The Republic

Methodology

Inventory of Records

A public scorecard of every record on The Republic — which are exhaustive, which are representative selections, and which are still being compiled. Updated as the archive grows.

8
Complete
6
Representative
18
Still being compiled
  1. Constitution of 1999 (as altered)

    Coverage: All 8 chapters, 320 sections, 7 schedules + all alterations to date.

    Complete
  2. Federal Acts

    Coverage: Headline Acts since 1960; full text for selected statutes.

    Gaps: Long tail of pre-2000 Acts; subsidiary legislation.

    Still being compiled
  3. Policy Library

    Coverage: Major National Policies (NEEDS, ERGP, Renewed Hope, NDP 2021–25).

    Gaps: Sectoral policies, gazettes, white papers.

    Still being compiled
  4. National Legislature

    Coverage: Senate Presidents & Speakers of the House since 1960.

    Gaps: Full membership lists per Assembly.

    Representative
  5. Commissions of Inquiry

    Coverage: Major commissions (Oputa, Justice Uwais, Justice Belgore, Justice Akpata, etc.).

    Gaps: Minor and state-level commissions.

    Representative
  6. Commission Reports

    Coverage: Summaries + sources for landmark reports.

    Gaps: Full PDFs not yet hosted; many reports never published in full.

    Still being compiled
  7. The Money Record

    Coverage: Major fiscal episodes since 1960.

    Gaps: Quarterly time series not yet tabulated.

    Still being compiled
  8. Federal Budgets

    Coverage: Major Appropriation Acts since 1999.

    Gaps: Pre-1999 colonial-era and military budgets.

    Still being compiled
  9. Currency History

    Coverage: Every currency change 1880 — present.

    Complete
  10. Looted Funds

    Coverage: Confirmed recoveries (Abacha, Dasukigate, P&ID, etc.).

    Gaps: Ongoing recoveries; state-level recoveries.

    Representative
  11. Oil Boom Spending

    Coverage: Headline projects from each boom.

    Gaps: Project-by-project ledger not yet built.

    Representative
  12. Governments of Nigeria

    Coverage: Every Federal government 1960 — present.

    Complete
  13. The Presidency

    Coverage: Every Head of State / President.

    Complete
  14. Aides & Appointees

    Coverage: Chiefs of Staff, NSAs, Principal Secretaries, Spokespersons since 1999.

    Gaps: SGFs; Senior Special Assistants; pre-1999 Aso Rock staff.

    Still being compiled
  15. First Ladies & Wives of VPs

    Coverage: All First Ladies since 1960.

    Gaps: Detailed activity records of select First Ladies.

    Still being compiled
  16. Cabinet Portfolios

    Coverage: 15 principal portfolios, 40+ ministers since 1960.

    Gaps: Exhaustive list of every minister of every portfolio.

    Still being compiled
  17. States of the Federation

    Coverage: All 36 states + FCT, with governor, crisis, and protest data.

    Complete
  18. INEC & Elections

    Coverage: Every Federal election since 1959.

    Gaps: State election results; National Assembly results matrices.

    Still being compiled
  19. Heads of Federal Agencies

    Coverage: 24 major agencies; 50+ head profiles.

    Gaps: Ministries' parastatals; agency-by-agency exhaustive succession.

    Still being compiled
  20. Inspectors-General of Police

    Coverage: Every IGP since 1930.

    Complete
  21. National Honours

    Coverage: Every rank; 17 recipient profiles to date.

    Gaps: Long tail of OFR/OON/MFR/MON recipients; full annual honours lists.

    Still being compiled
  22. Nigeria's Stories

    Coverage: 60+ chapter-length stories from pre-1500 to 2026.

    Gaps: Adopted foods (full set); minor incidents.

    Still being compiled
  23. Pivotal Moments (merged into Stories)

    Coverage: Every constitutional & political hinge since 1900, flagged within Nigeria's Stories.

    Complete
  24. Presidential Speeches

    Coverage: 18 historic addresses with full text or verified excerpt.

    Gaps: Target: every inaugural + every Independence Day broadcast (≈60).

    Still being compiled
  25. Sports History

    Coverage: 11 sports; major tournaments per sport.

    Gaps: Exhaustive tournament ledger; minor sports (judo, taekwondo, hockey, squash, etc.).

    Still being compiled
  26. Regional Record (NE/SW/SS)

    Coverage: Selected crises, protests and elections.

    Gaps: Geo-coverage outside the three flagship zones.

    Still being compiled
  27. Protests & Uprisings

    Coverage: 27 documented mobilisations + 7 violence patterns.

    Complete
  28. Companies

    Coverage: Headline corporates per era.

    Gaps: Long tail of state enterprises post-privatisation.

    Representative
  29. Heroes

    Coverage: Founding-era heroes; named pro-democracy and labour heroes.

    Gaps: Personal-cost ledger for many entries.

    Still being compiled
  30. Scholars

    Coverage: Headline scholars (Soyinka, Achebe, Awolowo, Aluko, Onwuanibe).

    Gaps: Long tail of post-1999 scholars.

    Representative
  31. Diplomatic Record

    Coverage: Foreign Ministers, principal envoys, treaty hosting.

    Gaps: Embassies & High Commissions exhaustive list.

    Still being compiled
  32. Glossary

    Coverage: Core constitutional + political terms.

    Gaps: Acronyms across MDAs.

    Still being compiled

The standard is evidence, not completeness. A record is marked complete only when every documented case in the relevant period is on the page; representative when the headline cases are present and the long tail is being added; still being compiled when the structure is in place but the data ingest is ongoing.