The Compulsory One Year NYSC Program

 
Hi folks, I'm new in this forum and been going thro all that's been said about NYSC.
personally I think the programme should be improved, instead of sending some to big
cities and companies, they should all be sent to schools and farms, farming would
improve our self sustenance if no company jobs are available, instead of people sitting
on their hunches and waiting for God knows when to get a so called good job.

Though the agriculture should be mechanised, who wants to be baking under the sun
  with hoes, this could also boost our Gross domestic product (GDP), how do you see this!

Why? I'm dead serious!!

information ...misinformed?

i heard u can't get a job in nigeria without serving?
i also heard u can pay someone (who) after 3weeks so they can say u have done it lol

Can u choose where u want to work lets say u get an offer from a company personlly ?? 

hey hausa chic ...YaYa dey 

Did u go from the uk to do your NYSC in nigeria?

did u know the NGO u was goin to be serving with before u left?

Can someone without a degree opt for the programme?  Can you 'serve' in your own company?   

and no you don't need a degree...just a willingness to share what knowledge you have and learn.

what are they called ?
Fantsuam Foundation- www.fantsuam.com

what do they do?
They work with rural communities in southern kaduna, women in particular

how do they help u with accomodation,
They would be able to provided you are being sponsored

how many volunteer can they accept at once?
it depends on what projects they have at the time you apply

do they help with travel n all that?
unfortunately no, you will need to sort that out yourself.
they are a charity so their volunteers are self sponsored or have sponsors.
By volunteering, you are taking on the costs.
The monetary rewards are not great, its more the satisfaction of being able to make a contribution and give something back to the society. So if thats what you are interested in, then do contact them. if not, perhaps other organisations may be able to help.
Best wishes

Ah NYSC was really messed up at the end quote me
at the end. i looked forward to a great time out of my crib but alas
i met disappointment  i had 2 join NCCF 2 pray and fast to be posted in town
the state i served was worst than i thought but camp was fun shay although i met people
and the contributed positively to my life yet the whole prog. was just a waste of ones time and
career building if i had serve in town oh gosh would be working in a big place now at least could
have acquired some professional qualifications men  i
thank God i came back alife the bad roads or rickety cars gosh it should e done for 6 months hope Baba evey experience is learningis hearing

My peps i would be concluding my NYSC in August this year i will tell you the truth after the 3weeks and first week in November 2005 i have stabbed my place of pry assignment in Abia and have been in lag since then but i enjoyed the 3weeks it was something out of this world but people were doing all sorts of attrocity with girls( 99% of them were married!) on the field, in the pit latrine and so on i just enjoyed it because i came across old friends people i never imagine i could see again and i made new friends. My verdict is that after the 3weeks people should be asked to do something else not punish them by posting them to volatile areas and places where there aint water or electricity. If by virture of we serving in those remote places infrastructures will be improved then no probs but twenty years from now situation remains the same!!!

Still relevant, not really for the unity for Nigeria, but for the exposure one gains during the NYSC. I served in Kano State and had loads of fun during the three week orientation at the camp in Wudil.  I wish I could contact my fellow corpers who were my roommates. How time flies!!!

:oHi everyone, i just came about this topic and i was wondering what we are talking about here,I hope someone is recording  this so that people can come back to it in 5 years time, let us see if they will still say the same thing, like chy said NYSC messed her up,Nobody and i repeat nobody can mess you up,if you know what u are doing. Common i served in a village in Oyo State imagine that, in fact it was through prayer and fasting because i never wanted a city. I was able to add value and i came out with local government honours award and also state recommendation letter mind i have no Godfather anywhere
.Today I'm working as consultant in an HR consulting firm, make up your mind to add value and stop blaming NYSC for your woes.And to Nigerians in diaspora stop looking for short cut come home and make a difference "Naija is working".

I believe the NYSC was very effective to people. Notice key word WAS. This was when people were actually looking forward to it, the society had more to offer as per jobs and stuff. But now, I think it's the other way around. People first don't want to go no more because the reason why some people went in the past was because they know they could not get some jobs without going through the program. It's not the case anymore because it seems like getting a job is almost like miracle now.

I've never been through the program but my sister and alot of friends have been through. The stories told by my parent and uncles  are different from the one they tell. I talked to a friend serving presently in some remote place in Akwa Ibom. They had endurance walk earlier today for like 8 hours or something like that. That's all cool and dandy but if you give them sub-sub standard meals and tell them to go for 8 hours of endurance walk, I think that's not reasonable thing. Atleast give them 3 decent meals and decent water. Everything else is a luxury.

Let me stop my ranting jare,  me think right now the NYSC is a waste of peoples time because most people will not be dedicated to it until they government really show that they care about the service.

@Ladykay,
I have not been through it but I'll have to problem to go through it if I have to. If you read what I wrote, I did not say it should be scrapped. All I'm saying is almost the same thing you are saying. NYSC is not meant to be bed of roses; it's meant to take people out of their comfort zone to experience things themselves and serve their country. But how can you truly serve your country if the people in charge could care less what you do? The way they could show if they care is by providing some basic things that they'll need to survive. I talk from experience here. I grew up in Naija, went to a boarding school, went to OAU when all the crazy things were happening and I've spent 2 years of my life in combat/war places where there's been time that I did not take a shower for 3 weeks doing my job. I may had not been through NYSC but I know what it means to go through tough times and serve one's country.

Some people will complain regardless. Even if God comes from heaven and give us everything some people will still complain. I'm not saying it should be scrapped at all. All I'm saying is that they need to do a better job in providing some basic stuff for these youths. We all know they need to do alot more for the country. It's like going to war without enough ammunitions. Let's ask ourselves, how effective is the program now compared to 20 years ago when things were a little more stable in the country?

Youth service is an absolute waste of time, after camp, which is like catching trips for some and for others a punishment there is nothing else to gain.

Its arrant nonsense. Do you have any idea what 1 WHOLE YEAR IS, if you have lost a year in school you will value a year.

NYSC is just a way to make you feel busy after school, the questions we should ask ourselves is busy doing WHAT??