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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 APIAPI 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": 24722,
"articles": [
{
"id": "8a484e2df0dd476b57eb145eeff0e7f3",
"title": "Stray bullet from soldiers’ celebratory shots kills teenager in Maiduguri",
"description": "Amnesty International called on Nigerian authorities to investigate what it described as the reckless use of firearms that led to the teenager’s death.",
"content": "A 14-year-old girl has been killed by a stray bullet allegedly fired by military personnel during celebratory gunfire at a wedding in Maiduguri, Borno State.\nReacting to the incident, Amnesty International called on Nigerian authorities to investigat... [1400 chars]",
"url": "https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/04/stray-bullet-from-soldiers-celebratory-shots-kills-teenager-in-maiduguri/",
"image": "https://cdn.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/The-14-year-old-victim-1.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-06T06:54:15Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "fc622d906cdfb4c11abffcc613095d73",
"name": "Vanguard News",
"url": "https://www.vanguardngr.com"
}
},
{
"id": "9e4114fbef767dff559b89b9d0d056b6",
"title": "‘I'm not afraid’: Seun Okinbaloye reacts to Wike's remark",
"description": "Mr Wike, during a press briefing on Friday, said he would have “shot” Mr Okinbaloye, for suggesting during his TV programme on Thursday that President Bola Tinubu and the APC were plotting to create a one-party state in Nigeria.",
"content": "Channels Television journalist Seun Okinbaloye has said that he is not afraid and that he will never be intimidated regarding the comments from the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike against him.\nPREMIUM TIMES reported that ... [3032 chars]",
"url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/869664-im-not-afraid-seun-okinbaloye-reacts-to-wikes-remark.html",
"image": "https://media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/04/Untitled-1.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-06T06:36:49Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "6108fa5da3e080a654c1f29423e1be1f",
"name": "Premium Times Nigeria",
"url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com"
}
},
{
"id": "a7981e2700e70bf8e71d1805e30af5b4",
"title": "Tinubu okays N3.3tr power sector debt settlement plan",
"description": "The Nation Newspaper Tinubu okays N3.3tr power sector debt settlement plan",
"content": "‘Final resolution of legacy issue to boost electricity supply’\nFrom Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja and Muyiwa Lucas\nTo guarantee a stable electricity supply, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a N3.3 trillion payment plan to settle debts in the power s... [6208 chars]",
"url": "https://thenationonlineng.net/tinubu-okays-n3-3tr-power-sector-debt-settlement-plan/",
"image": "https://cdn.thenationonlineng.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/06020332/Tinubu-ok-Power-debt.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-06T01:46:08Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "7eef5661f7420d5f50a133da8d8590e9",
"name": "The Nation Newspaper",
"url": "https://thenationonlineng.net"
}
}
]
}