Social Media Usage: A Study of Youth Online Political Participation in Nigeria

The Internet is considered a huge development in human civilization. It is literally considered as a practical key or essential to human development and social advancement causing massive innovation in the world. Over the years, the advent of new media has permeated most aspects of our lives, especially that of the young generation. It is against this background that this paper aims to analyze the present use of the new media by youths to gauge their usage in relation to political participation. This study is a capital based survey, covering FCT-Abuja.