fwangz:
Thank you for the good work you are doing. My question is, can you visit somebody in camp to give him some money?

Not allowed

2015 NYSC Camp Registration
Requirements:

Congratulations on your successful
mobilization for the NYSC 2015 Batch B
Service Year.

These are the requirements for registration
at NYSC Camp, you need to take care of this
first before you start thinking of what to eat,
what to wear, etc. Make sure you have them
before you embark on your journey. You can
still get food and cloth over there but not
your certificates.

Official NYSC Camp Requirements :
A. VERY IMPORTANT DoCUMENTS O
1. Your Student ID card
2. Notification of Result from your School
(Original and Some photocopies)
3. Passport Photograph (Take as many copy
as you can but you will only need like
10copies)
4. Your original call-up letter (This will be
taken and not returned to you, so therefore
make at least 10 photocopies before
submition). Do not laminate your call-up
letters
B. IMPORTANT MATERIALS (For your
Convenience)
5. Stationery e.g. Pen,jotter for lectures,
stapler and tippex.
6. Round neck white T.shirt at least 3 to
supplement what will b given to you.
7. White shorts at least 2 without pocket
preferable.
8. A pair of Plain white sneakers/tennis
shoes(rubber).
9. White socks at least 2pairs.
10.Treated mosquito net
11. Basic drugs anti-malaria panadol,
paracetamol .etc
12. Padlocks (to protect ur bag from theft)
13. Dettol, bath soap and detergents(If you
don't want to spend for washing)
14.Towel and handkachief
15. A pair of bathroom slippers
16. Bedsheet
17. Flashlight
18.Food flask,spoon, bowl, bucket and cups
19. Extra phone batteries/charger (power
bank)
20. Cash from #10,000 upward(If you want
to enjoy Maami market)..............

»»». Go Early:
Please, no matter how close the camp might
be to your street, enable to go early. If you
are posted to a far state, go the day before
the camp opens. They will allow you in.
Going late will make you go through
registration stress. Be warned!

»»». Screening:
The screening starts at the gate, where your
loads are open and thoroughly search. They
don’t want you to bring in prohibited items
like iron, knives, bombs, electrical appliances, etc.

»»». Registration:
The first registration will certainly be for
hostel/Bedspace, where you'll be given tags
to identify with. Then the paper registrations
proper follows. Try as much as possible to
make everything available. Look out for
information pasted on walls. Follow
instructions strictly.

»»». Your Kits:
During the registration, you will get all your
kits 5/5 official kit(shirts, shorts and shoes). Use the
marker to write your Code Number (CN) on
them ‘sharp-sharp ” You will also be given a
tag that will show your CN. That will be your
ID Card temporarily. You take it everywhere
in camp. You will be given a meal ticket.
Misplace it and forget about NYSC food.

»»». Duration:
You will be in the camp for 20 full days. The
21st day is the day you will be leaving the
camp.

»»». No Room For Casual Wears:
Immediately you have your kits, only your T-
shirt and shorts with the tennis shoe are
allowed on you. No room for casual wears.
Parade/marching training starts
immediately. The soldiers will not give you
breathing space at all. You will have the
first one that same Day One.
Watch Out! people could be fainting on the
Parade Ground. You won’t faint, calm
down… So eat well. It’s the stress that
causes their fainting.

»»». Morning Regimented Programme:
A small trumpet wakes you at 4am
Everybody gathers at the Parade Ground
(PG) at 4:30am. You have your praise,
worship and prayer the Christian and Muslim
ways. After the morning admonitions and drills, by
7am, breakfast follows! After eating, you will
be called out again for the series of
programmes lined up for you. Then you have
your lunch. Rest a little and you are out
again for evening parade. Then later your
dinner. This will repeat itself everyday
perhaps except on Sunday.
»»». Hate The Food And Feed Yourselves At
Your Costs: You may not like the food. You
can always go to the Mammy Market (MM)
i.e the Camp Market to fill your ‘tank’ with
delicacies at your cost.

»»». Stealing:
Stealing is prevalently prevailing at the
Camp. This is ‘legalised’. They can steal
anything. Be wise.

»»». Soldiers:
Please i beckon on you all to respect and
obey them. Although they are not permitted
to beat you, however, they can punish you.
No walking, its all jogging when they call
you. Don’t prostrate or kneel down greeting
a soldier. Do it the soldier way. They could
be friendly anyway.

»»». Allawe:
Your first allowance (#19, 800) will be given
to you in the camp, and it will be in cash. All
other ones will be through the bank. You
will also get Bicycle Allowance.

»»». Photography:
Photographers are going to be everywhere
ready to snap you, please be prudent in
spending.

