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@mosh: dats cool mehn. do wat works 4 u. d govt doesnt carter 4 any1, we have 2 map out our blueprint to success. God dey.

nell07: @zeros...... Guy, u tyt like pant.
Tnx fer d info

haha! i feel dat wordplay. 9c

[quote author=28octo ]Ok Rivers is urban. Tell your governor to pay us please[/quote]haha. leave dat mad cow. a whole oil state is suffering from lack of electricity. y'all shud just keep prayin. God pass dem.

[quote author=28octo ]Ok Rivers is urban. Tell your governor to pay us please[/quote]

De Tus: @9-zeros, Thanks so much for your wonderful piece of advice. Keep the ball rolling!

sure. u're welcom bro.

sigba: Ehen! You've changed plans already, so it's nolonger A.ibom, ok na, we go dey yarn for NL, i'm stuck with A.ibm sha. Enzoy.

haha! its all gud.

[quote author=28octo ]bro not like am deviating, jst dis guy dats so himself. He's not comfortable with d fact dat Rivers state is mostly rural.[/quote]here we go again. HOPE U KNOW WAT 'FACT' MEANS? NOW, WHAT FACT ARE U TALKIN ABOUT?. ALL states in naija are mostly rural, i dont argue dat. but to be logical, sayin rivers is 90% rural is totally riduculous. btw, m from d east bt i reside in p.h so dis is not about sentiment. i've given u a source n statistics to prove my point. come up wit ur source n link den we can talk. fact indeed. i know rivers more dan u bro. peace.

Shygal: ur d BOMB dear, not bokoharam bomb o! Lol...

hahaha. but seriously, i'd rather abandon nysc dan serve in a b.h state. i got a few friends servin there who'd passin out nxt mnth. dey pray evryday!

naijaobi: seems enugu is now leading....lol.. but as for me, i dnt av enugu in mind at all. av lived all my life here..
@9-zeros, tot we were heading for a/aibom..wassup??

broda, i reconsidered a few factors. firstly, enugu gives special consideration to gud grades. as in, u cud be posted 2 a poly 2 lecture or even uni as an asst lecturer...also i heard they hv enuf boardin schls wit gud corper necessities. i also luv d steady power supply. slumcat got a cuz servin there, dats how i got these few tips.
a/ibom is cool, but i tink enugu got a little more edge.

[quote author=Sexy:ify]thank u very much 4 de advice i will make another research. Pls cn u help me 2 research more abut gud state. I will appriciate it.[/quote]I dont know wat ur specific needs are but generally, i'd recommend: asaba(delta) 5k, (uyo)a/ibom 6.5k, calabar(cross-river) 6k. These are growin areas wit good roads n all dat but i dont guarantee steady electricity (a top priority 4 me). I didnt include enugu cuz u schld there so u know d drill. I live in p.h. Rivers is gud (10k) but dey dont pay monthly, u're GURANTEED to teach cuz der'z ALOT of schls here n d cost of livin is very high.

@all: y'all welcome. dats y we 're here: 2 help ourselves wit tips n infos. lets keep it alive.

moshoodn: Whats so special in Enugu
My ex just finished serving there and she never tells me anything good bout Enugu except roads and churches!

plus gud ELECTRICITY. since evry1 is 90% certain to teach, goin to lag/abj/p.h doesnt mean dat u're gonna do ur ppa in a huge firm....we ar all likely to teach(FG is very strict about it). dats d reality on ground, unless d policy changes miraculously (i doubt). u can ask batch A corpers n find out 4 urself. so der'z notin special wit d BIG states too, apart from d small diff in salary which isnt stil much considerin d cost of livin in d big states. btw, wats special about lag?. my guy is servin at sun newspapers in lag: he'z paid 7k n complains about poor electricity, heavy traffic/conjestion n cost of livin. u have an adv there cuz its ur hood.

