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ANEEJ NEWS REEL - March 15, 2023
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CSOs Write Governor Obaseki, Demand Action on Edo State Draft FOI Bill
Eight Civil Society Organisations and Trade Union in Edo State have written to Edo State governor, Goodwin Obaseki, urging him to revisit the draft Edo State Freedom of Information Bill, with a view to presenting the bill to the State House of Assembly for consideration as an executive bill. Led by the Executive Director of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, the Rev David Ugolor, the CSOs used the medium to draw the governor’s attention to the draft bill and appealed to him to re-visit it, so that Edo will be one of the States in Nigeria that has domesticated the FOI Act. Read more
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BRIGHTER FUTURES: Building Youth Resistance to Crime in Edo & Bayelsa States.
With our unique approach of building youth resistance to crime, ANEEJ continues to take conspicuous strides towards crime prevention in southern Nigeria focusing on Edo and Bayelsa States. ANEEJ in collaboration with TAG International with support from the UK Home office, launched the second intervention phase of the Brighter Futures project in Ogua community of Ikpoba-Okha LGA and Ogunmwenyen community of Oredo LGA, Edo State. The second phase focuses on "building youth resistance to crime through communal and shared responsibility" and "Increasing teamwork to combat crime" in Edo State. To accomplish this, we engaged the youths of the Ogua and Ogunmwenyen communities in a series of training sessions focused on the five vulnerability pillars, which were designed to increase their critical thinking capacity, build their sense of opportunity, strengthen their social network, develop self-confidence, and improve their perception of masculinity.
In furtherance of the project's goal, we also commenced the 2nd phase of the Brighter Futures project in Amarata Community of Yenagoa LGA, Bayelsa with a sensitization meeting with the Community, youth groups and Intervention partners. Following this, we also had an Introductory session on the project's focus in St Judes Girls Secondary school, Bayelsa where we engaged over 300 students. Our Project team in collaboration with the Nigeria Police, and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) introduced the SOC Prevent approach while sensitising them to the dangers of cultism and substance abuse.
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The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, in partnership with the Africa Centre for Energy and Policy with support from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa is seeking the services of two researchers to undertake an assessment of the Utilization of the Special Drawing Rights in Nigeria and Ghana.
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