A Court of Appeal’ five man panel sitting in Lagos today reversed the
ban on the use of hijab (Muslims head-scarf) by students in public
primary and secondary schools in Lagos State. The court reversed the
judgment of a Lagos State High Court which on October 17, 2014 banned
the use of hijab in public schools, in order to preserve the secular
nature of the state institutions. Female students are now allowed to put
on Hijab with their school uniforms.