World Bank The / Research in Motion / Facebook / Save Nigeria Group / TUC / /
Continent
Africa / /
Country
South Africa / United States / Nigeria / /
Event
Labor Issues / Judicial Event / /
Facility
University of Oxford / Presidential villa / /
IndustryTerm
food supply / blackberry messenger services / youth groups / youth social networks / social media / mere tools / mobile technology / social-media enabled activists / oil industry / political solution / oil producing communities / social networks / oil production / social media space / /
MedicalCondition
severe chronic poverty / amnesia / pains / AIDS / /
NaturalFeature
Sahara / /
Organization
Centre for Democracy and Development / Labour Civil Society Coalition / Democratic Party / Nigerian government / University of Oxford / State Security Service / Congress / Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra / Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force / National Association of Nigerian Students / civil society / Wall Street Movement / World Bank / Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta / National Unity / Nigerian Youth Council / Nigeria Movement / Obasanjo administration / National Assembly / State House / /
Person
Peter Esele / Jeremy Weate / Donald Cruise O’Brien / Jon Abbink / Dauda Mahammed / Chris Uyot / Hussein Abdu / Goodluck Jonathan / Sam Itodo / Boko Haram / Ibrahim Babangida / Violence / Olusegun Obasanjo / /
Position
incoming President / President / author / Finance Minister / military President / General / NLC secretary / National Executive / /
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa / Middle East / North Africa / /
From Subalterns to Independent Actors? Youth, Social Media and the Fuel Subsidy Protests of January 2012 in Nigeria By Christopher Akor This article explores issues around the changing nature of social networks and socia