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This study attempts to discern the palpable causes of anti-oil protests in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. The study is necessitated by the need to situate the crisis in the Niger-Delta region in historical perspective. In line with this, what appears to be the federal government response to the crisis are isolated and discussed. It is found that one of the issues causing disaffection in the region is breach of promises and dashed hopes from the government and the oil companies operating there.  Our conclusion emphasizes the need for consensus building as well as participatory approach to conflict resolution in the region. In the last three decades, the Niger Delta region, the centre of Nigeria’s oil wealth has been the scene of protest, sometimes violent, against the repressive tendencies of the Nigerian state on the one hand and against the recklessness, exploitative and environmentally unfriendly activities of oil Multinationals on the other hand. The violence has taken terror dimensions. Such violent agitations have claimed thousands of lives, other thousands displaced and inestimable properties have been destroyed rendering the region one of the most dangerous zones to live in Nigeria today. The research looked at the genesis of the crisis, the threats it poses to human and national security and the policies that have been adopted by the Nigerian state to curtail and control the crisis. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed among the respondents identified for the study within the FCT. The study shows that the genesis of the terrorism, kidnapping and hostage taking going on in the Niger Delta region was caused by poverty, unemployment and long years of economic deprivation.  Also respondent believe the government has the political will and ability to resolve the issue and that the establishment of the NDDC, Niger Delta development Master Plan and the Amnesty programme offered the militant will help tackle the insecurity in the Niger Delta. Respondents are also of the opinion that JTF has performed very well in tackling the terrorism going on there. We then concluded that government should continue to pursue the development and reclamation of degraded land in the Niger Delta region due to oil exploration and address the grievances of the region.

The survey was conducted between March and May, 2011 and a total of 104 respondents answered the questionnaire. The results generated from the survey are summarized below:
• About 95% of Nigerians know what Social Media is. This shows a high level of awareness and understanding of what a social media is amongst Nigerian adult population 18+.
• The survey reveals that Facebook is the most popular social media sites being used by Nigerians to communicate and for other purposes accounting for about 95.2% usage amongst Nigerian adults 18 years and above.
• Facebook is the most favourite  amongst all the Social Media applications being used above by respondents accounting for about 81% amongst Nigerian adults 18 years and above
• The survey shows that 45% of Nigerian adults spend between 1-3 hours daily, on Facebook, which is the most popular amongst the social media applications used by Nigerian adults, while, about 18% spend between 5-7 hours on Facebook.
• About 74% of Nigerians said they use social media for Networking and 72% said they use it for Communication purposes. Another 43% said they use social media for Research/Insights purpose, while 34% said they use it for Business prospects.
• The use of social media applications by Nigerian adults have had great influence on their Social life, according to 86% of the respondents, while about 73% said it has influenced their Educational pursuit.
• The survey reveals that, 58% of Nigerian adults make purchase decision based on Television adverts, about 46% said they make purchase decisions based on Newspaper adverts, while 43% uses information from online advertising (banner) to make purchase decisions.
• The demographic composition of social media users amongst Nigeria adult shows that about 37% of them fall within the 26-33 years age group., while 52% of them are Males and 48% are Females.