»»». By Now You're Done With Camp &Going
to Your Place Of Primary Assignment (PPA):
You will be posted from the camp to where
you will work. The place you work in is
called your Place of Primary Assignment
(PPA). Hear this: most Corps members, I
mean about 90% of the Corpers will be
posted to schools (especially primary and
secondary schools). Only VERY FEW will be
posted to the universities, polytechnics and
Colleges. It will great if you have a request letter from any firm you prefer to work at.
Please! Don’t lobby for your posting. Don’t
pay anybody for assistance. Pray rather than
pay. Gone are the days when Corps
Members are posted to Banks and Co.
Receive the shocking or expected postings
as you receive your letters with joy. It’s a
clarion call to service; that’s what dey call
it.

»»». Transportation Out Of Camp:
When you get your Posting Letter, the first
place to go to is your PPA. If you are
identified with the Fellowship in camp, you
may first report at the temporary lodge they
will provide. Then you could report at your
PPA later same day or the following day.
Please, when you leave the camp, home-
sweet-home will be on your mind, having
been used up in the camp. But please, don’t
go home straight. Please! Very few of your
employers (i.e. PPAs) will send down
vehicles to convey you from the camp to
their workplaces. Private and some Govt
higher education institutions do. The
Fellowship too make arrangement for you at
your cost. Commercial transporters will
likely be
available at the gate too. Be wise.

»»». Accommodation At PPA:
You don’t know anybody in Benue or Kogi!
Where will you sleep on the first day (Kogi and Benue people are nice anyway)? The
Fellowship may give you a temporary
accommodation pending the time you will
have to get yours. You could be lucky if
your employer gives you a room. Many of
them don’t give Corpers accommodation
anyway. So be prepared to rent one at your
cost. Your
first ‘allowee’ which you received in the
camp is already going down!

»»». Clearance:
This is why you don’t have to go home
straight. Your registration (clearance) at the
NYSC Office in the Local Govt you will be
posted to is important. Failure to complete it
before going home is the beginning of your
problem. He may begin to have problems
with his subsequent monthly allowances. Do
all registrations first. Then you can take
permission to go home. Long process! You
will know why it’s so. Well, I hope these few
tips will go a long way to help you.
In order to ensure a seamless registration
process, printing of call-up letters and so
on,
prospective corps members are urged to frequently visit NYSC website http://www.nysc.gov.ng

And follow Eko Corpers Diary page on Facebook to get more information. Goodluck everyone!

HomaIle:
Please my boyfriend was posted to Edo state but he is visually impeded, I want to know if blind people are lowed in camp and if a non-corper can go to camp with him

I've seen totally blind people in camp. Some insist on having that experience. They are assigned fellow campees as guides.

2FlowZ:
Hullo DC, I have a question abt dis allowee account, can I use d account in collecting a loan to buy a laptop for example and d bank can deduct a monthly fee from d Acct till my loan is fully paid....

Haba...dis wan pass me ooo ...Any bankers in the house? Bemagnify, lagusta, smeeky...can you help?

adakoleagbenu:
darkchocotate . 1. Do u hv d slightest clue on how ppa r influenced in lagos. 2. Is cds serious in lagos? Wat r d most interesting ones in lagos. 3. I know no one in lagos. I just chose it as my last choice 2 fulfil all righteousness,dm com carry me go there. I hv no accomodation,I know no 1. How can I survive after camp? 3. Do private schools as PPA pay in Lagos? 4. In ur opinion,what's d best ppa lga in lagos?

1. Join influential groups in camp
2. CDS is very serious ooo
3. There are corpers' lodges in Lagos. Ask for information about them from the christian groups in camp. You usually have to pay about 5000 a month or something.
4. Best government PPA is often the Ministry...there are so many arms that you can fit in anywhere with any discipline. I don't know about private ones.

By the way guys...I don't work for NYSC lol. And stop being lazy, most questions you type here can be easily found on the wwebsit and you are likely to get the most accurate information on there. They are getting pretty organised. You just don't want to search for it. You like being spoon-fed abi?! .... Come on now, y'all wouldnt complete your thesis in uni to get here without RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH!!! Unless you were 'friends' with your lecturers ....I can only tell you about what camp is like and the practicalities of ppa, cds , etc.... Those things nysc wont tell you. Other things set in stone by nysc remain standard. so GO ON THEIR WEBSITE!

And a special thank you to everyone that has been assisting me with answering the questions on this thread...even the silly questions and the funny ones :DD ... I couldnt have gotten through nearly all the questions without you all...


