ANEEJ calls on Nigerian Government to take urgent action against plastic pollution

OTTAWA, CANADA. May 1, 2024… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called on the Nigerian government to take urgent action against plastic pollution to save the country from the threat to ocean health, the health of marine species, food safety and quality, human health, coastal tourism and to reduce its contribution to climate change. ANEEJ Programme […]

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ANEEJ Urges Transparency in Benin-Ologbo-Sapele Road Construction Project Following Minister’s Call for Accountability

BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. March 11, 2024…  Following recent developments concerning the Benin-Ologbo-Sapele Road Construction project, leading civil society organizations in Nigeria commend the proactive stance taken by the Honourable Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, in calling out the private foreign company responsible for the construction. Mr. Leo Atakpu, Acting Executive Director of the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice […]

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ANEEJ HOLDS RALLY IN BENIN CITY, CALLS FOR AN END TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) worked with other civil society groups in Edo State to organize a peaceful rally in Benin City, Edo State capital to call for a stop to human rights violations. The rally was held on Wednesday 11th November, 2015 and over 150 persons representing different organizations and the public took participated. The […]

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REPORT OF STEP DOWN WORKSHOP ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT HELD IN YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE

INTRODUCTION The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), in collaboration with Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency, organized a 2-day step down workshop on disaster management for selected staff of Yenagoa and Ogbia Local Government Councils in Bayelsa State, from Wednesday 8th – Thursday 9th October, 2014 at SSG Conference Hall, State Secretariat, Yenagoa. The workshop was held in […]

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Report of a one-day inception meeting for “ADVOCACY AGAINST IMPUNITY IN THE OIL SUBSIDY REGIME IN NIGERIA’’ project held @ Denis Hotel, Abuja on 26th February, 2014.

INTRODUCTION The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), with support from Justice for All (J4A) organized an inception workshop for “Advocacy against Impunity in the Oil Subsidy Regime in Nigeria project”, on Wednesday, 26th February, 2014, at Denis Hotel Abuja. The workshop had over 35 participants in attendance which cut across Anti graft Agencies (EFCC and ICPC), Civil […]

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G8/G20 Press Release

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 […]

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Oyerinde murder: Group accuses Reps committee of bias

Group commends the House for rejecting the probe report. The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria, NOPRIN, on Wednesday, accused the House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Petitions of bias in its handling of the petition against the Nigeria Police over alleged complicity and shoddy investigation of the gruesome murder of Olaitan Oyerinde on May 4, 2012. The Conference of non-Governmental […]

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Swiss oil deals: Group asks NNPC to produce certified true copies of documents

ANEEJ made an FOI request. The African Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, on Tuesday asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to produce certified true copies of the bid tenders, awards and other documents of the controversial multi-billion dollar oil deals with two Swiss firms. A Swiss-based non-governmental advocacy group, Berne Declaration, in a report entitled, “Swiss traders’ […]

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2015: Why Jonathan shouldn’t be censored – Ugolor

DAVID UGOLOR, human rights activist and Chief Executive of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), in this interview with Benin Bureau Chief, FRANCIS ONOIRIBHOLO, talks on the on-going merger talks among some political parties, Jonathan’s 2015 presidential ambition and the face-off between Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi and Niger Delta Minister, Godsday Orubebe, among other issues. Would the […]

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Ugolor’s Arrest (An Article by Nowinta Igbotako)

UGOLOR’S ARREST The Nigeria Police Force is one of the most satanic, corrupt, unyielding and inefficiently organized in the world, where the police stations have been turned into ‘banks’, and the various inspectors of police are now bankers in uniform… Many will remember the Lawrence Anini saga versus the police in 1987. Anini tormented the whole nation for many months […]

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