50+ Publishers

Every Major Nigerian
News Source, One API

From legacy newspapers to digital-native outlets, CompassNG aggregates, enriches, and serves structured data from Nigeria's most important publishers.

Coverage at a Glance

50+

Publishers

Nigerian newspapers, digital outlets, broadcast, and wire services.

4M+

Articles

And growing daily — every article enriched with NLP and metadata.

5

Languages

English, Pidgin, Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo fully supported.

36

States

Coverage across every Nigerian state plus the FCT.

99.9%

Uptime

Enterprise-grade infrastructure with real-time crawling.

Publisher Network

Browse Our Sources

Search and filter the publishers we cover. Every source is crawled daily and enriched with NLP.

Showing 52 of 52 sources

The Punch

The Punch

punchng.com

Newspaper

Nigeria's most widely read newspaper with national and regional coverage.

185,00088/100Lagos
PoliticsBusinessSports+1
Vanguard

Vanguard

vanguardngr.com

Newspaper

Comprehensive national daily covering politics, business, and social issues.

172,00085/100Lagos
PoliticsBusinessOpinion+1
The Guardian

The Guardian

guardian.ng

Newspaper

Nigeria's leading quality broadsheet with in-depth analysis and features.

134,00090/100Lagos
PoliticsBusinessArts+1
ThisDay

ThisDay

thisdaylive.com

Newspaper

Premium daily newspaper known for business reporting and political analysis.

98,00087/100Lagos
PoliticsBusinessStyle+1
Daily Trust

Daily Trust

dailytrust.com

Newspaper

Northern Nigeria's leading newspaper with strong national distribution.

112,00084/100Abuja
PoliticsSecurityBusiness+1
The Nation

The Nation

thenationonlineng.net

Newspaper

National daily with wide political and business reporting coverage.

125,00082/100Lagos
PoliticsBusinessSports+1
Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian Tribune

tribuneonlineng.com

Newspaper

One of Nigeria's oldest newspapers, strong in Southwest and national coverage.

95,00081/100Oyo
PoliticsBusinessSouthwest+1
The Sun

The Sun

sunnewsonline.com

Newspaper

Popular tabloid-style daily with broad readership across the country.

88,00076/100Lagos
PoliticsCrimeSports+1
Leadership

Leadership

leadership.ng

Newspaper

Abuja-based national daily with strong focus on governance and policy.

78,00083/100Abuja
PoliticsGovernanceBusiness+1
Blueprint

Blueprint

blueprint.ng

Newspaper

Abuja-based newspaper with in-depth political and economic reporting.

42,00079/100Abuja
PoliticsEconomySecurity
The Independent

The Independent

independent.ng

Newspaper

Digital-first newspaper focusing on politics and investigative journalism.

35,00077/100Lagos
PoliticsInvestigationBusiness
New Telegraph

New Telegraph

newtelegraphng.com

Newspaper

National broadsheet with comprehensive coverage of national affairs.

52,00078/100Lagos
PoliticsBusinessSports
Daily Independent

Daily Independent

dailyindependentnig.com

Newspaper

National daily with focus on business and economic news.

46,00075/100Lagos
BusinessEconomyPolitics
Authority

Authority

authorityngr.com

Newspaper

Abuja-based newspaper known for policy and governance coverage.

28,00074/100Abuja
GovernancePoliticsPolicy
TheCable

TheCable

thecable.ng

Digital Native

Digital-first outlet known for fact-checking and investigative journalism.

67,00091/100Lagos
PoliticsFact-checkInvestigation+1
Premium Times

Premium Times

premiumtimesng.com

Digital Native

Award-winning investigative journalism and in-depth news reporting.

145,00093/100Abuja
InvestigationPoliticsHealth+1
Sahara Reporters

Sahara Reporters

saharareporters.com

Digital Native

Citizen journalism and whistleblower platform with focus on accountability.

110,00072/100Lagos
PoliticsAccountabilityHuman Rights
Stears

Stears

stears.co

Digital Native

Data-driven analysis of Nigerian business, economics, and policy.

12,00089/100Lagos
BusinessEconomyData+1
TechNext

TechNext

technext24.com

Digital Native

Technology news and startup coverage across Africa.

