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Nigeria Nation News API

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

Get API key for the Nigeria Nation News API

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=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 5492,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b8d47d62bea7e605bbb9c511d2e9d287",
            "title": "Kayode faults 'vicious media campaign' against Matawall",
            "description": "Femi Fani-Kayode condemns the 'vicious media campaign' against Defence Minister Bello Matawalle, praising his loyalty and counter-terrorism efforts.",
            "content": "A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has condemned what he described as a “vicious media campaign” against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle.\nIn a statement posted on his official X account on Thursday, Fani-Kayode said t... [2086 chars]",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/fani-kayode-faults-criticisms-against-matawalle/",
            "image": "https://cdn.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/04105444/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-04-at-10.53.47-AM-722x630.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-04T10:05:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2881b10152726230ad56a8b1c0fa1653",
                "name": "Punch Newspapers",
                "url": "https://punchng.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9c9bb7ca3ce5c617d244c80f1c40aabb",
            "title": "BREAKING: Five Abducted Rivers State University Students Regain Freedom",
            "description": "BREAKING: Five Abducted Rivers State University Students Regain Freedom",
            "content": "Five students of the Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, who were abducted from the institution’s satellite campus in Emuoha Local Government Area on Tuesday, have been rescued unhurt following a coordinated security operation.... [2628 chars]",
            "url": "https://saharareporters.com/2025/12/04/breaking-five-abducted-rivers-state-university-students-regain-freedom",
            "image": "https://saharareporters.com/themes/custom/octavia_sahara/favicon.ico",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-04T08:55:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "eda0adc44d5de5c72bc41b0e8a16e5bd",
                "name": "saharareporters.com",
                "url": "https://saharareporters.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2bc1cb377d01df12497d8288a5df4512",
            "title": "Wike's Group Affirms Expulsions",
            "description": "The PDP factional crisis deepens as a Wike-backed group reaffirms the expulsion of Governors Makinde, Mohammed, and others for alleged anti-party activitie",
            "content": "A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has issued a formal disclaimer reaffirming the expulsion of 18 prominent politicians.\nIn a disclaimer issued on Wednesday by its National... [2447 chars]",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/wike-backed-pdp-faction-affirms-expulsion-of-makinde-bala-mohammed-others/",
            "image": "https://cdn.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/07131816/PDP-1080x630.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-04T08:33:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2881b10152726230ad56a8b1c0fa1653",
                "name": "Punch Newspapers",
                "url": "https://punchng.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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