Completing the compulsory year of national service in a good state is the dream of every intending corps member. In fact it has been proven that a good number of people who achieve professional success in Nigeria started out serving in good places. NYSC Lagos no doubt is one of the most popular choices of intending corps members. However, not much information is available about the true state of things in Lagos as well as other supposed “good states”. We copied this extracts from Jainda.com

Brief Review of Life in Lagos
Lagos is the former capital of Nigeria. It is widely regarded as the commercial capital of the country. Almost every intending youth corps member scrambles to be posted to Lagos mainly because of the perceived available opportunities. Don’t forget Lagos is a land of opportunities as it hosts most of Nigeria’s companies.

On the other hand, some others are discouraged by a few negative factors. Some of the reasons why Lagos may not be the best option include

high cost of living
Perceived overpopulation
High crime rate
Unnecessary road congestion and so on.
General Camp Experience
Socially, the Lagos orientation camp consistently outrank most other states. Apart from the fact that regular camp activities chunk off a greater part of the day, the Lagos camp never records any minute of dullness. Don’t forget Lagos... https://jainda.com/nysc-lagos-life-in-lagos-for-eko-corpers-how-to-serve-in-lagos-state-secretariat-and-best-ppa-to-serve-nysc-lagos-orientation-camp-list-of-companies-accepting-corpers/