18,00080/100Lagos
TechnologyStartupsFintech
TechCabal

TechCabal

techcabal.com

Digital Native

Africa's leading technology publication covering startups and innovation.

22,00086/100Lagos
TechnologyStartupsInnovation+1
Techpoint Africa

Techpoint Africa

techpoint.africa

Digital Native

In-depth tech journalism with focus on African innovation ecosystem.

15,00084/100Lagos
TechnologyStartupsEcosystem
Nairametrics

Nairametrics

nairametrics.com

Digital Native

Financial news and market analysis with focus on Nigerian economy.

48,00085/100Lagos
FinanceEconomyMarkets+1
Ripples Nigeria

Ripples Nigeria

ripplesnigeria.com

Digital Native

Business and political news with focus on economic indicators.

32,00080/100Lagos
BusinessPoliticsEconomy
Peoples Gazette

Peoples Gazette

gazettengr.com

Digital Native

Investigative journalism with focus on government accountability.

38,00082/100Abuja
InvestigationPoliticsAccountability
Dataphyte

Dataphyte

dataphyte.com

Digital Native

Data journalism outfit covering governance, economy, and development.

8,00087/100Lagos
DataGovernanceDevelopment
Dubawa

Dubawa

dubawa.org

Digital Native

West Africa's leading fact-checking organization.

5,00094/100Abuja
Fact-checkVerificationMedia Literacy
ICIR

ICIR

icirnigeria.org

Digital Native

International Centre for Investigative Reporting — in-depth journalism.

9,50092/100Abuja
InvestigationGovernanceHuman Rights
The Nigeria Lawyer

The Nigeria Lawyer

thenigerialawyer.com

Digital Native

Legal news and analysis covering courts, legislation, and law practice.

14,00081/100Lagos
LawCourtsLegislation
Business A.M.

Business A.M.

businessamlive.com

Digital Native

Business and financial news with daily market intelligence.

21,00083/100Lagos
BusinessFinanceMarkets
TVC News

TVC News

tvcnews.tv

Digital Native

24-hour news channel with comprehensive Nigerian and African coverage.

55,00078/100Lagos
Breaking NewsPoliticsBusiness
Channels Television

Channels Television

channelstv.com

Broadcast

Nigeria's most-watched broadcast news network with 24/7 coverage.

92,00089/100Lagos
Breaking NewsPoliticsBusiness+1
Arise News

Arise News

arise.tv

Broadcast

International broadcast network focused on African affairs and business.

36,00086/100Lagos
BusinessPoliticsInternational+1
NTA News

NTA News

nta.ng

Broadcast

Nigerian Television Authority — the national government broadcaster.

42,00070/100Abuja
GovernancePoliticsNational
AIT News

AIT News

aitonline.tv

Broadcast

Africa Independent Television with news and current affairs programming.

28,00073/100Lagos
PoliticsCurrent AffairsEntertainment
Silverbird TV

Silverbird TV

silverbirdtv.com

Broadcast

Entertainment and lifestyle broadcasting with news bulletins.

15,00072/100Lagos
EntertainmentLifestyleNews
News Agency of Nigeria

News Agency of Nigeria

nannews.ng

Wire

Nigeria's official news wire service providing syndicated content nationwide.

160,00080/100Abuja
WireNationalGovernance
AFP Nigeria

AFP Nigeria

afp.com

Wire

Agence France-Presse's Nigeria bureau covering West African news.

24,00092/100Lagos
InternationalPoliticsSecurity
Reuters Nigeria

Reuters Nigeria

reuters.com

Wire

Reuters' Nigeria desk covering markets, politics, and energy.

18,00095/100Lagos
MarketsEnergyPolitics
BBC Pidgin

BBC Pidgin

bbc.com

Blog

BBC's Pidgin English service reaching millions across West Africa.

35,00091/100
NewsEntertainmentCulture
Linda Ikeji Blog

Linda Ikeji Blog

lindaikejisblog.com

Blog

One of Africa's most popular blogs covering entertainment and society.

