Latest from Nigeria

Nigeria to include ‘illegal’ activities when calculating GDP
Informal economy's shady deals could be included in new economic data.

27 dead after Nigerian boat accident
It's the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country’s busy waterways.

'Only chance of survival': Deportee wants $32k seized by police back for cancer treatment
NZ police seized Collin Ezeala's money in 2010 before he was jailed for importing drugs.

Explosion at fuel spill in Nigeria kills at least 147, toll may rise
"People were running while on fire."

Africa’s debt crisis has ‘catastrophic implications’ for the world
NY Times: Crushing obligations to foreign creditors stoke social instability in Africa.

At least 17 students killed as school building collapses in Nigeria
Many more victims remain trapped in rubble after the collapse of a two-storey school.

World headed for ‘food wars’, warns major commodities trader
Financial Times: Concerns protectionist policies are exacerbating inflation,

Did Nigeria's first lady just take aim at Meghan?
‘We are not having the Met Gala,’ says Oluremi Tinubu following Markle's visit to Nigeria.

'They are royals': US fugitive flies Meghan, Prince Harry around Nigeria for free
The Sussexes were flown around Nigeria by an airline CEO who is wanted by US authorities.

Harry and Meghan's surprise tour announcement
The tour will be a special one for Markle thanks to a recent genealogical discovery.

She was kidnapped a decade ago with 275 girls. Finally, she escaped
New York Times: Many of the girls kidnapped in 2014 are still missing.

Nigerians charged with sextortion after Australian boy’s suicide
'We’ve seen a huge spike in sextortion cases, which are up nearly 400 per cent.'

Food inflation across rich nations drops to pre-Ukraine war levels
Financial Times: Inflation across industrialised nations down to 5.3% in February - OECD.

Nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren freed after two weeks in captivity
287 children were seized from school in northern Nigeria and marched into the forests.

At least 100 northern Nigeria villagers kidnapped in latest mass abduction
Gangs seized at least 100 people from their homes in Nigeria.

Mum's devastation after five children abducted from school
Rashidat Hamza is in despair. “We don’t know what to do," she says.

Gunmen abduct 287 students in Nigeria
It marks the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week.

Cocoa grown illegally in a Nigerian rainforest heads to major chocolate makers
Mars and Ferrero list farming sources on their websites that are close to the forest.

Who’s a ‘coloniser’? How an old word became a new weapon
New York Times: As an insult or a line of attack, 'colonial' is enjoying a field day.

Nigerian army mistakenly kills at least 85 civilians in 'miscalculated' drone attack
Nigeria's army chief apologised for the strike that he said killed innocent civilians.

Students abducted in northern Nigeria by gunmen targeting schools
Students were taken hostage when the gunmen broke into their accommodation.