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ABU, Zaria Enforces Strict New Dress Code: Bans on Kissing, Hugging, Bushy Hair, Beards, and More Stir Controversy

Published by on June 18th, 2025.


ABU, Zaria Enforces Strict New Dress Code: Bans on Kissing, Hugging, Bushy Hair, Beards, and More Stir Controversy

Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria has rolled out a stringent dress code policy aimed at reinforcing what it describes as a professional and modest appearance among students and staff. The new guidelines, issued through a special bulletin dated June 16 and obtained by SaharaReporters, have generated significant public debate due to their sweeping nature.

 

Titled “Ahmadu Bello University Dress Code”, the document outlines a range of newly prohibited clothing styles and grooming choices. These include shorts, revealing outfits, transparent fabrics, and tight-fitting clothing. The policy also extends to personal appearance, discouraging what it terms “unkempt looks,” such as bushy hairstyles, beards, dreadlocks, and colored hair.

 

Additional restrictions include bans on tattoos, body piercings, long eyelashes, and male students wearing earrings or weaving their hair. The use of T-shirts with vulgar prints, unbuttoned shirts that expose the chest, and sagging trousers is also outlawed. Wearing bathroom slippers or colored sunglasses in academic spaces is only allowed on medical grounds.

 

Of particular note, the university also explicitly forbids physical displays of affection, such as hugging and kissing in public, as well as behaviors it considers inappropriate—like sitting on each other’s laps or unconventional ways of wearing face caps.

 

The bulletin warns that anyone—student or staff—who violates these rules will face disciplinary action, although it does not specify the exact consequences.

 

While the university insists the new policy is necessary to foster a respectful and conducive academic environment, the move has been met with criticism from some quarters. Detractors argue that the regulations infringe on individual rights and impose overly conservative standards.

 

Nonetheless, the administration appears firm on its position, stating that the updated dress code is part of a broader effort to align student and staff conduct with the institution’s values.

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