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.

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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.

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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.

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This episode is an introduction to a short series on Weaponized Poverty in Nigeria and beyond.

In subsequent episodes, we will examine 10 instruments of weaponized poverty.

I recognize that while some families struggle to earn N50,000 monthly, an equivalent of roughly $30 in 2025, there are some families that earn a million naira daily.

If you live in Nigeria & none of these is your reality, then congratulations. You’ve won in life!

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Exclusion! Gentrification, Stockholm Syndrome!

Hi there, I’m Stephen Nwaloziri.

Weaponized Poverty is a growing problem in Nigeria, and on the African Continent. I’m here to tackle it.

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