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Nigeria Health News API
Get the live top health headlines from Nigeria with our JSON API.
Get API key for the Nigeria Health 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=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
"totalArticles": 1950,
"articles": [
{
"id": "1c99723ac2d10e3d5671f53eaf0f06c7",
"title": "Medical Tourism: Kelina Hospital performs 212 prostate surgeries in 2025",
"description": "Truth and Justice",
"content": "The President of Kelina Hospital, Dr Celsus Undie, says the facility performed 212 prostate surgeries in 2025, helping save lives and curb medical tourism.\nUndie, a consultant urological surgeon, disclosed this on Saturday during a news conference in... [2702 chars]",
"url": "https://authorityngr.com/2026/01/25/medical-tourism-kelina-hospital-performs-212-prostate-surgeries-in-2025/",
"image": "https://authorityngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG-20260125-WA0001.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-25T05:13:16Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "2eb9760590b1cd72d49b95ace2be047c",
"name": "the authority news",
"url": "https://authorityngr.com"
}
},
{
"id": "41fee99ae314a91d614fa17696273100",
"title": "World Leprosy Day",
"description": "The World Leprosy Day this year draws attention to “Leprosy is curable, the real challenge is stigma.” While the medical burden is diminishing, the social consequence of leprosy remains unacceptably high, denying people dignity, opportunity, and fundamental rights.",
"content": "- Dr Catharina Boehme, Officer-in-Charge, WHO South-East Asia\nLeprosy, one of the oldest diseases known to mankind, continues to be associated with lifelong stigma, discrimination, and exclusion. The World Leprosy Day this year draws attention to “Le... [3252 chars]",
"url": "https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/25-01-2026-world-leprosy-day",
"image": "https://www.who.int/images/default-source/searo---images/leprosy---timor-lesteae4898acd26d452580416d077af83c15.tmb-1200v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=1125dd9c_1",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-25T05:08:02Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "d00521712c77237b0d814b53cd7d67b0",
"name": "World Health Organization (WHO)",
"url": "https://www.who.int"
}
},
{
"id": "1e59b4aa142be5c899649108c755a872",
"title": "Epigenetic Changes in AKT1 Gene Linked to Abnormal Fat Distribution in Lipedema Study",
"description": "A recent study has identified key epigenetic changes in […]",
"content": "A recent study has identified key epigenetic changes in the AKT1 gene that may contribute to the development of lipedema, a chronic condition marked by abnormal fat accumulation, particularly in the lower body. Researchers utilized an integrated mult... [851 chars]",
"url": "https://www.geneonline.com/epigenetic-changes-in-akt1-gene-linked-to-abnormal-fat-distribution-in-lipedema-study/",
"image": "https://www.geneonline.com/wp-content/uploads/EN_NEWSFLASH_5-1.png",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-25T04:34:07Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "e5376462a7128acdb762718aa2daf90e",
"name": "geneonline.com",
"url": "https://www.geneonline.com"
}
}
]
}