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: CALIopolis"Casual Day" in a Nigerian Law School Course
By JohnPMayer
The picture above was taken during my visit of the Enugu campus of the Nigerian Law School this just past Friday. This was my second stop of four. I am visiting all four campuses of the Nigerian Law School - Lagos, Enugu, Abuja and Kano.
While touring the Enugu campus, we dropped in on a Property class in progress and I was asked to say a few words on the spot.
I looked out over the 1000+ students (which is how they each law in Nigeria) and was dazzled by the colorful clothing. Many students were wearing traditional outfits and so I complimented them on the brightness of their clothing and urged them to mirror that brightness in their studies of law.
I got big laughs and managed to avoid an international incident. Whew!
Later I learned that it is common to allow students to wear traditional garb to class on Fridays. Normally the dress code is fairly strict - black suits and ties with white shirts for men, business attire for women. No jeans, t-shirts or sweatpants. We had managed to visit this class on it's "casual day".
Tomorrow its on to Kano and then back to Abuja. Much to absorb.
Full post as published by CALIopolis on January 20, 2008 (boomark / email).
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