A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to permit female corps members to wear skirts instead of trousers during their service, emphasizing the need to respect religious and personal convictions.
The ruling came in response to a suit filed by a female corps member who argued that the mandatory trousers violated her fundamental rights. The court affirmed that freedom of religion and expression must be accommodated within NYSC regulations.
This landmark decision, delivered in Abuja, may lead to nationwide adjustments in the NYSC dress code.
