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": 9052,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "29d3e4fcfa801301b545d28f7ec0b41e",
            "title": "Mosquito named Among World's Most Studied Insects - Here’s Why - Tech",
            "description": "Despite weighing only a few milligrams, mosquitoes have proven that some of the world's biggest challenges can come in very small packages.",
            "content": "Despite weighing only a few milligrams, mosquitoes have proven that some of the world’s biggest challenges can come in very small packages.\nThis week (22-28 June) is Insect Week, and scientists are answering why mosquitoes are one of the most researc... [3826 chars]",
            "url": "https://techeconomy.ng/mosquito-now-among-worlds-most-studied-insects-heres-why/",
            "image": "https://techeconomy.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/mosquitoes.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T17:48:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "34e0d5a6860ee1f4952b288d804413b1",
                "name": "techeconomy.ng",
                "url": "https://techeconomy.ng"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3c83875df51cdb083263bb691a2a883b",
            "title": "Living With SCD: Your Menstrual Cycle Doesn’t Have to Be a Monthly Crisis",
            "description": "A recent study suggested that the menstrual cycle can contribute to having SCD crisis more frequently. Here's how you can find relief.",
            "content": "It’s estimated that over 100,000 Americans are currently living with sickle cell disease (SCD). Of this number, 90 percent are non-Hispanic Black or African American. While there are different complications associated with the condition, one you may ... [7892 chars]",
            "url": "https://blackdoctor.com/scd-your-menstrual-cycle-doesnt-have-to-be-a-monthly-crisis/",
            "image": "https://blackdoctor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5938362.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T17:14:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "bf867bbdcb7ce701d4fe2b56952d00c0",
                "name": "Black Doctor",
                "url": "https://blackdoctor.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4361d3706e9f2b978cbaacfebe538ce8",
            "title": "What should we know about mosquitoes?",
            "description": "Mosquitoes have been evolving for more than a hundred million years, adapting to shifts in climate and environment, and the emergence of us humans. They’re also exploited by a host of diseases that make use of their blood-sucking biology to hitch a ride between hosts. We're referring, of course, to parasites like malaria, the transmission of which to millions of people",
            "content": "Mosquitoes have been evolving for more than a hundred million years, adapting to shifts in climate and environment, and the emergence of us humans. They’re also exploited by a host of diseases that make use of their blood-sucking biology to hitch a r... [8174 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/interviews/what-should-we-know-about-mosquitoes",
            "image": "https://www.thenakedscientists.com/sites/default/files/styles/social-media-large/public/media/media/ANOPHELES-MOSQUITO.jpg?itok=yeAWbcKZ",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T13:26:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1cdf038d83323843d258b04be55d1fd8",
                "name": "The Naked Scientists",
                "url": "https://www.thenakedscientists.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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