[quote author=Riff-Raff]It’s about that time when u go and serve your country, hopefully In a week or 2 u will know which of the state u are going for your NYSC orientation. I have taken the liberty to interview some of my friends to learn their camping experience; I have also scouted blogs, dairies, journals and other archives in,  a bid to get as much info as possible about the three weeks of camp.
For those of you that are scared cuz it’s the first time you are leaving your family for such a long time, don’t worry you are not alone. It is that anxiety that lead me to this research; hearing people recount their camping experience has put me a little bit at ease. According to most people it is the best 3 weeks of their lives. “u wouldn’t want to leave”. Well, i will be the judge of that after my own experience. I decided to get a comprehensive list of the things we might need to make life at the camp a more palatable experience. Below is the list of things you will likely need:


Condom and Birth Control/After-Morning Pills

16 Photocopies of Statement of Result (Original and Photocopies)
16 Photocopies of School ID Card (Original and Photocopies)
16-24 copies of passport photo (take as many as possible)
Original & 16 Photocopies of Call-up Letter (This will be taken and not returned to you)
10 plain sheets of paper
A Pen
Stapler with your own pins (will save you a lot of begging)
Glue and Tipex (they say everything @ d camp is 4 sale, u want to save as much as possible)

NOTE: Make a lot of Photocopies before going to Camp. A copy can be as much as N20 at the Orientation Camp.
Please remember to also take the original documents, some camps will send you home if u don't have originals.

+
A Cardigan

4 Round-necked white T-Shirts  Throughout your stay at the orientation camp, you will only be allowed to wear your white top and shorts; you might not like the ones that will be handed to you at camp so you can get those fitted brands as long as they are white, With these duly pointed out, no need to pack a lot of clothes to the Camp. You should only take a few in case you need to go to Mosque on a Friday or Church on a Sunday.

2-3 extra pairs of white Shorts (All white)

A Pair Of Plain White Sneakers (NYSC will give u 1 but you'd be lucky if they fit plus it spoils quickly know Naija & low quality things)

2 pairs of white socks

A pair of slippers (These camps are very dirty according to my source, The bathrooms are filthy! The bedrooms are dirty! The corridors are icky! Just have something on your feet at all times)

DETTOL (very essential, BRING or BUY. It's just to disinfect your bath water)

Towel (BRING from home. At least you know it's clean. Anything you buy from Mami Market may or may not be secondhand.)

Bed-Sheets, Pillow Cases, and A Pillow. (BRING from home. Again, the peace of knowing what you're sleeping on is clean. Mattresses will be provided by NYSC. It is best to "double up" with the mattresses, as they are about 1 to 2 inches thick

Handkerchief (BRING from home. There will be BUCKETS of sweating. Do yourself a favor)

Sleep clothes (BRING from home. *note that it is ridiculously hot at night, so a large t-shirt or long tank top and little shorts will suffice)

Underwear (Guard it jealously, I was told people steal panties SMH)

Detergent (BUY from market. Again, this reduces the amount of load you're bringing into camp. Remember how I said camp offers no frills? You have to wash your clothes, underwear, and bed things. However, if you're lucky the mami market will have vendors offering laundry services! The only caveats are: you run the risk of your stuff getting lost)

A Novel (very essential esp. if u read a lot, or if u get bored easily like me) u can also bring board/Electronic games if u like (Chess/Scrabble/PsP/Gameboy)

Money  (About 10 to 15,000 Naira should see you through the camp period modestly. but if you have to drink and hang out at The Mammy market a lot, then you can take more money depending on how much you can finish, be wise though! Sha budget N1000 per day)

Toiletries/Sanitary Pad (If you are posted to the Up-North like Yobe and Maidugiri, pls do not spray perfumes/anything scented, or the flies won't stop hugging you. For the ladies, u will be wearing white all through when it’s time for your menstruation, beware of stains. )
Bucket, soap dish (buy at the camp site, don't stress yourself taking one to the place, they always sell in the camp)

Waist bag (Try to buy this before you get to the camp, very very essential, U've got to put all ur money in it and tie it round ur waist, cos some people won’t come to camp with money and will steal)

Torchlight and Batteries (BRING or BUY. Seeing as there's hardly ever any electricity, and you might want to read at night, having the flashlight helps.

