The RecordeventToday· Chapter 172
Because the documents survive. Because a citizen should be able to verify a claim in under sixty seconds. Because the Republic deserves a record built to evidence standards.
This archive exists because the documents survive — gazettes, commissions of inquiry, court reports, contemporaneous newspapers, parliamentary Hansards. A citizen should be able to verify a claim in under sixty seconds. The Republic deserves a record built to evidence standards. Wikipedia is treated as a tertiary reference only and flagged as such; primary and secondary sources are preferred and cited.
Era context
The government(s), economy and national reality across the period 2026–present.
President · Fourth Republic
2023–present· APC
National reality
Fuel subsidy removed at inauguration (29 May 2023); naira floated June 2023. Inflation at multi-decade highs (>30% YoY in 2024). Student loan scheme (NELFUND) launched 2024. WAEC torchlight exam controversy (2025).
Crises of the period
GDP (World Bank)
≈ $363 bn (2023, post-float)
Cabinet (selected portfolios)
Wale Edun (Coordinating Minister of the Economy)
Lateef Fagbemi (SAN)
Tahir Mamman (2023–24); Tunji Alausa (2024– )
Sources · Federal Gazette 2023– · CBN · NBS
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.