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Nigeria News API

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

Get API key for the Nigeria 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=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 81,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e700797b5eb8441d8ab7f91327eb5d34",
            "title": "NUJ to Tinubu: Defend press freedom, review laws that criminalise journalism",
            "description": "VP Shettima pledges to table NUJ’s demands for protection, review of libel laws, and others before the president.",
            "content": "The Nigeria Union of Journalists has asked the Bola Tinubu administration to defend press freedom and review laws that criminalise journalism in the country.\nThe NUJ stated this on Wednesday when its leadership met with Vice President Kashim Shettima... [5935 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/830068-nuj-to-tinubu-defend-press-freedom-review-laws-that-criminalise-journalism.html",
            "image": "https://media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2025/05/1001061654-scaled.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-22T19:03:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6108fa5da3e080a654c1f29423e1be1f",
                "name": "Premium Times Nigeria",
                "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "23c4ca58e21747c2a08f72bf8b6b4d18",
            "title": "Imisi opens up about struggles with glam life",
            "description": "Big Brother Naija Season 10 winner, Imisioluwa Ayanwale, popularly known as Imisi, has shared that one of the biggest adjustments",
            "content": "Big Brother Naija Season 10 winner, Imisioluwa Ayanwale, popularly known as Imisi, has shared that one of the biggest adjustments she has had to make since her rise to fame is getting used to wearing makeup and being constantly glamorised.\nIn a recen... [2358 chars]",
            "url": "https://guardian.ng/life/imisi-opens-up-about-struggles-with-glam-life/",
            "image": "https://cdn.guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Imisi-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-22T17:21:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7c9d8247fd9134ecb497d3c29f9abfe1",
                "name": "The Guardian Nigeria News",
                "url": "https://guardian.ng"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ebca829d1b56b06686e9a2c8b3c66db4",
            "title": "Yhemolee cautions men over inappropriate gym outfits",
            "description": "The Nation Newspaper Yhemolee cautions men over inappropriate gym outfits",
            "content": "Media personality Idowu Adeyemi popularly known as Yhemolee, has called out men for dressing inappropriately at gym centres.\nThe socialite, in a video, stressed the need for proper attire, noting that indecent dressing applies to all genders.\nWhile e... [784 chars]",
            "url": "https://thenationonlineng.net/yhemolee-cautions-men-over-inappropriate-gym-outfits/",
            "image": "https://cdn.thenationonlineng.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/22181727/Yhemolee.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-22T17:20:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7eef5661f7420d5f50a133da8d8590e9",
                "name": "The Nation Newspaper",
                "url": "https://thenationonlineng.net"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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