Adeboye Moves to Address Nigeria’s Economic Crisis, Sets Up Prayer Taskforce

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has launched a prayer initiative to restore and expand Nigeria’s economy amid the country’s ongoing economic crisis.

Addressing journalists in Lagos on Friday, Adeboye, through his Special Assistant on Administration, Pastor Dele Balogun, announced that the July 2025 thanksgiving service, themed ‘Divine Intervention’, will focus on prayers for national economic recovery.

The service, it is understood will take place at the RCCG national headquarters in Oyingbo, Lagos.

“Our nation; Nigeria, as well as other nations of the world, are going through a challenging time. However, the good news is that these challenges are surmountable by faith, if we do not entertain doubt,” Adeboye said.

He called on Nigerians to embrace faith and positive confession as tools for national transformation.

“As citizens and stakeholders in Nigeria, we need to drop the garb of negative confessions and plug into the mystery of faith and positive reasoning, to drive positive action, towards moving Nigeria forward,” he stated.

“To this effect, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Adeboye, has undertaken to lead prayers for national economic restoration and enlargement. Our nation needs transformation into the realm of divine opportunities.”

Also speaking of the event, the Assistant Pastor in Charge of Province 1, RCCG, Pastor Olusegun Macaulay, said a dedicated prayer team had already been set up to intercede for the nation throughout the second half of the year.

“We already have a team that is focused on praying for the nation throughout the second half of the year,” Macaulay said.

“So, our post-activity is focused on prayers; prayers about environment, weather, clemency and many things because once you plant, you also need the environment to be positive for you.”

The intervention comes at a time when the country is facing inflation and worsening socio-economic conditions, triggered in part by the fuel subsidy removal in May 2023. While the government maintains that economic indicators are improving, many Nigerians continue to grapple with hardship.