NYSC (National Youth Service Corp) as we all know is a platform where graduates from different tertiary institution, come together for a year in various state to serve their father’s land. To some it is an interesting phenomenon while to others it’s like hell in a packaged form.
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This article is not based on NYSC but on what happens after NYSC.

Some has finished their service year, while others will soon be through and then move on to the next phase of life. This means no more alert from Federal Pocket, PPA (Place of Primary Assignment) or the State Government, like it or not, this is a pure fact. But those that are extremely very lucky or those that are vigilant of the present economic trend in Nigeria will strive to success.

Those that will earnestly search for knowledge and opportunities will also succeed, those that know the dig dong search strategies will eventually find opportunities, those that are ambitious will find a lucrative business to do and those that are lazy will stay at home to realize when they are old . So which category will you belong to after your service year? Many Nigerian graduates still sit back at home or some even tend to join the labour market movement filled with millions of graduates who are also looking for the so called “White collar Job” which in turn is tantamount to unemployment among Nigerian youths.

Recently, out of the 13,000 applications received by Dangote group of companies for graduates executive truck drivers, there were 6 PhD. holders, 704 MSC and over 8,460 BSc holders, even though the company only needed 100 drivers, almost 13,000 were received mostly from graduates of reputable universities. More so, according to the federal ministry of labor and productivity, it was stated that the mandatory NYSC, more than 41% of Nigerian graduates are without employment. The Bureau for Statistics added that over 50% of youths in Nigeria are jobless, while the world bank puts the figure at 56% considering the country’s estimated population of about 167 million and 60 million jobless , these figures are alarming and poses a great threat to the economic growth and development of a Nation with the highest concentration of black people on earth.

To avoid being on the negative side of Nigeria situation after service year, there are some things you need to keep your self doing, which brings about the question, What next after service year?

1. DEVELOP YOURSELF

For the first few months after service, most will remain very idle and will have nothing doing. These first few months can be used in personal development of one’s self. Mentally, Physically, and in all ramification. Pick a skill and learn more about it, Pick up the books you have been procrastinating to read and read up. There are various books out there that can be used to develop yourself. From inspirational to spiritual to business and lots more. If already you have what you good at, you can as well develop on it.


2. LEARN A TRADE

Sounds awkward to the ears of someone that just finished service, right? As for me, it doesn’t. Learning a trade after NYSC does not deprive you of your integrity or speaks less of you. If you check the background of some of the top rice people in your locality or Nigeria at large, you will find out that they were into trade before they started making millions out of it. Learning a trade is not something to look down on, but an avenue to increase financially. It may be tiring and discouraging for some while after you start, but like the saying “Good things don’t come easily”, so while learning a trade also learn to also have an enduring spiritual.


3. CREATE A GOOD BUSINESS PLAN AND EXECUTE

Start up that dream business you have been nursing for long. Ben (surname withheld) did his service at NNPC towers Abuja, a very good place if you must ask me, a lot of connections and opportunities. Every month he got his “alawee” as popularly called amongst corp members, he bought clothes and shoes bags and fancy wrist watches just because he believed he needed to impress the other workers. Wrong motive I say because today he’s going through fasting and prayer just to get a job. While Daniel (Surname Withheld ) did his at a certain Ondo company, not well known and he even had issues with some months payments, but he saved up half of his allowance monthly and now he has his own functioning business. The difference between Ben and Daniel is that Daniel had a good plan laid down and a way of saving up to finance that plan from the general #19,800 all corp members receive monthly which he used to execute his plan.


4. FURTHER YOUR EDUCATION

To those of you who are the career driven types, you can decide to further your education by getting MSC (Masters) in the field of your choice. Search through accredited institutions before applying for your master’s program. Some will say no money to fund them. Common! there are lots of scholarship programs out there, if not full then half, you can just Google search through, apply and you might be lucky. It is okay to do your master’s degree program, but get this straight, if your sole purpose for doing masters is to get a high paying job, then you are heading for a shocker ‘cos guess what’? there are so many people with masters who are yet to get a job, talk less of good ones. So get certified in what you love and compliment it with something.


5. GET MARRIED

As funny as this may sound, it is so true and advisable for the female gender most especially. Getting married after your service year will save you from alot of stress and troubles, mostly financially and it will be a relieve to your father, as the responsibility of spending on you has been shifted to another man. Getting married after service year is a good thing and a way of serving time, instead of being idle or flirting around thereby wasting your precious time on people that don’t worth it.

