BY LEO ATAKPU Shell has been active in the Niger Delta since the 1930s, leaving the people of the Niger Delta with little more than sorrow, tears and blood. Shell’s presence alongside other multinational oil companies led to loss of livelihoods, and conflicts that led to loss of lives and property. Thirty years ago the Movement for the Survival of […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA. May 23, 2022… Ahead of the Annual General Meeting of the oil and gas giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, scheduled for tomorrow, a broad-based Civil Society Organisations have called on the church of England and other investors to stop lending moral and financial support to shell and should vote against Shell’s energy transition strategy at the AGM. […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. May 13, 2022… Anti-corruption watchdog, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ and its 8 Civil Society partner organisations implementing the “Enhancing Anti-corruption and Social Inclusive Reform Initiatives in Nigeria” project under the Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project of Palladium, supported by USAID have welcomed yesterday’s signing into law of three anti-corruption […]
BEININ CITY, NIGERIA. May 7, 2023…. Civil Society Organisations which criticised the Church of England’s support for Shell have welcomed the Church’s decision to step back from engaging Shell via the $68 trillion Climate Action 100+ initiative. Last year over 40 Civil Society Organisations sent a letter on the topic to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd. Justin Welby, […]
Benin City, Nigeria. May 6, 2022… Today’s announcement that the UK’s National Crime Agency has recovered $23.5 million of funds stolen from Nigeria by family and associates of former head of state, Sani Abacha, is very welcome. These looted funds were laundered through an intricate web of Western bank accounts and substantial sums ended up in the UK. The $23.5 […]
The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), a Civil Society Organisation working on issues of debt and structural adjustments with head office in Benin City and Advocacy office in Abuja collaborated with the African Forum on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) based in Harare, Zimbabwe to organise a 2-day West Africa Regional debt advocacy hybrid meeting and debt training […]
Background: The inaugural African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD) was jointly organized by African Forum on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) and its partners across several countries in the region and in Nigeria by the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ). The AfCoDD 2021 brings together political, technical and civic leaders from Africa to deliberate and agree on […]
BENIN-CITY, NIGERIA. April 27, 2022… As Politicians in various political parties crisscross the length and breadth of Nigeria seeking support for the upcoming 2023 general elections, Civil Society Organisations have called on all political aspirants to tell Nigerians their plans to fight corruption, considered the bane of the nation’s social and political development. In a seven-point communique at the end […]
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. April 14, 2022… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), has welcomed yesterday’s announcement of a new Resilience and Sustainability Fund (RST) by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with a call for the channelization of the resources to poverty eradication programmes and projects. Executive Director of ANEEJ, the Rev David Ugolor stated that the fund […]
The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, is updating its Register of Vendors and service providers in order to ensure that it continuously receives best quality services and value for money. ANEEJ is hereby Inviting interested and qualified vendors to express interest in providing any of the following categories of goods and services: Lot 1 Stationery and Office […]