The Lagos State Government has
declared that it has not banned that use of wearing of head cover in public
schools in the state.
The Commissioner for Education, Olayinka
Oladunjoye at a ministerial briefing in Alausa said what the government has
done is to restrict the usage of the hijab during the school hours since it not
part of the school uniform in Lagos.
She said the muslim female students are only
allowed to used the hijab during prayer times, reading of their Quran and other
religious activities.
The commissioner said a stakeholders' meeting
would soon be organised to agree on the way out on the use of hijab.
For his part, the Special Adviser on Education,
Fatai Olukoga said the state government has spent seven billion naira so far to
develop infrastructure at the Lagos State University, LASU in Ojo.
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