Music (Ipod, MP3, Phone, , just take your music, )

ATM card (u may need 2 run out and get dough)

Painkillers, Malaria Medicine, Allergy Medicine, etc. (BRING from home. You do not want to make the mistake of getting ill in camp. The camp clinic is a BIG JOKE!)

Padlock (BRING or BUY. Well, you might not need it if u have a hard suitcase - no padlocks required. And anyways, thieves apparently can tear people's bags with scissors or knives to get to their things)

Sun Glasses/Face Cap: (It can get really sunny, especially in the north, but I'll advice all to take sun glasses since you'll be standing on the parade ground for long hours. unless it's rainy season)

MOSQUITO NET (My friend said the camp is Mosquito's headquarters)

If you have a camera you can take it along because you will want to snap a lot of scenes. If you have a Blackberry phone, that’s good for you because you can easily and share on social networks. If you don’t have any of those, you will have to pay some guys on camp who do that as business to follow you around and snap you wherever you go. They might charge up to N2000 for the duration of the camping. They should give you all your photos and videos in CDs at the end of Camping.

You will be fed three times a day in camp but I must not lie to you, the food there is nothing to write home about. If you are someone like me who loves to eat good food, make provisions for your own food. You should get some fast foods along, some breakfast cereals and beverages. You should also hold extra cash to eat at the Mami market. You will get good foods there

THINGS U DON’T NEED
Don’t take materials like pressing iron, knife, fork, tin cutter to the camp. They will be seized and returned to you only on the last day of camping. I was told this is a security measure.

Food Flask (if you'll eat camp food, I only stood in line for camp food once, and almost got a slap from d lady serving cos I didn't understand the food, so Mammy Market was my savior, and might be yours too, in the end my food flask was gathering dust under my bed)

Don't pack loads of unnecessary stuff. As for day clothes (mufti) pack one or two cos you'll only be allowed to go on mufti on Sundays and you have 3 Sundays, so why pack all your clothes? On the 1st day of registration, try to see that after you do your registration where u declare your call-up letter, you endeavor to register for accommodation as early as possible, if not you'll not have a place to sleep on ur 1st night in camp, and that's not funny.

The forms that will be handed to you and attach your passport are very easy to fill. Fill them correctly. After your registration, you will be issued with your State Code Number. This will be like your PIN throughout your Service Year.

After you have been given your State Code, you should proceed straight to collect your mattress and your NYSC Kit. During my own time, I went straight to my hostel (you will be directed), put my mattress in place before going for my kit. Go for your kit on time so that you can get your size.

The Camp Commandant (the soldier in charge) and the other soldiers may tell you that if you participate in parade, play volleyball, and do all they want you to do, you will end up being posted to a favorable place for you Primary Assignment - LIES! Soldiers ain't got that power at all, maybe the Camp director and some NYSC officials can help, but not all of them have the powers they claim.

Have fun but never agree to be manipulated or coerced into anything by anyone. I wish everybody good luck and I hope to see you in my camp.

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Shygal: ur ryt dere; dey are seriosly complainin dt deir allawi hs nt bin paid sinc last mnth #i wonda y# sm corpers hv evn organizd demselves nt 2go 2 wrk as frm 2moro until deir allawi is paid. Hmmmn! Abi NYSC as a whole don turn Voluntary service Ah abeg o!!...

we will survive.

