Ref. 001 — Reporting Desk
Findings, placed beside the material that supports them.
Crestova is a public-interest investigative desk covering Nigeria. Every report opens with its methodology, lists what was requested and received, and records the replies of those named in the work.
9
Years operating
140+
Published reports
36
States covered
92
Right-of-reply entries logged
Why this desk exists
Method comes before conclusion.
Crestova was built on a simple standard: a reader should be able to check our work as easily as they read it. Every conclusion in a Crestova report carries a reference number pointing to the document, testimony, or dataset behind it.
- ✓Document registers listing what was requested, received, and declined.
- ✓Right-of-reply correspondence recorded in full, not summarised away.
- ✓Methodology panels opening every published report.
What Crestova offers
Three ways to read and work with the archive.
Report Access Plan
Full library access with methodology panels, registers, and recorded responses.
Learn more →Analyst Plan
Structured datasets, source indexes, and quarterly method reviews for close readers.
Learn more →Editorial Method Consultation
A six-week programme for newsrooms and civic groups planning investigative work.
Learn more →From the archive
Recent reports.
Public Procurement
How local contracts are awarded without public notice
A review of tender records across three local government areas points to a pattern of restricted bidding.
Public Infrastructure
Tracking a decade of unfinished water projects
Budget records and site visits show a gap between funds released and taps that run.
Land & Housing
Who actually holds title to reclaimed land
Registry filings suggest allocation records have not kept pace with who occupies the land.
Our approach
Obtainable questions, checkable answers.
- ✓We scope questions that can be answered with material we can actually obtain.
- ✓Every named organisation is offered a right of reply before publication.
- ✓Declined requests are recorded, not quietly dropped.
- ✓Datasets are shared where release is permitted, with citation-ready references.
If you're planning a public-interest project of your own, we're glad to talk through the method with you.
Get in touchReaders and partners
What people say about working with the desk.
"The registers are what set Crestova apart — you can see exactly what was asked for and what came back."
Ijeoma Nwafor
Civic researcher
"Our newsroom used the consultation to plan a project we'd been putting off for years. The document register was the missing piece."
Tolu Adeyemi-Bassey
Editor, regional outlet
"I appreciate that they publish the replies in full. It's rare to see a report that lets the other side speak at length."
Chidera Okonkwo-Bello
Analyst plan subscriber
Questions
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