The University of Lagos Authourity Deny Imposing Dress Code For Students

UNILAG Dress Code Report

The University of Lagos on Thursday described as untrue reports that it has introduced a new dress code for its students.

Several news platforms had earlier in the week, published reports which outlined different modes of dressing purportedly banned by the university in the new code.

In a memo purported to have emanated from the university on Tuesday, it was alleged that the university had issued a new dress code for students, adding that indecent dressing did not ‘reflect the seriousness, dignity and character-moulding nature of academic enterprise’.

The report, published in a daily newspaper and claimed that the university had outlawed tight-fitting clothes as well as mini skirts and dresses, among others.

“Students should maintain a clean and well-cared for appearance in all settings on campus. Wearing of tight, strapless and revealing clothes, or clothes whose lengths are above the knees are inappropriate,’’ it said.

According to the reports, the prohibited wears included: “all tight-fitting clothes, including skirts, trousers and blouses. All clothes which reveal sensitive parts of the body…” including “‘spaghetti rope’, ‘wicked straps’, ‘mono straps’, ‘tubes’ and ‘show me your belly’.”

However, in a statement issued by the university’s Information Unit, and signed by the Deputy Registrar (Information), Mr Toyin Adebule, the university urged the general public to disregard the story in its entirety.

The statement read: “The University of Lagos wishes to inform the general public that it has not approved or implemented any new dress code for its students. The general public is hereby advised to discountenance any campaign in the print, electronic or social media claiming that the University of Lagos has introduced a new dress code for its students. All such claims are false and do not emanate from the University.

“However, it is pertinent to state here that the University encourages students to dress decently and our watchword is “Dress as you want to be addressed.”