Aninri is a Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria.

[2] Aninri is made up of five towns; Odume, Nenwe, Ndeabo, Mpu, and Okpanku.

The local government area has produced notable people both in Enugu State and Nigeria at large, including former Speaker Enugu State House of Assembly Abel Chukwu, former Enugu state chairman of the People's Democratic Party Late Igwe Onyioha Nwanjoku (Ndumeze 1 of Ndumeze), deputy president of the Nigerian Senate Ike Ekweremmadu who has been DSP from 2007 to 2015 and 2015-to date.

Aninri has a common boundary with Nkanu-East to the northeast and Awgu to the northwest.

[4] The local council area is largely engaged in Agricultural production.