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Nigeria Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from Nigeria with our JSON API.

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API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Nigeria.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ng&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 27,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "70cb0ddb1a90192f03ba74d1fcccc1ba",
            "title": "Rotary hosts World Polio Day events",
            "description": "GRAYLING – The Grayling Rotary Club will host two events on Oct. 23 and 24 to mark World Polio Day, aiming to raise funds and awareness to help eradicate the disease worldwide. On Oct. 23, the club will present “Pints for Polio” at Paddle Hard Brewing from 6 to 8 p.m. The public is invited […]",
            "content": "GRAYLING – The Grayling Rotary Club will host two events on Oct. 23 and 24 to mark World Polio Day, aiming to raise funds and awareness to help eradicate the disease worldwide.\nOn Oct. 23, the club will present “Pints for Polio” at Paddle Hard Brewin... [1215 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.upnorthvoice.com/news/2025/10/rotary-hosts-world-polio-day-events/",
            "image": "https://www.upnorthvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/rotary-logo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-22T19:24:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fd216d138a38a44c8833153efe2c0eeb",
                "name": "Up North Voice",
                "url": "https://www.upnorthvoice.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cb9888a8e3e5082e287c8e8d98a6fd14",
            "title": "Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year",
            "description": "From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is",
            "content": "From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, ... [10675 chars]",
            "url": "https://healthpolicy-watch.news/air-pollution-related-dementia-kills-over-625000-people-a-year/",
            "image": "https://i0.wp.com/healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG-20251022-WA0011.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-22T19:18:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d534448f93dee061e92d57c0d121e82f",
                "name": "Health Policy Watch",
                "url": "https://healthpolicy-watch.news"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "854e3e3efddb6c27ee13bfe707e5cb21",
            "title": "New type of immunotherapy could change the treatment plan for triple-negative breast cancer",
            "description": "Triple-negative breast cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers. The name tells the story: It lacks the three main targets that make other types of breast cancers more treatable with powerful therapies.",
            "content": "Triple-negative breast cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers. The name tells the story: It lacks the three main targets that make other types of breast cancers more treatable with powerful therapies.\nUCLA researchers have developed a novel the... [4804 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20251022/New-type-of-immunotherapy-could-change-the-treatment-plan-for-triple-negative-breast-cancer.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/images/tags/TagImage-1039-45840826385648151818-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-22T19:16:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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