances […]
Message from the Executive Director The spread of COVID-19 early 2020 disrupted the economy of nations around the world and led to a paradigm shift in the operations of institutions, government and individuals. The pandemic coupled with EndSars protests and security challenges in Nigeria as manifested in banditry, kidnapping, herdsmen/farmer clashes and Boko Haram insurgency, opened new opportunities and approach […]
BENIN-CITY, NIGERIA. August 18, 2021… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has welcomed the signing of the Petroleum Industry Bill into law by President Muhammadu Buhari saying it is a significant milestone in Nigeria’s quest for a better managed Oil and Gas industry and urged government to begin now to use proceeds from oil and gas to […]
Background In Nigeria, poverty is ubiquitous and has become a major development problem. The World Poverty Clock Report published 2018 shows that Nigeria has overtaken India as the country with the most extreme poor people in the world. The poverty ratio has been exacerbated by the impact of climate change due to increasing vulnerability and risks posed to the population. […]