What is behind Nigeria fuel protests?
Protesters took to the streets on Monday, January 9, in a nationwide strike against the Nigerian government's decision to take away fuel subsidies.
#OccupyNigeria
Most Nigerians don't trust their government and overpaid public representatives with taxpayers' money. So, they rose up. #OccupyNigeria protesters in a...
Peter Obi knocks Soyinka, Bakare, Falana, other #OccupyNigeria protest leaders over silence on current economic hardship
The #OccupyNigeria protest broke out in January 2012 in response to Mr Jonathan's move to scrap fuel subsidy.
Nigeria faces mass strike and protests over discontinued state fuel subsidy
Thousands expected to march through streets of Lagos and Abuja after petrol pump prices more than double overnight.
Occupy Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Elimination Triggers Massive Protests, Deadly Violence
Nationwide protests in Nigeria over fuel subsidies entered a third day today, bringing the most populous African country to an almost complete standstill.
Occupy Nigeria victory: president to cut fuel prices
The initial removal of an estimated $7 billion annual fuel subsidy impacted an entire population and crippled the Nigerian economy.
#OccupyNigeria shows the movement’s global face
Cuts in fuel subsidies have inspired demonstrators in Africa's most populous country to demand change. nigeria. By Danny Schechter.
Why Did the Western Left Ignore Occupy Nigeria?
This article is part of a series on the tenth anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. On New Year's Day 2012, the Nigerian government announced...
Viewpoint: 'Nigeria Spring' here to stay
The strikes that forced Nigeria's government to restore some of the withdrawn fuel subsidy have been described as Nigeria's Harmattan.
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Nationwide civic protest movement in 2012 organized in response to the removal of fuel subsidies notable for mobilizing citizens around accountability, transparency and democratic participation.