[quote author=T.stone]#Thinking#
I just woke up now. I dreamt I found mysef in a particular camp. All I cld see wz corps members in their khaki attire including my humble sef. My hands were inside my pocket as I dey bounce around d camp ground like person wey neva get problem b4. Suddenly, I saw a soldier standing n given out instructions to his platoon group. Then I walked up to him n asked him where I was.
Soldier: O'boyna Lasgidi camp be dis oh! Make una open ur eyez well well!(With a very thick voice)
Na I'm I say to masef say e don happen. I hapi sotey I no kno wen I giv d guy a knock on top his head!!!
As I dey waka still dey pose around na I'm I hear sme pipu dey call...
People: UNCLE T.STONE! UNCLE T.STONE!! UNCLE T.STONE!!!
As I turn make I c who dem be...u can't believe d pipu wey I c! Dem be my pipu on top dis thread for Nairaland ssha. A guy. N lady wey I no con kno wela dem be ssha. Maybe una all fit elp me now ssha. For d guy cld it be 9-zeros,luvola, dis nu guy...shakz wey just enta d thread or my cool handsome guy Moshoodn or any of this guys for here? And for d lady I no kno weda na shygal, Flairlady, BJ88(d only babe I wan take home to mama for this thread), sexy:ify(dt nu babe also), ebicon n al dis babes for here also?
Anyways I gave the guy a congratulatory handshake. As for the babe, trust Uncle nah I give her a warm hug sotey dt ma body sef dey feel shock!( I don anta am). Now, as I say make I adjust dey enjoy d whole tin na I'm I wake up from my DREAMLAND con find mysef for NAIRALAND!!![/quote]hahaha. guy, i no dey feel lag at all. but seriously, d only fun part of dis nysc na dat 3weeks campin. after d campin, tinz no dey easy at all. just see as current corpers dey complain badly. dats y i gaz runz my state n ppa 2 make sure say i dey as comfortable as possible. God dey sha.

[quote author=T.stone]BJ wetin we do abeg? Abeg make una no vex for ur guys...[/quote]

[quote author=T.stone]9-zeros do u kno abt dis?
@Anthills...I no understand your post on this thread...[/quote]um, i dont know d poster. i cant tell if he'z real or fake but lets just be careful wit whom we entrust wit money. i got ma links ready 4 d green light.

[quote author=28octo ]May b wrng by stating 90% of Rivers is rural but den how do u one arrive at certain conclusions? Who d f**k owns wikipedia? Surely not a Nigerian. My points is, pedia makes deductions from floated unverified stats.The entire Rivers state prides on d glory of PH thats clearly over crowded and over centralizd. You dont need math my friends. Besides PH there's nothing in Rivers state[/quote]Lets not go into questionin d reliability of wiki. Wiki dont make up facts, they compile materials from verifiable sources. D world is a global village so dont even talk about nigerian/foreign source. dats y bbc covers nigerian news better dan ait, nta, silverbird e.t.c put 2geda. I had to use wiki to back up my opinion cuz dat 90% theory was too ridiculous. I live here n i know my environment well. D best bet is 65% rural. Of course we dont need any maths do evaluate it. N wen u say there is notin in rivers, i'd like 2 remind u dat u're talkin about one of d richest states in naija. any1 who comes up wit dat 90% trash again needs to see a psychiatrist/doctor.

[quote author=Sexy:ify]I want to serve at bayasa, i need to more about dat state. Like how much they pay, electricity, water and most importantly if is most dat u must teach. Pls guys and ladies help me.[/quote]due 2 d new postin policy, i wudnt advice u 2 choose bayelsa. majority of d state is rural n undeveloped. i mean creeks, swamps, rivers n all dat. oil firms there use to pay corpers well rangin from 35k-50k. but due to d new policy, there is a great chance dat u might be posted to teach in a school in one d numerous creek areas of d state. btw, dey pay around 6k. i dont mean 2 discourage u but i'd advice u 2 do more research n have a re-think.

naijaobi: LOL..THIS IS REALY FUNNY.. I JUST MADE A STATEMENT..BUT THANK GOD YOU GOT THE DRIFT.. U BOTH WANTED TO DERAIL THIS THREAD, THAT WAS WHY I MADE THE STATEMENT.
AND YOUR LAST SENTENCE IS CERTAINLY UNCALLED FOR...LETS ALL GET THIS THREAD LIVELY ONCE MORE...
THAANKS

u're right. its all in d past, so we 're all on d page now.

