The Republic

Nigeria's public record · 1929 to today

The Republic, on the record

The Nigerian National Assembly Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja, at golden hour

Feature

The Money Record: £865,000 to ₦54.99 trillion

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The Constitution
CFRN 1999, as amended

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Federal Acts
145+ codified statutes

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Governments
16 administrations

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Heroes
117 documented profiles

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Diplomatic Record
201 countries

Bilateral relationships from the colonial trade representatives to the present Foreign Service.

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Nigeria's Stories
391 chapters · 8 eras

Origins, resistance, crisis — the founding, the women who resisted, the elections that were stolen.

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The case for this archive

Every government.
Every kobo stolen.
Every story buried.

Documented, sourced and published. Every claim traceable to a primary source. Every allegation adjudicated or officially found — never asserted.

The database is free. It cites courts, gazettes, and national archives. It carries no advertising and accepts no funding from any government, party, or candidate. It is built so a citizen can verify a claim in under sixty seconds.

The Ledger, at a glance

117
Heroes documented
16
Administrations
201
Countries
£865k
Price paid for Nigeria

Index of the Archive

I.Money

The Money Record

Every pivotal sum from £865,000 in 1899 to ₦54.99 trillion in 2024. Sourced and linked.

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II.Law

1999 Constitution

All 320 sections, 1st through 5th Alteration Acts, amendment diffs, cross-referenced to the events that test them.

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III.Power

Office Holders

Cabinets by portfolio, agency heads, Inspectors-General, the fate of every officeholder since 1960.

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IV.Record

Six Zones, 95 Years

The Record — every state, every era, every category of governance evidence from 1929 to today.

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V.People

Heroes of the Republic

Nigerians who acted at documented personal cost. Adadevoh. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. Jaja of Opobo.

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VI.World

Diplomatic History

Pre-independence trade reps to today. Bilateral treaties, Foreign Ministers, the Sowole files.

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One article a week. Stories, consorts, records, heroes — on a four-week rotation.

Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.