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Nigeria World News API

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

Get API key for the Nigeria World 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=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 14062,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "47f0879cdd6efc8ba3cd149fc1e2b915",
            "title": "Live updates: Iran war; US embassy in Baghdad targeted again as Iran keeps up oil field strikes",
            "description": "Latest attacks come as US allies rebuff Trump’s calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and global oil crisis deepens. Follow for live updates.",
            "content": "US President Donald Trump wants his allies to show more enthusiasm about sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Japan has plenty of reasons why it isn’t champing at the bit.\nTrump has criticized countries that have pushed back on his calls questio... [15418 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-17-26",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2266458925.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T05:33:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0e4d85c6a1b7ed048919096dd2c641ef",
            "title": "Live: UAE intercepts Iranian fire as Israel strikes Tehran and Lebanon",
            "description": "Explosions were heard over Dubai early on Tuesday as the United Arab Emirates’ military intercepted incoming Iranian missiles and drones, briefly forcing the country to close its airspace. The escalation…",
            "content": "17/03/2026 - 04:55\nExplosions heard in Dubai after missile alert\nThree explosions echoed across Dubai after a missile alert early on Tuesday, according to an AFP correspondent.\nThe blasts followed a mobile phone alert to residents to “immediately see... [3188 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260317-uae-intercepts-iranian-fire-as-israel-strikes-tehran-and-lebanon",
            "image": "https://s.france24.com/media/display/9f19de44-2151-11f1-895e-005056a97e36/w:1280/p:16x9/2026-03-16T070048Z-750883969-RC2F5KA7NMM6-RTRMADP-3-IRAN-CRISIS-EMIRATES-INCIDENT.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T03:13:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f501fcfec9884d330bc84a73998805a5",
                "name": "France 24",
                "url": "https://www.france24.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "37e6190b975f78b4d88f6c7f2beff790",
            "title": "The Failure Of Global Order",
            "description": "The world woke on Saturday, February 28, 2026, to the most aggressive operation and deployment of the most sophisticated weaponry since World War II, as the",
            "content": "The world woke on Saturday, February 28, 2026, to the most aggressive operation and deployment of the most sophisticated weaponry since World War II, as the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and the U.S. military began an unprovoked coordinated strikes ag... [4817 chars]",
            "url": "https://dailytrust.com/the-failure-of-global-order/",
            "image": "https://dailytrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Failure-of-Global-Order.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T01:43:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7fcebeb72f3ee189acfc51915678c67f",
                "name": "Daily Trust",
                "url": "https://dailytrust.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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