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 […]
The Africa Network for environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) had a fruitful engagement meeting with the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Commission (EDSOGPADEC) on Friday 19th January 2018 at the commission’s secretariat in Benin. A total number of eighteen persons were in attendance comprising four ANEEJ staff and fourteen EDSOGPADEC staff including Lucky Wasa, Permanent secretary and Osagie […]
Press Release 13th December, 2017 Benin City, Nigeria…Considering the need to engender transparency, accountability and prudence in the management of resources accruing to the Niger Delta Interventionists Institutions, the Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, is set to launch a monitoring and advocacy tool, the Niger Delta Transparency Index, NDTI on Friday, December 15, 2017. ANEEJ executive director, […]
The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, working with a USAID Civil Society project has employed the Citizen Re-port Card tool to engage Niger Delta institutions at National and sub-national levels. Through this tool, ANEEJ has helped to improve transparency while mitigating years of social justice by ensuring that institutions deliver on their mandates. At the Civil […]
ANEEJ and LITE-Africa with their cluster members had a fruitful advocacy visit/engagement meeting with the leadership of OSOPADEC on the 5th of December 2017 at the commission’s office in Akure. The purpose of the meeting was to officially share with the commission the idea of the Niger-Delta Transparency and Accountability Index. It was also an opportunity to share with the […]
CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT AT THE END OF THE 3RD NIGER DELTA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FORUM (NDCEF 2017) ON 13TH NOVEMBER, 2017 The 3rd Niger Delta Civic Engagement Forum (NDCEF 2017) organized by Strengthening Advocacy and Citizen Engagement (SACE), a governance project funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Partnership Initiatives for the Niger Delta (PIND), was held on […]
By Chido Okafor (Warri) and Gordi Udeajah (Umuahia) 29 September 2017 | 4:29 am The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to revoke many contracts for projects in different parts of the oil-rich region to enable it to focus on strategic ones that would open up the areas. The commissioner representing Delta State on the NDDC board, Dr. […]
Background It is a common knowledge that Nigeria, like many other countries in Africa suffers severe leakage of its public resources through corrupt means. Public funds that could be better used to address critical sectors for national development, such as health, education, electricity, roads, and other infrastructural projects for the social, political and economic well-being of the country are diverted […]
Earlier this month, I visited my home town, precisely Oghara in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State. For the time, I was at home I suffered from mosquito bites. There was hardly electricity. And as we know, electricity usually powers the machines which pump water for domestic purposes. I also found out that students of the Delta […]
Background The 2014 NEITI Audit Report on the Oil & Gas Sector observed that there is a major issue regarding the timing of approval for annual budgets and payments of NDDC levies by some oil companies. Taken directly from this report, ANEEJ seeks to highlight the issues, implications of these delays and recommendations. Here is our highlight: