Hijab Wearing Banned In Lagos Schools



Lagos State Government says pupils in its public schools are only allowed to wear conventional uniforms to the school.
It added that usage of other appendages, including Hijab, a head scarf for Muslim women, would not be allowed.
The Commissioner for Education Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, said this on Tuesday at a press briefing in Ikeja, adding that usage of Hijab and other religious materials in public schools was against government’s policy.
She said, “I summoned a stakeholder’s meeting that was chaired by the Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, Alhaji Oyinlomo Danmole. The Muslim students were represented at the meeting, Lawyers were represented. We discussed the issue at length and we reached certain agreement.
“We agreed that students could only use their Hijab when they want to go for prayers, when they want to read Qur’an, and when they are going for Jumat prayer on Fridays.
“It was agreed that no student should wear Hijab on her uniform. Doing so will cause confusion and break down of the law.
 “Whoever wish that his daughter should be wearing Hijab while going to school and within the school should send such child to a private Muslim school,”
The commissioner, who said the government was committed to overhauling the education sector, added that the administration had spent over N7bn in upgrading the Lagos State University.
Oladunjoye added that the government would continue to provide qualitative education “by all means”.
She said various educational development programmes like Eko Project, Support Our Schools Initiative, and specialised development programmes for teachers and administrators in 20 specialised areas, were parts of government programmed to boost education.
She said, “For the teachers and administrators, we are boosting their capacities in areas such as subject mastery, leadership, classroom management, assessment and evaluation, ICT, Basic Accounting and many others.”

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14 Comments

  1. Aregbesola,i tink U̶̲̥̅̊ nid 2 consult wise pple 4 proper governance

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  2. Dx woman e man

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  3. Creatiing issue out of no issue.

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  4. What has hijab got to do with d standard of education, just pray Bokoharam dont take this personal

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  5. It a good one,d Samething was done in France

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  6. what has modest dressing got to do with knowledge the lagos state govt is insensitive to its Muslim citizenry rather it promotes nudity. which is better one cover the based on doctor's instruction or the one that covers it based on Allah's instruction.

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  7. what was done in France is banning of total covering of the face which is different from this one be wise and be informed ignorance is a disease

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  8. Buzen I v alwz no u. U never say anytin reasonable, bt wait both u nd U̶̲̥̅̊я̩̥̊ boko haram will soon hear am

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  9. Dis is not time to fight each other, just give ur opinions ok

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  10. Nothing is wrong with the ban. But the moral question is What is the ban ment to achieve.

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  11. The move is okay... Our own is too much in Nigeria when it comes to religion. Thank God, Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammed (S.A.W) didn't come from Nigeria, It would have been worst.
    The Lagos state government has said it all, any parents that wants their daughter to be wearing hijab to school should send her to Muslim private school simple.
    Or, should boys from Muslim homes be going to school with Jalamiah too because we must do what they are doing in the Arab world?

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  12. Pls lagose state shuld do sm thing about dis or they wll caus a serious problem!pls allowed the muslim to pratice thir religion the hijab is only meant for muslim not christain,so pls allwed the muslim to pratice ther religion as long as the hv the right as a citizen of dis contry

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  13. This is a very good steep for those of you saying the are cussing problem what kind of problem is that ? why will this idiots always get what the want but will not always other all the killing and burning of Innocent people in churches what have happen ? God punish them all nice one lagos state

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  14. U re very stupid idiot 4 saying dat,god punishe u and lagose state government remember lagos is nt meant 4 only christain both christain and muslim has D rith 2 pratice ther religoin,so be carful and wacth ur toungh,infart what is even ur broblem with hijab?is meant 4 only muslim no body force if u re nt a muslim!les wacth and see dis law must be amended!

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