Global Headlines Today - 01.04.2016

Happy new month, may your month be filled with overflow and plenty. Here are today's headlines. Have a very fabulous day.

THIS DAY

• Electricity Restored after System Collapse 

• APC is Now a Divided House, Says Timi Frank

• Anti-corruption War Can’t Succeed Without Special Courts, Says Falana

• Kwara APC Challenges Oyegun to Speak out on Saraki’s Trial

• New Lead to Possible Killers of Colonel Inusa Emerges

• Shiite Stages Peaceful Protest in Kaduna

• Osinbajo Asks Nigerians to Trust Buhari

• Introduction of New Electricity Tariff Now is Wrong, Says Niger Gov

• Expose Nigerian Looters: Kalu Tells UK, US Govts

• Lai Mohammed: No Rift Between Executive and Legislature over 2016...

• Victim of Niger Biscuit Explosion Dies in Hospital

• Ghost Workers: Kwara Begins Verification of Schools 

• Fayose’s Claim on Missing Chibok Girls, Threat to National Security,

• Ambode Orders Repair of Lagos-Badagry Expressway

• Ndoma-Egba: Buhari Needs Support, Patience from Nigerians

• Ikpeazu Orders State Commissioners to Become Farmers

• NCC Clamps down on TV Signals Theft, Arrests Two

• IPOB: Kanu Not Begging for Freedom

• MMA2 is Ready for Regional Operations, Says Bi-Courtney

• Union Writes Minister over Multiple Taxation

• The Fate of Egypt Air and Tourism

PUNCH

• Building Nigeria, not an overnight operation, US tells Buhari

• Lagos to cancel restriction during sanitation

• Treasury looters don’t deserve bail, says Falana

• PSC begins recruitment of 10,000 policemen today

• Two Ekiti varsity students jailed for cultism

• Oil theft: Air force to deploy aircraft in S’ South

• We’re determined to succeed —Osinbajo

• Probe allegations against Sylva, Lokpobiri, deputy spokesman tells APC

• My sacking, executive victimisation —Ex-NIPOST boss

• Igbokwe hails Tinubu at 64 

• Court orders Zuma to repay state funds

• There is crisis in APC, says deputy spokesman

• Nigerian clinic records first egg-freezing technique birth

• Gov assures investors of support, protection

• Ambode woos Lagos lawmakers on govt activities

CNN

• Japan, South Korea hit back at Trump's nuclear comments

• U.S. affirms Japan security backing after Trump nuclear comments

• Jacob Zuma's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

• ISIS leader's ex: I want a new life

• India bridge collapse: 71 pulled from rubble

• Al-Shabab child soldiers captured in firefight

• Ex-death row inmate charged with rape

BBC

• Search for trapped under Kolkata flyover 

• Brussels airport 'to partially reopen' 

• Police officer killed at US bus station 

• Two senior Brazilian officials resign

• California on track for $15 minimum wage  (Business)

• Huawei's profits up more than 30% (Business)

• Confidence lower at Japanese factories (Business)

• National Living Wage comes into force (Business)

• US and China to co-operate over N Korea

• UN 'may lift' Libya fund sanctions

BUSINESS

• Declare three-year emergency on economy, professionals tell Buhari (Punch)

• Eight power plants shut…zero generation recorded for hours (Punch)

• Bristow pilots protest, Caverton workers threaten strike (Punch)

• Nine firms submit bids for refinery co-location (Punch)

• Fashola resolves Geometric Power, Enugu Disco’s dispute (Punch) 

• We’ll strictly monitor N350bn economic stimulus – FG (Punch) 

• Buhari orders activation of BASA with Israel (Punch) 

• FG to borrow N219bn via Treasury bills (Punch) 

• GTBank targets N125bn profit in 2016 (Punch) 

• CBN, Standard Chartered expand financial education (Punch)

• Nigeria lacks capacity to process cashew—NCAN (Punch) 

• NBS: Fuel Scarcity, Low Investment Lead to Decline in Labour Productivity... (This Day)

• Nigeria Nominates Former NNPC Boss, Barkindo, as Next OPEC Secretary (This Day) 

• Ntel Unveils Rollout Plan, Begins Commercial Sales of 0804 Lines April... (This Day) 

• Four Foreign Companies Scrambling for Bakassi Deep Seaport, Says  Ayade (This Day)

• FANN: Brussels Airport Attacks as an Eye Opener (This Day) 

• Ex-FAAN MD: Why FG Should Privatise 22 Airports (This Day) 

• Truck Owners Fault ANLCA’s Position on NPA Policy (This Day) 

• Julius Berger Nigeria’s Profit Dips 70% on Lull in Construction Sector (This Day)

• Bean Growers, Stakeholders Want Ban Lifted (This Day) 

• Former LCCI President  Hails  NCS on Importation Policy (This Day) 

• Small-scale Farmers Face Difficulty in Accessing Agricultural policies (This Day)

ENTERTAINMENT 

• Stars turn out for Bowie tribute (BBC)

SPORT

• Messi provokes outrage in Egypt (Punch)

• LMC bans Ifeanyi Ubah for assaulting player (Punch)

• NFF to hire French coach for Eagles (Punch)

• Eagles will bounce back – Ugbade (Punch)

• Oliseh used us to pursue personal interests –Onazi (Punch) 

• We hope for tougher test in Asaba – Dolphins (Punch)