Edo Women Conference: Our Issues, Our Voices, Oba Akenzua Cultural Centre, Thursday 17th July 2014 PRESS RELEASE A heterogeneous group of EDO WOMEN living in Nigeria and in the Diaspora, who are concerned about societal issues in Nigeria, and Edo state in particular, in collaboration with respectable international and national partners, are organising a non-political Conference on Edo Women’s Issues […]
15th April, 2014. PRESS RELEASE NYANYA BOMB BLAST: ANEEJ URGES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON PROACTIVE MEASURES AGAINST INSURGENCY Benin City….. The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), has condemned the recent explosion at Nyanya Park, Abuja, and urged the Federal government to take urgent steps to end the frequent assault on innocent Nigerians. This call is particularly necessary considering […]
CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS IN NIGERIA CONDEMN THE ARREST AND CONTINUED DETENTION OF REV. DAVID UGOLOR OVER THE SPURIOUS ALLEGATION OF MURDER OF COMRADE OLAITAN OYERINDE BY MEN OF NIGERIAN POLICE AND DEMAND HIS IMMEDIATE AND UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE. We members of Civil Society Organisations represented hereunder are shocked that up till now Rev. Ugolor who was arrested on Friday July 27, […]
PRESS RELEASE Abuja…..A coalition of civil society organizations for PIB campaign has condemned the non- passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill by the outgoing National Assembly before the expiration of their tenure in spite of repeated assurance by key government functionaries including President Goodluck Jonathan that the bill will be passed into law before May 29, 2011. “We are disappointed […]
PRESS RELEASE Benin City, Thursday July 2nd 2010. ANEEJ SIGN MoU WITH PRESIDENCY ON ECONOMIC REFORM AND GOVERNANCE Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), a Benin bases non-governmental organization has sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of Special Adviser to the President on Relations with Civil Society under the World Bank assisted Improving Civil Society Involvement […]
G8&G20 NIGERIA WORKING GROUP G8/G20 Press Release ABUJA, Nigeria. Monday 1 March 2010. The ANEEJ led G8/G20 Nigeria Civil Society Working Group met with Denis Kingsley, the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, on Thursday 25th February to discuss how Nigerian civil society can input into the Canadian-hosted G8/G20 Summits scheduled to take place in Canada later this year. David Ugolor, ANEEJ […]
13th February, 2013. PRESS RELEASE ANEEJ COMMEND PRESIDENT JONATHAN FOR DROPPING STELLA ODUAH AND THREE OTHER MINISTERS Benin City…..President Goodluck Jonathan recently dropped four serving Ministers from his cabinet. Those who were asked to go by the president include the Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah; Police Affairs Minister, Caleb Olukolade; Junior Finance Minister, Yerima Ngama; and Godsday Orubebe, Minister […]
ANEEJ CONDEMN POLICE ACTION IN RIVERS: CALLS FOR THE INTERVENTION OF UN SPECIAL RAPORTEUR Benin City…The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has condemned the action of Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Mbu, describing it as dangerous, unacceptable and capable of plunging the state into deeper crisis thereby setting a bad precedent for Nigerian democracy. This condemnation […]
December 18, 2013 WE DEMAND JUSTICE FOR ‘THE UTE 4’ AND AN END TO EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS IN NIGERIA TEXT OF A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLING OF MR SAMUEL IMAIKOP AND THREE OTHERS BY THE POLICE IN EDO STATE Ladies and gentlemen of the media, Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN), African Network for Environment and Economic Justice […]
Gentlemen of the Press, The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) in collaboration with the Niger Delta Anti-Corruption Network (NIDAN), today join the rest of the world, to mark the WORLD ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY. Globally, the theme of this year’s event is Zero Corruption, 100% Development.” Locally, we are using this opportunity to formally launch the ‘fight CORRUPTION’ campaign! […]