Weaponized Poverty

By: Stephen Nwaloziri
  • Summary

  • Exclusion, Gentrification, Stockholm Syndrome. Hi, I’m Stephen Nwaloziri. Weaponized Poverty is a growing problem in Nigeria, and on the African Continent, and I’m here to tackle it. If you would like to learn more, watch and listen, wherever you get your podcast.
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Episodes
  • 03 Exclusion
    May 7 2025

    Today’s topic focuses on the use of exclusion as a weapon of poverty.


    Every opportunity has its gatekeeper.


    These are the people, or systems that prevent anyone from getting it unless they meet certain criteria.


    If you’re from the working class, how many times have you sought employment with a big company only to be told there’s no vacancy?


    Yet, every year, they recruit new candidates through a closed network.


    You see it with visa, job, and admission requirements.


    But imagine if this system was rigged to favor only those who have the power to rig it and to exclude others.


    Listen in for more….


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  • 02 Elitism & Classism
    May 6 2025

    In Nigeria, calling someone oga or madam is a system of formality which is now gradually turning into a form of master-servant relationship.


    The Oga or Madam, seem to assume superiority and look down on people when addressed this way.


    You don’t believe me?


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  • 01 Slave Wages
    May 5 2025

    Today’s topic is about the working class, and the use of slave wages as an instrument of weaponized poverty.


    In Nigeria, if your family isn’t rich or politically connected, there used to be two options for a young person to escape poverty:


    A. by serving an apprenticeship or


    B. By gaining western education.


    Listen in for more….


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    ⁠Sign up for the newsletter to read the book and watch the documentary⁠

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    5 mins

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