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Nigeria News API

Get the live top 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=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 35964,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9b8248cbcca99fe5b11c9808909cefcf",
            "title": "Nigeria apologises to South Africa over ‘Igbo king’ controversy",
            "description": "The Nigerian high commission in South Africa has apologised for the controversy caused by the coronation of an \"Igbo king\" in the...",
            "content": "The Nigerian high commission in South Africa has apologised for the controversy caused by the alleged coronation of an “Igbo king” in the Eastern Cape Province.\nSolomon Eziko was reportedly crowned “Igwe” of Kugompo, South London, a city in the Easte... [2132 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thecable.ng/nigeria-apologises-to-south-africa-over-igbo-king-controversy/",
            "image": "https://www.thecable.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Olajide-Ogunmadeji-deputy-high-commissioner.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T20:08:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e402c6e08207b4587bd52abb3430b99f",
                "name": "TheCable",
                "url": "https://www.thecable.ng"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "04752d7086ee7fe1ff20c881e6963c60",
            "title": "NUPRC reforms lead to record gas output in Nigeria",
            "description": "Learn how NUPRC reforms helped Renaissance Africa Energy achieve a record 2.2 billion cubic feet of gas output, boosting Nigeria's upstream sector.",
            "content": "Renaissance Africa Energy Company Nigeria Ltd has credited ongoing regulatory reforms by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission for its recent surge in production, announcing a record 2.2 billion cubic feet of gas output.\nThe indigenou... [3195 chars]",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/firm-hails-nuprc-reforms-as-gas-output-hits-record/",
            "image": "https://cdn.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/31202250/Firm-1200x630.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T19:29:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2881b10152726230ad56a8b1c0fa1653",
                "name": "punchng.com",
                "url": "https://punchng.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7b6c885b70e544e2fc82ef12b243d52e",
            "title": "NLC pickets AEDC headquarters, issues 48",
            "description": "The Nation Newspaper NLC pickets AEDC headquarters, issues 48-hour ultimatum over sack of 900 workers",
            "content": "By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja\nThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday picketed the headquarters of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in Abuja, protesting the disengagement of nearly 900 workers.\nThe Labour organisation also gave a 48-h... [5047 chars]",
            "url": "https://thenationonlineng.net/nlc-pickets-aedc-headquarters-issues-48-hour-ultimatum-over-sack-of-900-workers/",
            "image": "https://cdn.thenationonlineng.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/31195454/nlc.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T18:58:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7eef5661f7420d5f50a133da8d8590e9",
                "name": "The Nation Newspaper",
                "url": "https://thenationonlineng.net"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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