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Nigerian Law School Dress Code

There are so many rules and regulations, when it comes to dressing in an educational sector, there are rules and guiding factors that talk about how a student should behave, how a student should conduct himself or herself, how a student should dress and how a student should relate with other students. Today we are looking at the Nigerian Law school dress code.

These laws and regulations or these rules and conducts, guiding students in educational settings, for example, are not brought into place, to subject the students under a kind of rule of law or coerce them to do the bidding of an institution, rather it is a laid down rule or regulation, that helps students become better people in the future.

There is a saying that goes; where there is no law, there is no crime.

So, for an educational setting or for an educational institution to achieve certain goals and objectives, such an educational body has to implement these rules and regulations for students to follow at every particular point in time. 

What Is The Nigerian Law School Dress Code?

Some institutions bring about penalties when these rules and regulations are trampled upon or are not adhered to subsequently.

These penalties are not put in place to trample on the human rights of any individual, rather it is a way of instilling discipline and orderliness in the lives of the students so as to become effective and efficient and proud members of the community in the future.

Whenever a child is taught at home, such a child brings to his or her environment, and whatever he or she learns in this same environment, is part of such a child for a lifetime.

Every educational body or every educational system is jeered towards making the lives of its participants, or its students better in every ramification.

It does not matter if an educational system is strict in its policies, or in its objectives, the main point is that it is helping the citizens of the country to become better people, to themselves and to their society at large.

Many people who have gone through educational systems, have had to subject themselves to the rules and regulations governing such systems and one of the systems that will be talked about in this article is The Law school system. This is very different from a University that offers law as a course.

Law School Dress Code In Nigeria
Law School Dress Code In Nigeria

An undergraduate who has left the University where he or she studied law as a course, he or she will then proceed to the Law School.

There are rules and guidelines to follow when an individual finds himself or herself in The Law School, and one of the rules and guidelines pertains to ‘dressing’.

The Law school is where lawyers are reformed and molded, for the betterment of the country and this law school has rules and regulations for its participants to follow.

A lawyer in every sphere must be disciplined and have a sense of orderliness in order to function well in society.

Lawyer also is given the mandate to improve themselves, so that they can improve other people.

A law profession is one of the highly sought the profession in the world today many, people want to become a lawyer no matter what but those who make it to the final stage are known as representatives of the country.

A lawyer is one who helps you to make a situation better in the country and though everyone is not perfect, a lawyer must have an instilled sense of diligence in his or her attitude, so as to effectively direct people the right way.

This article will love to talk about Nigerian Law School and their dress code for student lawyers, just become they become professional lawyers.

As said before, every lawyer has a guiding rule, each lawyer is a representative of his country and whatever a lawyer does reflects on how his or her country is at the end of the day.

NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL DRESS CODE

There are 6 basic Nigerian Law schools in Nigeria, and this article will quickly attend to these laws immediately.

  1.  LAGOS CAMPUS

This Law school emphasizes the fact that all students must be well dressed at all points in time. Students who are not well dressed have to undergo punishments for not following rules and regulations at any point in time.

MODE OF DRESSING FOR GIRLS

  •    They were allowed to put on a dark-colored dress or a dark-colored suit (which could be brown, black, dark blue or deep grey). The gown must not have any form of design on it or any pattern of another color.
  •    They are allowed to wear pure white blouses (not Tee shirts)
  •    There are allowed to wear black skirts that are below knee length.
  •    They are allowed to put on black-covered shoes and not lace sandals or palm sandals.
  •    They are allowed a capacity of pieces of jewelry, and nothing extraordinary.

Mode Of Dressing For Boys

  •    They are allowed to put off dark suits.
  •    They are allowed to put on plain white shirts without any form of pattern.
  •    They are allowed to put on black ties, and not shorts or bow ties
  •    They are allowed to use white breast pockets handkerchiefs which is not compulsory in any way.

 

  1.  AGBANI, ENUGU STATE

This school believes in orderliness and good conduct of students at all points in time and has a very strict policy on dressing for both male and female students.

MODE OF DRESSING FOR BOYS

  •    There are allowed to wear black suits which are compulsory
  •    They are allowed to wear black belts which are compulsory
  •    They are allowed to wear black socks which are compulsory
  •    They are allowed to wear black ties which are compulsory
  •    They are to wear trousers that are long enough and touch their ankles
  •    There is no room for any other color other than black

MODE OF DRESSING FOR GIRLS

  •    Black dresses are not allowed, except when the lady is pregnant
  •    They are not allowed trousers of any colors
  •    They are only allowed to wear black skirts and suits
  •    They are only allowed to wear white shirts
  •    They are only allowed to wear black covered shoes

 

  1.  BAGAUDA, KANO STATE

MODE OF DRESSING FOR BOYS

  •    They are allowed to wear pure white shirts only
  •    They are allowed to wear either black or dark blue trousers and suits
  •    They must wear the same color of a waistcoat and the suit
  •    They are allowed to wear dark colored neckties and not bow ties
  •    They are allowed to wear black shoes only

MODE OF DRESSING FOR GIRLS

  •    Black skirts must be below the knee
  •    They are allowed plain white short or long white sleeves or camisoles without patterns
  •    They are allowed to wear dark blue gowns
  •    Black gowns are very compulsory
  •    Black covered shoes are compulsory
Nigerian Law School Dress Code
Male

  1.  Yenegoa, Bayelsa state

MODE OF DRESSING FOR BOYS

  •    They are allowed to wear dark color suits and trousers
  •    They are allowed to wear dark color ties and not bow ties
  •    Are allowed to wear dark color belts
  •    They are allowed to wear dark color shoes and socks

MODE OF DRESSING FOR GIRLS

  •    They are allowed dark skirts or dark colored gowns
  •    They are allowed pure white shirts only
  •    They are not allowed slits behind skirts, and it must not be too fitting
  •    They are only dark colored covered shoes

 

  1.  YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE

MODE OF DRESSING FOR BOYS

  •    They are only allowed black color suits and trousers
  •    They are only allowed black color belts and ties
  •    They are only allowed black color shoes and socks
  •    They are only allowed pure white color shirts

MODE OF DRESSING FOR GIRLS

  •    They are allowed to wear black color skirt or gowns
  •    They are allowed to wear black suits only
  •    They are allowed to wear mild accessories only
  •    They are allowed to wear black covered shoes only
Nigerian Law School Dress Code For Hijab Sisters
Nigerian Law School Dress Code With Hijab

  1.  BWARI, ABUJA

MODE OF DRESSING FOR BOYS

  •    They are only allowed all black suits and trousers
  •    They are only allowed black shoes with black socks and laces
  •    They are only allowed pure white shirts and sometimes with patterns
  •    They are only allowed black ties, not bow ties

MODE OF DRESSING FOR GIRLS

  •    They are allowed black skirts below the knee length
  •    They are allowed white shirts with mild patterns
  •    They are allowed black shoes which is compulsory
  •    They are allowed to have moderate slits at the back of their skirts
  •    They are allowed to carry any color of the bag they want, even if it is not black

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CONCLUSION

This rules and regulations only prove that all the law schools in Nigeria strive for both academic excellence and physical diligence in their students at all times.

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