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Pray for food, Nigeria government tells its staff amid mockery

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At least 4.4 million people in Nigeria do not have enough food, according to UN estimates.

The ever-increasing price of basic food staples was one of the triggers for nationwide cost-of-living protests last year .

Critics see appeal for divine intervention as proof that the government is shirking its responsibility.