The authorities of the university of Lagos have placed a ban on bum shorts and many more reviling clothes on all students according to a circular passed around the university today.
The circular passed today stated as follows: "all clothes, which reveal sensitive parts of the body such as the bust, chest, belly, upper arms and the buttocks. Example of such dresses are transparent clothing, spaghetti tops, tubes and. Skirts and dresses with slits above the knees fall in this category.” “Outfits such as knickers and mini-skirts, dresses, which are not at least, knee length, Inappropriate outfits e.g party-wear, beach wear and bathroom slippers should not be worn to lectures.”
It also stated a dress code for matriculation “for matriculation and graduation ceremonies, the management mandated students to wear academic gowns on a black or grey suit.”
Plus repercussions for offenders of the new law "lecturers and administrators to exclude students from academic activities if they are not properly dressed.”
