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Nigeria should request to be joined in the suit against Diezani Alison-Madueke-ANEEJ

ABUJA, NIGERIA. August 27, 2023… Following, Tuesday’s British police charge of former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke with bribery offences, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) and anchor of the anti-corruption cluster of the Nigeria Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project has called on President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s administration to show to the […]

Norway’s Oil Fund Invited to the Niger Delta to witness the first-hand impact of Shell’s Operations

We at ANEEJ (Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice) have been working to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the damages that have been caused in the Niger Delta.  Norway’s Oil Fund (managed by Norges Bank Investment Management – NBIM) is a top three shareholder in Shell. In 2013 Norway’s Ministry of Finance directed the Oil Fund to engage […]

Press Statement by Rev. David Ugolor at a Press Conference on ESPPIN Project

PRESS STATEMENT BY ANEEJ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, REV. DAVID UGOLOR AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE ENHANCING SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA PROJECT (ESPPIN) ON 24TH AUGUST 2023. Gentlemen of the press, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this press brief which centres on the progress made so far in the implementation of the Enhancing Social Protection […]

Anti-Corruption Civil Society Groups Demand Transparency in Detention of Former EFCC Chairman AbdulRasheed Bawa

August 13, 2023… Group of prominent Anti-Corruption Civil Society Groups have voiced deep concern regarding the suspension and detention of AbdulRasheed Bawa, the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The groups, have raised critical issues and call for transparency and fairness in the process. Bawa, who previously led the EFCC’s operations, was apprehended by the Department […]

ANEEJ Welcomes WB President to Nigeria, Urges Him to Prioritize Engagement with CSOs

BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. August 3, 2023… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has welcomed the President of World Bank, Ajay Banga to Nigeria and urged him to prioritize engagement with civil society organisations, while meeting with other stakeholders. A statement by the Bretton Woods Institution indicates that Banga will be in Nigeria for a three-day visit and will […]

War Against Corruption: ANEEJ Flays appointment of Special Investigator for CBN, Urges Strengthening of existing institutions

ABUJA, NIGERIA… August 2, 2023…. The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, a leading anti-corruption watchdog in Nigeria and anchor of the anti-corruption cluster of the Nigeria Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project, has expressed serious concern over the appointment of a Special Investigator to probe the operations of the Nigerian Apex Bank in a move […]

National Dialogue on Anti-corruption in Nigeria Communique

PREAMBLE A One-Day National Dialogue on Anti-Corruption was held on July 25, 2023, in Abuja. The hybrid event was hosted under the ANEEJ-SCALE project tagged Enhancing Anti-corruption and Social Inclusive Reform Initiatives in Nigeria. The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) is implementing the SCALE project as the anchor for the anti-corruption cluster, working with eight partner Civil […]

NEC, NATIONAL SOCIAL REGISTER & REINVENTING THE WHEEL

23 July 2023 PRESS STATEMENT Our attention has been drawn to the various reactions that have greeted one of the outcomes of the National Economic Council meeting held on Thursday, 20 July, 2023 which is calling into question the overall integrity of the National Social Register put in place by the Buhari/Osinbajo administration in the last 8 years. However, the […]

ANEEJ tasks Tinubu on war against corruption, socio-inclusive reforms

BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. July 10, 2023… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has called on President Bola Ahamed Tinubu to roll out its anti-corruption war in line with his electioneering commitment to continue the former President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war. ANEEJ Executive Director and Vice President of UNCAC Coalition, Rev David Ugolor, as part of the African […]