In the past, it was very difficult to steal the huge amounts of money we hear being stolen and swallowed today. Looting of public funds was minimal, and my guess is that this was because technology had not advanced to the extent that it has today. I remember back then that a notable politician once said that if he were […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
15th February, 2018 Press Release Benin City, Nigeria…Sequel to recent legislation, Unexplained Wealth Orders, UWO, which empowers courts in the UK to seize assets of foreigners in the UK with questionable source of funding, the Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has said that Nigeria can leverage on this legislation and use it as an opportunity to conduct […]
A company’s value was once a simple product of its tangible assets – its factories and offices, its people and its intellectual property. Yet in the digital age, company culture has become a much more important competitive force. – The Economist Intelligence Unit, December 9-15-2017. And so, in keeping with our company culture of celebrating our people, ANEEJ gathered its […]
6th February, 2018 Press Release Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has condemned the plan by the Inspector General of Police to arrest the media spokesperson of former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, on trumped up charges bordering on incitement and a likelihood of the breach of public peace from a press release which Mr. Afegbua […]
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 […]
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 […]