A prayer and fasting programme recently called by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security set many tongues wagging. Perhaps so because the nation is far from being food secure, and ...

A leaked memo from the Ministry of Agriculture calling on Nigerians to fast and pray in the wake of growing food insecurity has drawn strong criticism from stakeholders, including farmers and ...

Farmers, experts and other stakeholders have flayed the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security's calls for prayers and fasting to ensure the successful attainment of national food ...

A call for all staff in Nigeria's Ministry of Agriculture to pray to help the country achieve food security has caused controversy.

Disbelief as Nigeria urges prayer to end food shortages Critics see the appeal for divine intervention as proof that the government is shirking its responsibility to citizens.

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has issued an internal circular calling on all its staff to participate in a series of prayer and fasting sessions aimed at seeking “divine ...

Following backlash over its planned prayer sessions to achieve food security for Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has suspended ...

Nigeria's agriculture ministry clarifies recent staff prayer sessions were to address internal concerns, not a food security strategy. Ongoing efforts to ensure food security are detailed.

Facing food insecurity challenges, Nigeria's Agriculture Ministry calls for prayer and fasting among its staff to seek divine intervention for national food security.

Exasperated reaction to the call to prayer online has ranged from people saying the ministry's leadership should be replaced with pastors and imams, to simply saying "Nigeria is a joke".

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has cancelled its previously planned three-day prayer and fasting event aiming to seek God's ...