Court orders NYSC to allow skirts for female corps members

Abuja court orders NYSC to allow female corps members to wear skirts

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) must allow female corps members to wear skirts as part of their official uniform if doing so aligns with their religious beliefs. Justice Hauwa Yilwa, who delivered the landmark judgment on June 13, 2025, declared that NYSC’s policy of mandating trousers as the only acceptable uniform option for women is unconstitutional and a violation of their fundamental hu…

Allow Female corps members wear skirt, Court orders NYSC

A Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the ban on the use of skirts for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Justice Hauwa Joseph Yilwa, in a judgement, held that the NYSC’s enforcement of trousers as the only acceptable uniform, for female participants, violated their constitutionally guaranteed rights to freedom of religion and human dignity. Two former corps members, who were denied certificates by the NYSC for their inabi…

Court orders NYSC to allow skirts for female corps members

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that the National Youth Service Corps’ (NYSC) refusal to permit female corps members to wear skirts is unconstitutional and infringes on the right to freedom of religion. In a judgment delivered on June 13, 2025, and sighted on Sunday, Justice Hauwa Yilwa declared that enforcing trousers as the only acceptable uniform for female corps members violates their constitutionally protected rights to freedom of…

Mixed Reactions Trail Judgment Allowing Skirts For Female Corps Members - News Agency Of Nigeria

By Wandoo Sombo

Court Orders NYSC to Allow Skirts as Part of Official Uniform

July 28, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to recognise and permit the use of skirts as part of its official uniform for female corps members on religious grounds. Justice Y. H. Halilu issued the ruling on June 25 in a fundamental rights enforcement suit

Court Gives Fresh Order To NYSC On Use Of Skirts by Female Corps Members

The Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the National Youth Service Corps’ refusal to allow female corps members to wear skirts in observance of their religious beliefs as unconstitutional and a breach of the fundamental right to freedom of religion. In a judgement delivered on June 13, 2025, a certified true copy of which was sighted on Sunday, Justice Hauwa Yilwa held that the NYSC’s enforcement of trousers as the only acceptable uniform f…