Graphical Abstract: Present work involves synthesis of NiO nanoparticles using Arabic gum by the sol-gel method. The synthesized NiO nanoparticles were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). It was shown that the synthesized NiO nanoparticles of cubic phase have a spherical shape and an average size of 34 nm.