Nigeria News API

Get the live top 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 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=general&country=ng&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=general" \
  --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": "general", "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: "general",
    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" => "general",
    "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=general&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": 80156,
    "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": "3e5728b115483c350bce4af0dc9b25ea",
            "title": "Manchester City player ratings vs Paris Saint-Germain: Erling Haaland brace not enough to mask defensive capitulation",
            "description": "Detailed Manchester City player ratings following their 4-2 defeat to PSG. Erling Haaland scores twice but defensive errors cost Enzo Maresca's side.",
            "content": "Gianluigi Donnarumma - 4/10\nA difficult night against his former side's rivals. While he made 5 saves, he looked exposed during the first-half blitz. His positioning for Vitinha’s long-range effort was questionable, and he struggled to organise a bac... [3675 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en-sa/lists/manchester-city-player-ratings-vs-paris-saint-germain-erling-haaland-brace/bltc66b1dd448035427",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/imago-sport-1084532270/crop/MM5DEOJQGQ5DCNRTGQ5G433XMU5DAORRGUYQ====/imago-image.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T21:55:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6dc37552e4e847dcaea2d00ec6c024be",
            "title": "MSF treats 87,000 malnourished Katsina children in 8 months",
            "description": "Médecins Sans Frontières treated over 87,000 children for acute malnutrition in Katsina State between January and August 2026, a new report says.",
            "content": "Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders, treated more than 87,000 children for acute malnutrition in Katsina State between January and August 2026, warning that the figure remained alarmingly high despite a slight decline from... [5965 chars]",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/msf-treats-87000-malnourished-katsina-children-in-eight-months/",
            "image": "https://cdn.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/14032654/images-67_1791944814.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T21:55:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2881b10152726230ad56a8b1c0fa1653",
                "name": "Punch Newspapers",
                "url": "https://punchng.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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