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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": 12792,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5add7d240b10d52d7feebed306fb1d1d",
            "title": "READY, SET, IMPLEMENT! Lifelines in Crisis: Prioritizing Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health in Humanitarian and Conflict-affected Settings",
            "description": "Conflict, climate change and displacement are driving a global “permacrisis,” with over half of maternal and child deaths occurring in fragile settings. This PMNCH webinar explores rights-based, resilient approaches to protect WCAH and SRHR, strengthen local systems, and accelerate integrated health action in crisis contexts.",
            "content": "Despite high-level global commitments, the transition from humanitarian response to sustainable, resilient health systems remains fragmented. Too many promises of \"health for all\" remain unfulfilled for those living in the shadows of crisis, where th... [1776 chars]",
            "url": "https://pmnch.who.int/news-and-events/events/item/2026/03/16/partner-events/ready-set-implement!-lifelines-in-crisis-prioritizing-women-s-children-s-and-adolescents-health-in-humanitarian-and-conflict-affected-settings",
            "image": "https://pmnch.who.int/images/librariesprovider9/thumbnails/dialogue-7---11---save-the-date.tmb-1200v.png?Culture=en&sfvrsn=7b0af292_1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-24T20:18:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "01697d4bcf9fa576228b44bc5e596aa8",
                "name": "PMNCH - Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health",
                "url": "https://pmnch.who.int"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2f718c9c5b2f18a0c8adc9d6c68d9d80",
            "title": "Oxford research links heat exposure during pregnancy to decline in male births",
            "description": "New research by the University of Oxford has found that exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy is linked to a",
            "content": "New research by the University of Oxford has found that exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy is linked to a decline in male births.\nThis is according to a report released on February 23, 2026, by researchers at the university’s Department o... [3446 chars]",
            "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/02/24/oxford-research-links-heat-exposure-during-pregnancy-to-decline-in-male-births/",
            "image": "https://nairametrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/pregnacy.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-24T18:10:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6eddae8a7438cc09b7cdb3d9414f4476",
                "name": "Nairametrics",
                "url": "https://nairametrics.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3182879afdee69ea0a0547c809323f41",
            "title": "Ghana removes coup leader Kotoka’s name from Accra international airport",
            "description": "The Ghanaian government has renamed the country’s main international gateway in Accra, from Kotoka International Airport to its original name, Accra International Airport.",
            "content": "The Ghanaian government has renamed the country’s main international gateway in Accra from Kotoka International Airport to its original name, Accra International Airport.\nIn a statement on Tuesday, the country’s transport ministry said the decision w... [1229 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thecable.ng/ghana-removes-coup-leader-kotokas-name-from-accra-international-airport/",
            "image": "https://www.thecable.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Kotoka-International-Airport.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-24T17:57:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e402c6e08207b4587bd52abb3430b99f",
                "name": "TheCable",
                "url": "https://www.thecable.ng"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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