72,00062/100Lagos
EntertainmentCelebritySociety
BellaNaija

BellaNaija

bellanaija.com

Blog

Lifestyle and entertainment platform with news and opinion content.

45,00070/100Lagos
LifestyleEntertainmentWeddings
Nairaland

Nairaland

nairaland.com

Blog

Nigeria's largest online forum with user-generated news and discussion.

55,00058/100Lagos
ForumPoliticsBusiness+1
Pulse Nigeria

Pulse Nigeria

pulse.ng

Digital Native

Youth-focused digital media covering entertainment, lifestyle, and news.

68,00075/100Lagos
EntertainmentLifestyleNews+1
Legit.ng

Legit.ng

legit.ng

Digital Native

High-traffic news and entertainment portal reaching millions daily.

95,00068/100Lagos
NewsEntertainmentCelebrity+1
Information Nigeria

Information Nigeria

informationng.com

Digital Native

General news and information platform with broad national coverage.

42,00065/100Lagos
NewsPoliticsEntertainment
Complete Sports

Complete Sports

completesports.com

Digital Native

Nigeria's premier sports news outlet with comprehensive coverage.

58,00079/100Lagos
FootballSportsOlympics
SoccerNet Nigeria

SoccerNet Nigeria

soccernet.ng

Blog

Football-focused news covering Nigerian leagues and international football.

22,00074/100Lagos
FootballNPFLSports
Connect Nigeria

Connect Nigeria

connectnigeria.com

Blog

Business directory and news platform for Nigerian entrepreneurs.

12,00071/100Lagos
BusinessEntrepreneurshipDirectory
Guardian Life

Guardian Life

guardian.ng

Blog

The Guardian's lifestyle and culture supplement covering arts and society.

8,00085/100Lagos
LifestyleArtsCulture+1
WeeTracker

WeeTracker

weetracker.com

Digital Native

African startup and venture capital news and analysis.

6,00078/100Lagos
StartupsVCTechnology
NewsNow Nigeria

NewsNow Nigeria

newsnowng.com

Digital Native

Breaking news aggregator with real-time updates from across Nigeria.

34,00066/100Lagos
Breaking NewsPoliticsCrime
Champion Newspapers

Champion Newspapers

championnews.com.ng

Newspaper

National newspaper with strong coverage of Southeast Nigeria.

32,00073/100Enugu
PoliticsSoutheastBusiness
Why CompassNG?

Raw News vs Enriched Data

See what you get when you consume news through CompassNG instead of scraping publisher websites directly.

Data Format

Unstructured HTML, different per site
Clean JSON with consistent schema

Entity Recognition

No entity data — manual reading only
People, organizations, locations auto-tagged

Sentiment Analysis

No sentiment scoring
Score, label, and confidence for every article

Version Tracking

Changes lost when page updates
Full diff history with timestamps

Search & Filtering

Basic site search, if available
Full-text search with 10+ filter parameters

Language NLP

English only on most sites
NLP for English, Pidgin, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo

API Access

No API — scrape at your own risk
RESTful API with pagination and rate limits

Similar Articles

No cross-publisher clustering
Automatic clustering of related coverage
Enrichment Pipeline

What We Add to Every Article

Every article goes through our NLP pipeline before reaching your API response — no extra work on your end.

Sentiment Analysis

Every article scored for positive, negative, neutral, or mixed sentiment with confidence levels.

{ "score": 0.72, "label": "positive", "confidence": 0.91 }

Entity Extraction

People, organizations, locations, and events identified and linked with salience scores.

{ "text": "Tinubu", "type": "PERSON", "salience": 0.85 }

Version Tracking

Track how articles change after publication — title edits, body updates, and corrections.

{ "field": "title", "type": "modification", "version": 3 }

Similarity Detection

Automatically cluster related articles across publishers to spot coverage patterns.

{ "cluster_id": "ng-2026-budget", "articles": 12 }

Multi-language NLP

Full NLP pipeline for English, Pidgin, Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo content.

{ "language": "pcm", "entities": [...], "sentiment": {...} }

Structured Data

Every article normalized into a consistent JSON schema with 30+ metadata fields.

{ "title": "...", "entities": [...], "categories": [...] }