Nigeria · 50 publishers · live

The news of Africa,
as structured data.

CompassNG ingests every Nigerian publisher in real time, then enriches each article with sentiment, entities, categories, and version history — so your product reasons about news, not just renders it.

GET /api/v1/articles/latest
14:32 WAT
{
  "id": "art_8jk2g",
  "title": "CBN holds MPR at 27.5% amid fx stability",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "credibility": 92
  },
  "published_at": "2026-04-24T14:32:15Z",
  "entities": [
    { "text": "Olayemi Cardoso", "type": "PERSON" },
    { "text": "CBN",             "type": "ORG"    },
    { "text": "Abuja",           "type": "GPE"    }
  ],
  "sentiment": { "label": "positive", "score": 0.82 },
  "categories": ["monetary-policy", "economy"],
  "language": "en",
  "versions": 3
}
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Latest news from the API

See how CompassNG structures and enriches Nigerian news in real time.

The Punch

CBN Holds Interest Rate Steady at 27.5% Amid Inflation Concerns

The Central Bank of Nigeria maintained its benchmark interest rate at 27.5%, citing persistent inflationary pressures and the need for monetary policy stability in the short term.

enCentral Bank of NigeriaNigeria
Vanguard

Lagos Launches $500M Green Energy Initiative for Industrial Zones

The Lagos State Government unveiled a $500 million renewable energy programme targeting industrial zones across the state, aiming to reduce carbon emissions by 40% before 2030.

enLagos State GovernmentLagos
TheCable

Dangote Refinery Reaches 500,000 Barrels Per Day Production Milestone

Africa's largest oil refinery has achieved its target production capacity, marking a significant step toward Nigeria's energy self-sufficiency and reducing the nation's dependency on imported fuel.

enDangote RefineryAliko Dangote
GET /api/v1/articles
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "a1b2c3d4-0001-4000-8000-000000001001",
      "title": "CBN Holds Interest Rate Steady at 27.5% Amid Inflation Concerns",
      "summary": "The Central Bank of Nigeria maintained its benchmark interest rate at 27.5%, citing persistent inflationary pressures and the need for monetary policy stability in the short term.",
      "source_id": "1",
      "date_published": "2026-03-14T08:30:00Z",
      "language": "en",
      "entities": [
        {
          "name": "Central Bank of Nigeria",
          "label": "ORG",
          "mention_count": 4
        },
        {
          "name": "Nigeria",
          "label": "GPE",
          "mention_count": 2
        }
      ],
      "category": [
        "Business",
        "Economy"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "a1b2c3d4-0001-4000-8000-000000001002",
      "title": "Lagos Launches $500M Green Energy Initiative for Industrial Zones",
      "summary": "The Lagos State Government unveiled a $500 million renewable energy programme targeting industrial zones across the state, aiming to reduce carbon emissions by 40% before 2030.",
      "source_id": "2",
      "date_published": "2026-03-14T07:15:00Z",
      "language": "en",
      "entities": [
        {
          "name": "Lagos State Government",
          "label": "ORG",
          "mention_count": 3
        },
        {
          "name": "Lagos",
          "label": "GPE",
          "mention_count": 5
        }
      ],
      "category": [
        "Environment",
        "Policy"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "a1b2c3d4-0001-4000-8000-000000001003",
      "title": "Dangote Refinery Reaches 500,000 Barrels Per Day Production Milestone",
      "summary": "Africa's largest oil refinery has achieved its target production capacity, marking a significant step toward Nigeria's energy self-sufficiency and reducing the nation's dependency on imported fuel.",
      "source_id": "3",
      "date_published": "2026-03-13T16:45:00Z",
      "language": "en",
      "entities": [
        {
          "name": "Dangote Refinery",
          "label": "ORG",
          "mention_count": 6
        },
        {
          "name": "Aliko Dangote",
          "label": "PERSON",
          "mention_count": 3
        },
        {
          "name": "Nigeria",
          "label": "GPE",
          "mention_count": 2
        }
      ],
      "category": [
        "Business",
        "Energy"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "total": 1247832,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 3,
    "total_pages": 415944
  }
}
The enrichment pipeline

One article.
Five transformations.

Watch a real wire flow through the CompassNG pipeline — from raw HTML to structured, queryable intelligence. Every step ships as a first-class field on the article payload.

01

One article arrives

A wire lands from Premium Times at 14:32 WAT: CBN holds MPR at 27.5%.

raw HTMLsource: premiumtimesng.com
02

Entities extracted

Multi-language NLP identifies people, organizations, and geography across English, Pidgin, Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo.

PERSON · Olayemi CardosoORG · CBNGPE · Abuja
03

Sentiment scored

Headline and body are analysed independently; tone is classified with a confidence value, not a boolean.

+0.82 · positiveconfidence 0.91
04

Categorised & similar

Topics are clustered; related coverage is linked automatically so you can pivot from one story to every angle.

monetary-policyeconomy12 similar
05

Versioned & searchable

Every edit is captured. Query millions of enriched articles by source, category, date range, sentiment, or entity.

3 versions50+ publisherscredibility 92
What you query

Search & sentiment, first class.

Powerful search API

Query millions of articles with filters for source, category, date range, language, sentiment, and entities.

GET /api/v1/search?q=Dangote+Refinery
  &sources=punch,vanguard
  &sentiment=positive
  &from_date=2026-03-01
  &to_date=2026-03-20
  &page_size=1
  &per_page=10

Real-time sentiment analysis

Every article is scored from -1 to 1 with confidence levels. Track how stories evolve across the sentiment spectrum.

Positive42%
Neutral35%
Negative15%
Mixed8%