Girls Can Wear Hijab to School - Lagos Govt

Lagos State government has lifted its ban on the use of the hijab on uniforms in schools. The government called on school administrators and teachers to allow Muslim girls to wear the religious head covering as long as it is "short, smart, neat and in the same colour of the uniform".

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