SPECIAL THANKS TO
Yokiti - Our vice president
smeeky - Our resident NYSC consultant - Comes and Goes
bemagnify - Our special adviser on Allowee
Lagusta - Our special adviser to NYSC and an expert in Abia state - lol
KingJB - The typing wanderer
Ecclesiastes - Our special adviser on call-up letters
Chrisilo - Our special adviser on nursing mothers
Donpizzle - One-hit wonder comedian
kenp20 - lover of all things old, including wine
dejt4u - Our market surveyor on customer service and care
Abdul4trust1 - Our Imam and RiverState coordinator
eclipsehemmy - Our shorthand typer
tontons - The one that keeps asking for his 'wife'
Imm4real - The one that fell 'ill' just some days to camp - Camp fever dey catch you?
Shena - The one that keeps asking one question at a time - But she don ask reach 30 sef? I see you!
Estyble - The 500th question asker...that I just had to answer
Balloski - The one that just keeps asking and asking and asking...you no dry tire? At least some of the questions are funny sha so the committee forgives you

Am I missing anyone out? Let me know and I'll add you




I appreciate you all.

And thanks to my mum and dad who made it possible to receive this award.... *gets carried away and snaps back*

Seriously guys, Thanks

doeying:
Good morning dearest Dark Chocolate.....

I have a question please, the call uo letter only instructed
NOTIFICATION OF RESULT
UNIVERSITY ID CARD
8 PASSPORTS....

please does this mean we do not need all the waec results,jamb results , birth certificates et al that we have been rumoured to bring along?,,,,,

Thank you as I await your reply....

Take whatever your call up letter asks you to take. Also take you uni certificate and other certificates. I wasn't asked for jamb (I didn't take it anyways) or waec, for mine. Always have a plan B. Thanks.

KingJB:


Oh sweetheart

I took the other road..and got lost
......

I think all the questions I've been jotting so far
Have been answered...
....
Well-done !
Will check in again when things go haywire

Biko find yourself with immediate effect o. And I'm glad someone s finally checking the pages before asking. Phew!

lmm4real:


Boss thanks for your reply, truth is am in Abuja now, and even not medical strong to travel. Best bet I will wait till next year, don't want to play with my health camp will always be there.

But do I need to still come to camp and register if am to wait till next year, and what are the possibility that I will still be posted to Niger state next year cos I kind of like the state.
Pls reply soon.

You already answered your own Q. better stay at home till you are well enough. will save you a lot of hassle too. as long as you are not registered and sworn in, you can wait till next year and reapply.

You could ask the state coordinator if he could hold your place in Niger state too!

Jasi7:


I wish to redeploy aafter camp,I dnt like the state I ws posted...hw do I go about the procedures

Write a letter to the state coordinator expressing your dislikem I'm sure he ll personally get you to the state of your choice.

Linkwire:


Please I need to know if there are POS machines at the lagos camp, you know, where one could swipe and get cash exchange... I do not subscribe to carrying huge amount of cash around... A prompt response would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

Usually yes but depends on camp location and how rural.

kulzinnyjo:
Hi, Please I have a question, I am currently registered for batch b nysc, I wanted to find out when you can start work at your ppa with the camp finishing on 14th December for stream 2. I need to travel for a medical treatment in January, so I might not be able to start my ppa till 1st week of February. I am just trying to decide if I should defer the nysc till batch A 2016 or start this Nov and ask for about 1month leave in January for the treatment. Question is how soon can you start the ppa, especially as camp finishes 1 week before XMAS, does that mean you work during xmas? Please help thank you!!!!

I have answered this question so many times in numerous forms. Nysc gives you a month s grace to sort out your ppa. That doesnt mean you shoukd pretend not to have sorted out your ppa to go off travelling. If your camp finishes on 14th, you will be expected to have sorted everything out by 14th jan. Not all work places close for xmas. The ministry doesnt. You might not come to work on 25th but no 'xmas holiday'. The only other way is to hope you are posted to a school, then come to an arrangement with the school. Etc.

BTW nysc does not allow travel outside your posted state without written authorisation from either your LGA or state coordinator (outside country). If they find you, you may have your service year extended and disciplined. So make sure whatever you are doing, you are in agreement with your ppa and they won't rat you out. Simples.

lmm4real:


How dose one go about redeployment.

Just resently fell ill, and am in stream 1 am not stong anoughf to go for camp, what do I do.

Find out from the website or from your local secretariat about redeployment. Not sure the procedure.

If you are I'll but strong enough to go to camp the first day, with an escort or something, register and show them your medical certificate that says you shouldn't be camping. They will give you an exit note not to camp. If you can't, just wait till next year. Unfortunately you have to go to camp to register.

lawlan234:
Please do they accept crested vest like polo ralph in camp and is it strictly tennis shoe

Check page one or two for answer.

Basilona:


Sorry dearie.But please could you iterate just one more time .

Pretty please

please check where I tagged your name in the long reply i gave to Ms Estyble, you will see your answer. Try to read through the pages...saves me a lot of work.

Denzzyx:
Hello DarkChocolate?

A quick one please.. How Many Pair of white Shoe is okay for one to bring?

