The World : Nigeria Threatens Aliens

Nigeria announced that 700,000 aliens illegally living in the country must get approval by May 10 to remain or get out. African diplomats quoted in Lagos, the capital, said the move appears to be a veiled expulsion of thousands of people who flocked to Nigeria to escape the ravages of drought elsewhere. Two years ago, Nigeria expelled at least a million aliens, most from Ghana, who it said were a burden on an ailing economy suffering from a drop in world oil prices.