CONCLUSION

Just before you finish your service year, ask yourself these questions:-
* What are my passionate about?
* What are my opportunities like?
* What skill do I possess.

When you answer these question correctly, then you have won 50% of the race.


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Nice One Op

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5 things to do after NYSC..


1. Start applying for a job like your life depends on it because it does..


Because if you dare ask your father for money after NYSC.. Na so e go answer you.




2. Find a babe or a guy... Because the next thing wey sure pass na marriage..


Your Mother will start asking you questions like:





3. Join a Bible Believing church.. You would have so much free time on your hands and you need to keep it occupied.

Plus every spirit of unemployment has to be killed by fire every sunday until you see work;



4. Find a favorite Television series to start following.. For Girls I recommend 'Days of Our Lies'.. That show has been on for over 40 years.. or Telemundo. For Guys I recommend 24... Jack Bauer never dies..


5. Smoke Weed.. That the only thing that would keep you from killing yourself from frustration..

You see the point now, after finishing school for 4yrs or 6yrs because of ASUU,u then come out to learn a skill, or start a trade, why the hell did you not learn a skill or start a trade when Jamb made u to sit at home for 3yrs? Let's be proactive, even though u schooling now, think outside the box, get a trade or skill, some of us sold popcorn during school days... today I got different streams of income. pls be wise, lyf out here is tough.

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OP Please scratch off Number 5.

I don't understand how someone will spend four or five years in a higher institution + carryovers + strike + nysc then justle to end up in a man's house all in a bid to alleviating her parents suffering when she could easily do other things and become productive.

What will she be doing there?

Cooking rice with beans?

true talk. thanks

All this list self, as if life is a routine that is just constant.


Why not trying something outside the box.

Well, nice write up but that last one that is about marriage, i don't think i will agree to that

OK

Just watch it, someone will soon be here to say "start praying "

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This country self day mad me . After spending 5 years in uni and another year waiting for nysc . Now i am done no job . Even thr trade i learnt self . No customers . Cuss of dollar inflation ...
What next
OLUWA LO MO NEXT

Learn a trade
,
Learn a skill
, develop it
Those are d most important ones

The way Nigeria is going, white collar jobs would be very few, it's just a matter of time

Spend less
Invest more
Skill pays very very well

Finished serving earlier this year and I thank God for blessing me with skills, it's been helping

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Nysc is a serious scam.u will feel untop of the world wen wearing that khaki but wen u drop it that's wen u know that this life na smtn else?its better government just give all graduates like * million naira to going into business jare.

Finding a job nko, abi is everyone now born to be entrepreneurs?

5. GET MARRIED

As funny as this may sound, it is so true and advisable for the female gender most especially. Getting married after your service year will save you from alot of stress and troubles, mostly financially and it will be a relieve to your father, as the responsibility of spending on you has been shifted to another man. Getting married after service year is a good thing and a way of serving time, instead of being idle or flirting around thereby wasting your precious time on people that don’t worth it

I took this step after my Nysc I swear it work out for me...
Aliamudulilahi for my life...
So proud of my Hajjia and son..

OP...

Op,your number three is exactly what am doing now and I must comfesss that it hasn't been easy.
You will spend days , weeks and months learning this without any income in ur poocket.sometimes you woln't even see tfare to go go shop.
My joy is that I will soon be done and start hustling my own cash.
Note:not everybody will take the insult one receive in this trade learning process.you need patience and indurance.

LEAVE NIGERIA

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First thing first LEAVE this jungle called Nigeria and get a life don't get married here and bring your precious unborn child to this useless country where the life of you and your family have little or no value. DON'T SUBJECT YOUR CHILDREN TO THE HARDSHIP YOU ARE FACING IN NIGERIA. NIGERIA HAS NO HOPE IN THE NEAREST FUTURE, THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO RUN AWAY AND NEVER COME BACK.

AND TO ALL YOU OPTIMISTIC PEOPLE, STOP DECEIVING YOURSELF, NIGERIA IS TRULY NOT A PLACE TO STAY OR START A LIFE. SHE HAS NO HOPE OF IMPROVEMENT ONLY TREAT OF WAR AND HARDSHIP THAT'S THE TRUTH


....... GET OUT IF YOU CAN.......