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Business News in Nigeria
Real-time business news from Nigeria, structured for developers. NewsMesh filters Nigeria-relevant business coverage into one JSON feed (GET /v1/latest?category=business&country=ng), each story tagged with category, country relevance, and the named people detected in the body.
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Business news in Nigeria coverage
NewsMesh filters Nigeria-relevant business coverage into one structured feed, ready to query by the same parameters as the rest of the API.
Pull Business news in Nigeria into your app
Authenticate with your apiKey and call one endpoint (GET api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?category=business&country=ng). The examples below are ready to copy.
curl "https://api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?apiKey=nm_xxx&category=business&country=ng&limit=20"Endpoints
GET /v1/latest: Most-recent articles, filterable by category, country, and date range.GET /v1/search: Full-text search across the archive with boolean operators and source filters.GET /v1/trending: Cached trending headlines, the fastest endpoint for homepage feeds.GET /v1/article/{id}: Fetch a single article and its full metadata by ID.
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Frequently asked questions about Business news in Nigeria
What business news from Nigeria does NewsMesh cover?
NewsMesh filters Nigeria-relevant business coverage into one structured feed, each story tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body.
Which endpoint returns business news from Nigeria?
Call GET /v1/latest?category=business&country=ng. Use /v1/search to add keyword queries on top of the same filters.
Can I get Nigeria news in other categories?
Yes. Swap the category parameter (business, sports, technology, health, and more) or drop it entirely to get all Nigeria coverage from /v1/latest?country=ng.
Is business news from Nigeria available in real time?
Yes. NewsMesh is a real-time news API: business Nigeria stories are served through the live /v1/latest and /v1/trending endpoints alongside a searchable archive, each tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body, so you can build a live feed without scraping HTML.
How do I access the business news from Nigeria feed?
Create a NewsMesh account, generate an API key, and call the endpoint above with your apiKey parameter. See the pricing page for current plans and rate limits.
Need more data?
Access the full dataset programmatically with the NewsMesh API.