16th January, 2017 Abuja, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has welcomed the scheduled visit of the Vice President Mr Yemi Osinbajo to the Niger Delta, and has charged the Federal Government of Nigeria to return the NDDC to the presidency so that the negotiating instruments that will stimulate development, peace and goodwill in the region with […]
A Premium Times report by Joshua Olufemi and Richard Akinwumi, published on November 16, 2015 showed that despite spending an unprecedented N1.488 trillion on armaments between 2011 and 2014, the coefficient of correlation between military spending and death toll caused by violence is +0.54. According to the Nigeria Security Tracker, deaths caused by crime and violence in Nigeria, rose from 29 in […]
The United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, has done a media monitoring on the decision taken in Abuja, December 1 by five African countries to ban dirty diesel imports as of July 2017. The news was covered in 68 countries, in 330 articles and in 11 languages. Largest number of articles appeared in the US, France, Nigeria and Spain and articles […]
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Background: The 2016 Global Synthesis Report is a prestigious document by the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness, with Global Secretariat at 3/F IBON Centre, 114 Timog Avenue, Quezon City 1103, the Philippines. It is produced with financial assistance of the Swedish International Development Cooperation(sida), the Department of Foreign Affairs-Ireland(IrishAid), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, the Australian Development […]
20th December, 2016. Press Release Benin City, Nigeria…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has expressed worry and anxiety over the unstable and diminishing impact of the President Buhari-led Anti-corruption fight, and has advised Mr President to produce a roadmap indicating as clear as possible the direction, scope and focus of his anti-corruption effort. The Rev. David […]
Background TELL Magazine is easily the leader in the newsmagazine industry in Nigeria. In its heyday, it took on the Abacha junta, and fought for the enthronement of democracy, good governance and accountability in public service through its incisive writing garnered from investigative reports. TELL has on its stable very respected, tested and trusted journalists like Nosa Igiebor, Onome Osifo-Whiskey, Dele Omotunde, Ayodele Akinkuotu […]
Background. The 10th day of the month of December is World Human Rights Day. Of course ANEEJ was not going to be left out of the worldwide events that were going to mark this day. Our executive director, the Rev David Ugolor, had assembled a formidable team of experts to a panel to discuss the issues of rights violations in Nigeria, and […]
Background Dec 9 2016 was a red letter day in ANEEJ not because it was a commemoration of the International Day against Corruption but that it was a revelation that Nigerians are indeed interested in uniting against corruption. ANEEJ executive director the Rev David Ugolor, in a speech and which was read on his behalf by Comrade Leo Atakpu, said that ‘we are happy […]
Background Open governance is at the heart of transparency and accountability. Without it there is corruption and secrecy in the conduct and attitude of governance. The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, recognizes this and seeks to partner with the global outlook and network on open governance systems and structures. In Paris, France, stakeholders, interest groups, and world leaders […]