January 23, 2004

2 Nigerian Universities Impose Dress Codes

By WACHIRA KIGOTHO

Student leaders and women's groups attribute the change to the growing influence of Islamic fundamentalists

Two public universities in Nigeria have introduced dress codes for female students, provoking riots and charges of religious discrimination against women.

At the University of Maiduguri, the administration has directed lecturers and staff members to prevent female students dressed in short skirts and tight trousers from taking examinations that were scheduled to start this

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