2 whites (at least one rubber)

yokiti:

Omalicha nwa, the thread has been made sticky on the NYSC board already. The concerned audience will be reached without much difficulty.

cheek of course

BALLOSKI:


And that won't change in the next 8 years , by God's grace.




Back to topic: what are we to take to camps in terms of documents?

Mr Balloski, it would be best if you check the nysc website. Stop being lazy. You ll also get an accurate list of documents.

Smeeky:

don't tell me this was the threads vision along

Smeeky...it s not Jaree. Otherwise I wouldn't have continued after it got to 5pages. Lol. But don't you think its about time?

BALLOSKI:
Darkchoco, any news yet?







#i'm back

Buhari is still in power. Nothing new!

Yokiti My Good man...so we never reach front page since? You haved felled my hands and legs seriously ooo .

EstyBle:
Am so grateful for ur response,thanks.i understand all u said.

Did you modify my reply? Hmmm... I'm still searching for the "500th poste".

MaksmanBello:
I just got married after I have already registered online for the NYSC. One of the 3 options I choose was my husband's state. If I take my marriage certificate to camp, will be posted to my husband's state? Or is there a new thread concerning auto redeployment? Thanks.

You will probably camp in the state you are posted in but you have to take your marriage certificate with you and request to be redeployed to your husband s state.

adakoleagbenu:
Darkishokolatiii hope there are barbing salons in camp

Yes there are

EstyBle:

Pls respond OP

OK miss Estelle, because you are the 500th postee, I shall pay particular attention to your inquiry.

Why?....Cos I'm just nice and random like that! Ok where were we..

Be advised that the only difference being married makes when it comes to NYSC is being posted to your husband's domiciled state. Other than that, you are the same as everyone else. Yes...no special treatment, no special preps...no special considerations.

So whenever everyone starts making preparation for their PPA, that's when you ought to start your own preps (even though I didn't quite understand what you mean by "preparation" )

It is advisable to go to your PPA straight after camp to register and sort out everything with them. Once that is sorted, your PPA will tell you when they want you to resume work. For my PPA, they kept asking me to come back...every week to collect my letter of assignment (to a particular dept)...travelling from Lekki to Ikeja every day was not beans ooo...so i quickly made friends with people in that particular office and asked them to call me when my letter was ready. And they did. But I ended up chilling at home for about 3-4 weeks or so before actually starting (from camp end)...bearing in mind I wasn't just sat at home...I had to sort out bank accounts, etc.

NYSC gives you about 'one month' grace to sort things out with your PPA. They know half of the people will probably be rejected from their PPA so they try to give you enough time to sort things out, get posted to a new papa, etc...And goodnews, they actually pay you for that time you are 'sorting out' your ppa so you get back for doing nothing really... so take things easy...if you really like where you are posted to (like the ministry), go straight to there after camp...if you don't like where you are posted to, go there after a few days (especially if a lot of people have been posted there) and you are likely to be rejected. Then get them to repost you or go to nysc secretariat with a letter of request (from your desired ppa) and them to post you there.
(Basilona...this might help you...dont come and ask me again oooo...and if you 'know someone' in camp, go with the letter to camp, if you don't know anyone, join an influential group or OYO is your case - Oh...dont know ask which groups are the influential ones cos its been listed like a million times already ).

Hope this helps.

Donpizzle:


can I go to camp after 28th of October koz I nid to get sme very important bizness document Frm a client on 1st of November.pls reply koz its getting me worried. thanks

so basically you won't go 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 1st... 5 days after camp starts...when swearing in happens that week?...might as well wait till the next batch and as my good friend Smeeky would say "save your transport money"

sinixsiny:
Hi,

@Darkchocolate please, may i know all the documents that will be needed during registration

this has been answered already sinixsiny...but please check the nysc website to verify. Thanks

Smeeky:
Nice one Omalicha....

Thanksssss

Basilona:
OP. Can I have a letter of request from my employer in tow when I go to camp.
Can I ask to be deployed to my current place of employment. If yes...how do I go about this. Thanks

I have already answered this. ...numerous times in fact

Smeeky:

I suggest you save your transport....You can't enter without your statement of result or your degree certificate.

Hhahaha...

Folabimi:


Op u missed my question, so let ask again,

1. Wat time does daily activities start and end?

2. Are there breaks in between these activities?

3. Is it possible not to belong to any group?

Daily activités start at 5am with Physical Training - a typical day is Physical training, to showers, breakfast, marching, lunch, marching, dinner, lights out.

food time is your break time. It is possible, I guess but you have to be somewhere during activities time and if the soldiers find out anywhere else or in mamma market when it is activity time, you will be punished.

Emyben:

Same here, i love drama too and i still wana be in the obs. What state is ya first choice?

Most likely...As OBS crew members work in shifts. So you shift could fall in with when your drama practice is. Being in OBS means you can't really do much else TBH. Unless you are an OBS reporter and just report and write on news....and just go freelancing