Haha! @Mosh, shy, stone, bj: y'all crackin me up!. Yeah, life is too short 2 be livin wit a black heart. we're family, lets move on. Shout out 2 shaks n obi, i take blame 4 d heat, hope we're cool mehn?.
Btw, i tink m gonna settle 4 coal city: all factors considered.

moshoodn: All i can sense is a bruised ego. . .
But bro, the last paragraph of your statement sounds selfish.
Its like a wonderful thread is about to self destruct.
Well, anyways, if it destructs, another thread is surely bound to come up. . . No thread is indispensable!

i undastand. but d thread is made up of evrybody so no single person can destroy it. i'm wasnt being selfish, i was just tryin 2 stay out n let tinz return back 2 normal.
@all: Its only a lil misundastandin n i apologise on my part. m not being proud or bragin of my dark side, i deeply regret dat n m tryin hard 2 have a gud heart dats y i luv 2 be jovial wit evry1. We're cool.

[quote author=Sexy:ify]electricity supply is very superb and fantastic. We have 24hrs light. Problem of coal city is lack of water.[/quote]tanks alot.

naijaobi: matured guys behaving like kids...

Wow. a few comments got me tinkin. How did we get here? Firstly shakz callin me 'otondo' n now naijaobi sayin 'we 're actin like kids'. I started diz thread so we cud come 2geda n help urselves wit diverse info's n opinions. D fun n jokes were really cool, but its obviously doin more harm dan good. It boils me 2 take insults just cuz m jovial. Moreso, i doubt if any1 here can relate 2 d lifestyle i lived let alone disrespect me in real life. If u have doubts, i'd luv 2 meet u in person.
Finally, I've decided to just step aside n watch d thread flow. i'd always make it thru anytin witout any1.

moshoodn: Haba! God ain't that bad. . . He loves a sinner who repents of his sin.
Heaven it is bro.

truth is, i dont have a religion so i didnt mean heaven literally. if u doubt it, check ma posts at d religious section. i dont believe in any religion. btw, d life i've lived is deeper dan words.

naijaobi: matured guys behaving like kids...

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naijaobi: you fail to realize that some have the money but couldn't runs it... It's not that easy as before o.. By the way i heard transportation and housing are very costly at a/ibom..have u heard that?

my guy dat went wit d last batch n servin at ogun runst his own wit 15k. its not easy but it can be done. i'm a hustla, so its any-means-necessary. as 4 high cost of livin, its a challange u're goin 2 face if u want to be in a developed n nice area. its almost evrywhere. u cant compare a/ibom to abj, lag, p.h, calabar, enugu, owerri, asaba e.t.c unless u talkin about jungles like osha, warri, aba e.t.c

naijaobi: you won't understand until u get to camp..

some of my guyz runst their ppa. rangin from 10-15k. all u need is 2 stay smart n keep ur ears 2 d ground durin campin. its a jungle out here, so ANYTHING is possible if u got money to press d right buttons.

@shaks: m not mad cuz of d miscap, m mad cuz i know u wudnt do dat in real life. i put ma blood on dat. i left d streetz n thuglife in august '11. till dis day, i stil doubt if God wil let me in heaven 4 tinz i bin thru.
@all: i guess d jokes is makin folks paint me in different form. so from now on, i'l keep ma comments official n direct cuz dats d only way 2 guide my ego. #m-o-b

[quote author=T.stone]@9-zeros n sha
kz guys wetin happen now...relax[/quote]he pushed a little too hard. we 're cool tho.