Nigeria Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from Nigeria with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Stories are selected by Google News rankings and returned as clean JSON.

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This request returns the current top health headlines from Nigeria. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=health&country=ng&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=health" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ng" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "health", "country": "ng", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "health",
    country: "ng",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$query = http_build_query([
    "category" => "health",
    "country"  => "ng",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $query);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=health&country=ng&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 15048,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "dbdc0c1ea6acc22fee444889f3c25318",
            "title": "Osun varsity screens 1,000 for hypertension, others",
            "description": "An Osun federal university has screened about 1,000 residents and staff for hypertension, hepatitis, and obesity as part of its maiden convocation.",
            "content": "About 1,000 residents and staff members of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun, Osun State, have been screened for hypertension, hepatitis and obesity as part of activities lined up for the institution’s maiden convocation.\nThe med... [3430 chars]",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/osun-federal-varsity-screens-1000-for-hypertension-others/",
            "image": "https://cdn.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/14232510/IMG_9428_1792016710-992x630.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T22:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2881b10152726230ad56a8b1c0fa1653",
                "name": "Punch Newspapers",
                "url": "https://punchng.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e62f0a3083d9f6fa4f477d9614c0878e",
            "title": "Cancer-promoting protein also helps engineered immune cells fight tumors in lab tests",
            "description": "Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer-related death for people under 50. Its most common forms generally aren't treatable, either through conventional means like chemotherapy or newer immunotherapy drugs.",
            "content": "Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer-related death for people under 50. Its most common forms generally aren't treatable, either through conventional means like chemotherapy or newer immunotherapy drugs.\nNew research at Cold Sprin... [3029 chars]",
            "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-cancer-protein-immune-cells-tumors.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2026/the-hidden-force-behin.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T21:20:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc12437cc984742bf9a97820262ab48a",
                "name": "Medical Xpress",
                "url": "https://medicalxpress.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3b74c8fff8f20cad6c9c1c04f71d39ae",
            "title": "Early detection key to treatment, says doc on rising cancer cases",
            "description": "Breast cancer accounts for approximately 25 per cent of all female cancer cases at the State Cancer Institute, Government Medical College, here, making it the most common cancer among women treated at the institute after cervical cancer. The figures highlight the need for greater awareness, early detection and timely treatment.",
            "content": "Breast cancer accounts for approximately 25 per cent of all female cancer cases at the State Cancer Institute, Government Medical College, here, making it the most common cancer among women treated at the institute after cervical cancer. The figures ... [3130 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/early-detection-key-to-treatment-says-doc-on-rising-cancer-cases/amp/?utm=relatedarticles",
            "image": "https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/large/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWVkNmJlOTYwLWM4MDUtMTFmMS05N2QyLTcxMzIwNTZiZTJjZS5qcGc=",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T19:31:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7b993e435cced7b7c672977e6c44c256",
                "name": "The Tribune",
                "url": "https://www.tribuneindia.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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