The University of Lagos has issued a set of counselling tips for female students aimed at preventing sexual harassment and sexual assault on campus, displayed on a roll up banner within the Institution and released through its Student Affairs Division on Monday.

The advisory arrives against a backdrop of reported cases of assault at the University, with one of its most prominent messages reading, "Do not shake hands anyhow with any man."

Other tips on the banner state, "Do not dress to kill. Do not shake hands anyhow with any man. Do not mingle carelessly with men. Do not stay alone with a man in a hidden place. Do not seek unnecessary favour from men. Do not join to watch pornographic film/pictures. Do not accept intoxicants and be vigilant when you are served with drinks. Do not give in to pressure, be assertive," it continued, adding, "Learn to say no. One time sex can cause you pregnancy, if you don't want it, don't try it."

The Student Affairs Division explained that the guidance forms part of its counselling efforts to educate female students on personal safety and ways to reduce the risk of sexual harassment and assault while on campus.

The University has recorded several incidents of sexual assault within its community in recent years, prompting a series of awareness and counselling initiatives targeted at student safety.

In April, a 20 year old undergraduate of the University told an Ikeja High Court that she was allegedly sexually assaulted by her lecturer, Dr Samuel Ojogbo. Led in evidence by State Counsel, Mr Owolabi Azeez, she testified that the incident occurred on August 22, 2025, in the lecturer's underground office on University premises.

She narrated that the defendant had engaged her during an examination on August 21 and later asked her to see him after the paper. "I said yes, I knew a section better. He told me not to worry and to see him after the exam," she stated. She added that she visited his office twice but did not meet him until the following day during another examination he supervised. "After the exam, I saw him, and he asked me to wait," she recalled.

In 2019, the Lagos State Government arraigned five students of the University for the gang assault of a 17 year old student.