Nigeria’s clueless agric ministry declares 3-day fasting over food insecurity

The federal ministry of agriculture and food security, has declared a three-day fasting and prayer programme for spiritual intervention in Nigeria’s agricultural sector.

This was disclosed in an internal memo dated June 11, 2025.

The ministry’s director of human resource management, said the spiritual exercise is intended to seek God’s guidance for Nigeria’s food security challenges.

“This is to invite all staff of the federal ministry of agriculture and food security to a solemn prayer session for God’s guidance and success in supporting the government’s efforts to achieve food security,” the circular states.

Themed “Divine Intervention for Protection and National Development,” the prayer sessions will be held at the ministry’s Conference Hall ‘B’, located at its headquarters in Area 11, Garki, Abuja. Each session will run from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

According to the directive, all staff are expected to fast and participate on three consecutive Mondays: June 16, June 23, and June 30.

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