Nigeria World News API

Get the live top world headlines from Nigeria with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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Request and live response

This request returns the current top world 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=world&country=ng&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=world" \
  --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": "world", "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: "world",
    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);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

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

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($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=world&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": 40932,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "207eea082f42d4140d340351a0270e79",
            "title": "African Commission: ACHPR adopts resolutions on death penalty moratorium, human rights defences",
            "description": "The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has concluded its 89th Ordinary Session in Dakar, Senegal, adopting key thematic resolutions and...",
            "content": "The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has concluded its 89th Ordinary Session in Dakar, Senegal, adopting key thematic resolutions and making critical decisions to strengthen human rights protections across the continent.\nChaire... [1072 chars]",
            "url": "https://dailytrust.com/african-commission-achpr-adopts-resolutions-on-death-penalty-moratorium-human-rights-defences/",
            "image": "https://dailytrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/African-Commission-on-Human-and-Peoples’-Rights-ACHPR.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T01:11:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7fcebeb72f3ee189acfc51915678c67f",
                "name": "Daily Trust",
                "url": "https://dailytrust.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bd60d3a5a0949b4dd6be1d53f6316cc3",
            "title": "UN elects five judges to International Court of Justice amid record cases",
            "description": "The election, held at UN headquarters, required several rounds of voting to fill the fifth and final seat.",
            "content": "The United Nations has elected five judges to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for nine-year terms, as the court faces a record caseload, including South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over its war on Gaza.\nThe vote was held on Tuesday... [2394 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/4/un-elects-five-judges-to-international-court-of-justice-amid-record-cases",
            "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AFP__20240524__34TR37F__v1__HighRes__NetherlandsSafricaIsraelPalestinianConflictIcj-1716721397.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T01:06:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7530d90c9af769eda4cb548f32ed381d",
                "name": "Al Jazeera",
                "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fdcbcf48917cb4646055f1b58eda1b61",
            "title": "Gibraltar Approves Residence Permits For 5 Categories Of Foreigners Under New Law",
            "description": "Gibraltar published regulations for residence permits, with officials explaining the purpose behind the framework for the British Overseas Territory.",
            "content": "Gibraltar published the Residency Regulations 2026, with the new framework set to take effect on a specified date\nThe regulations outline five key categories under which foreigners can apply for a residence permit in the British Overseas Territory\nGi... [2893 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.legit.ng/people/1739416-gibraltar-approves-residence-permits-5-categories-foreigners-law/",
            "image": "https://cdn.legit.ng/images/1200x675/2f8e4e44e66fecdd.jpeg?v=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T20:14:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5d78b8da8f816f2598ec485b2d947dad",
                "name": "Legit News",
                "url": "https://www.legit.ng"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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