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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": 1271,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d710a69a6cf56db075a050bfacf4da61",
            "title": "Anambra election: INEC completes 99.28% result upload as collation nears conclusion",
            "description": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has achieved near-total upload of polling unit results from the Anambra State governorship election, marking a significant milestone in the collation process.",
            "content": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has achieved near-total upload of polling unit results from the Anambra State governorship election, marking a significant milestone in the collation process.\nAs of 11:06 pm on Saturday, November 8... [1955 chars]",
            "url": "https://businessday.ng/news/article/anambra-election-inec-completes-99-28-result-upload-as-collation-nears-conclusion/",
            "image": "https://cdn.businessday.ng/2023/11/INEC.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-08T22:39:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "abde989c795232e7a39bea88edba7b34",
                "name": "Businessday NG",
                "url": "https://businessday.ng"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0b2ce22ab176ad2a60bfa387074677dc",
            "title": "Anambra Guber: INEC Uploads 95% Of Results On IReV",
            "description": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded over 95 per cent of results from Saturday Anambra governorship election on its Result",
            "content": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded over 95 per cent of results from Saturday Anambra governorship election on its Result Viewing Portal (IReV).\nThe commission’s portal indicated steady progress in result transmission fr... [730 chars]",
            "url": "https://dailytrust.com/anambra-guber-inec-uploads-95-of-results-on-irev/",
            "image": "https://dailytrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IREV.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-08T18:53:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7fcebeb72f3ee189acfc51915678c67f",
                "name": "Daily Trust",
                "url": "https://dailytrust.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "210dd3abd9f3568dab2103fc99a54ed3",
            "title": "Sheriff Denies Accusing VP Shettima Of Creating Boko Haram",
            "description": "Sheriff Denies Accusing VP Shettima Of Creating Boko Haram",
            "content": "Former Governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno State has denied reports claiming that he accused Vice-President Kashim Shettima of creating Boko Haram.\nSheriff made the rebuttal in a statement issued on Saturday titled, “A LIE TAKEN TOO FAR: SHETTIMA, ALI... [2055 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelstv.com/2025/11/08/sheriff-denies-accusing-vp-shettima-of-creating-boko-haram/",
            "image": "https://www.channelstv.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shettima-Unemployment.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-08T18:23:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a5869d2060ebe16fcd7dfd581f99d1a9",
                "name": "Channels Television",
                "url": "https://www.channelstv.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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