EgusiShankly:

What year did you serve there?

Manigie:
I served in Zamfara State, then there was nothing like banditry and Zamfara was a peaceful state while my allawee was #9800.
Then Nigeria was still a beautiful country since ' most of the demons' were still in hell but now..... looks like devil himself is in Nigeria to supervise wickedness and killings and man's inhumanity to man....

In fact during the match between Ac Milan and Inter Milan last night, the fans held a banner with the inscription " Hell is empty and all the devils are here"...... I thought they were wrong, I had assumed we had all in Nigeria

In fact I pity corpers nowadays..... this is not the Nigeria we knew back then. May God just protect all corpers as they serve and may they all return safely to their families after their service year.

obembet:
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)- One year of joy, challenges, tears and VICTORY.

Its a thing of joy and great privilege to serve our fathers land. Several people have stated their own opinion about NYSC, Some said it’s a scam, some said it’s a complete waste of time, and so on, but but to me, I see a things of Joy to serve my father's Land.

I served my dear country in one of the most beautiful state in the Nigeria, (Akwa Ibom) even though I was not happy about the village I was posted for my PPA but the villagers proved to me that Akwa Ibom people are the most wonderful tribe in Nigeria when it comes to taking care of strangers and cooking the best soup

I served in 2015/2016 batch B stream II at Nkot Nseyen, ikono local Government, Akwa Ibom state and my PPA was nkot Nseyen community secondary school.

If you are privilege to serve in Nkot Nseyen village, your one year service will be full of fun and you will beg federal government to give you extra year

My experience were mostly exciting with the Akwa Ibom people and their soup, I remember I tasted periwinkle soup for the first time there but I shouted when I was unable to break the periwinkle with my teeth, I later learn how to suck it

So my fellow Nairalanders, it's NYSC is 50!!! Please tell the world where and when you served and share your little experience in one sentence

Source: Obembet

sidney22:
In another thread, the topic is on the way forward after 50 years of the scheme.

I did my youth service when NYSC was 25 years old in Calabar , Cross River State.
That was in 1998.

The orientation period was the shortest yet in the history of NYSC till date - 2 weeks that looked like one month.
You deserve an accolades 👏

The service year too was still the shortest - from February to December.

Leaving the camp then, we were given questionnaires to fill on the way forward for the scheme.

What I suggested then is what I am still going to suggest now on the way forward for this noble scheme.

Presently as it stands , NYSC has outlived its usefulness as originally planned.

A very laudable program that requires modification and twerking to suit the present day Nigeria.

It should not be scrapped but rather restructured.

The scheme should be reduced to six months.

But the mandatory one year (monthly) allowance must be maintained.

The scheme should be broken down into three phases.

Each phase should last just two months.

During this six months every corp member must enjoy his/her monthly allowance.

At the end of the six months every corp member should be disengaged and six months allowance paid in full to prepare them for live in the larger society.

Phase 1- Security Training

Every corp member should be made to undergo two months compulsory security/military training.

The most basic security/military training must be given to every Nigerian graduate.

This is what is obtainable in Israel and the Korea nations.

At the long run, the country will have a pool of youth already endowed with the basics in private and public defence mechanisms who can always and easily be called upon in terms of emergency.

Other nations have military reserves and these can serve the same purpose.

Phase 2 - Food security

For the purpose of food security , depending on the season of call up, all corp member should be engaged in one form of agriculture or the other for the next two months.

Every state as a matter of fact must provide land for farming, facilities for poultry, piggery, fishery etc.

Depending on the season, any batch that comes in, continues from where the last batch ended.

For example, if it is for cropping, if batch A does the planting , batch B or C does the tending, the harvesting and as well the marketing if need be.

Every state must provide silos for storage after harvesting.

The States should as well partner NYSC and NGOs with the procurement and provision of necessary preservation equipments like cold rooms, drying/heating equipments.

Mills should be built in areas where cereals and legumes are foremost.

Hatchery facilities should also be procured .

Phase 3 - National Orientation

This phase that will also last for two months, takes care of the inter cultural and inter religious relationships of the diverse tribes and religions that make up the country.

Here every corp member must be taught all they need to know about their host community, state and tribe.

This is where the seed of "ONE" Nigeria must be sowed.

Integration and assimilation should be the bed rock of this phase.


In my opinion , the era of one who read Literature in the the Higher Institution, having a god father in NNPC and consequently securing a job in NNPC will be a thing of the past.

A History graduate can no longer serve in CBN because he has an oga at top.

With this plan or restructure every corp member will be highly productive to the nation.

Not this idea of CDS, that doesn't have meaning.

To me this is a better way to go

BaddestQueen:
yes oooo
we made it baby ♥️♥️

sonchuks1:
I served at St. Joseph's Technical College Ado Ekiti 1978. Indeed, we were the first Corpers in the old Ondo State.

Goodman2023:
Afikpo south...amiyi Edda...2013/2014...but stayed in nguzu Edda... because I cannot go and kill myself

sonchuks1:
I served at St. Joseph's Technical College Ado Ekiti 1978. Indeed, we were the first Corpers in the old Ondo State.

Alfatonji:
I served at Emekuku ( Ezeogba) in then IMO STATE Year1985/86

skilfulsagei:
Bauchi. 1997.

Wailo Camp was wonderful!!!

Allawee= N1167

Later= N1567

Onyi90:

3. After resumption in one of the term I discovered that some of my female underaged students have been forcefully married out to grandfather's by their parents. Very terrible experience.
Let me stop here.

Lukuluku69:


Served in Kano. 94/95. Allawee was #700.

Good old days

butpro:
ore is doing great still. Things hasn't rwallt changed. Kidnapping has finally gone.

4khoodbaby:
Gombe State

descarado:

Hmm, is the place not safe?