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leezzano: Well I know all d northern states are safe 4 corpers now except Adamawa, Yobe n Borno which am not sure of.
If u need any info on kaduna sha, hola me on 07051980506, pin 2101C994

are you saying that BAUCHI, KANO, KADUNA, JOS, KATSINA are safe for corpers Just be sincere if it were your child, would you tell him/her the same thing
[size=22pt]No nothern state is safe!!! I advise everyone posted there to redeploy...unless you may be used for BARBECUE/SUYA[/size] ...

Me too,am posted to Ekiti state and am so happy about that.As for money and Job issues,I think Ekiti state is financially stable,at least they have a federal university.although i dont know how much they pay via Nysc...but their people are fun loving...also its near to lagos or abuja for job opoturnities,although i intend working in abuja,but lets finish camping first...

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States designated three leaders of the Boko Haram militant group as terrorists Thursday in a bid to stem the violence in Nigeria, which has endured a series of deadly attacks.

The three named by the State Department were Abubakar Shekau, widely believed to lead Boko Haram’s main Islamist cell, Abubakar Adam Kambar and Khalid al-Barnawi.

But the US stopped short of putting the group as a whole on its terror list.

“In the last 18 months, Boko Haram or associated militants have killed more than 1,000 people,” the State Department said in a statement, adding that Shekau was the most visible of the group’s leaders.

The two other men were accused of close links to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, which has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States.

“Under Shekau’s leadership, Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks in northern Nigeria, its primary area of operation,” the statement said, adding that most of the victims were “overwhelmingly civilian.”

The US designation blocks the men’s “property interests subject to US jurisdiction and prohibits US persons from engaging in transactions with or for the benefit of these individuals,” the statement added.

Boko Haram, which means “Western education is sin” in the Hausa language spoken in northern Nigeria, is believed to have a number of factions with differing aims, including some with political links and a hardcore Islamist cell.

Initially, the group said it was fighting for the creation of an Islamic state in the north of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and largest oil producer.

But a range of demands by different people have since been issued, including the release of its members from prison.

Boko Haram launched an uprising in 2009, leading to nearly a week of fighting that ended with a military assault that left some 800 people dead.

The group went dormant for more than a year before reemerging in 2010 with a series of assassinations. Bomb blasts, including suicide attacks, have since become frequent and increasingly deadly.

Just this week, Boko Haram claimed responsibility for suicide attacks on churches in Kaduna state on Sunday that left at least 16 people dead. They also sparked reprisals by Christian mobs against mosques and Muslims that killed dozens.

Frustration over the government’s inability to stop attacks by the group has triggered warnings that more residents could take the law into their own hands.

Shekau was once thought to have been killed, but re-emerged in January to lead the group from the shadows.

He appeared on YouTube at the time, threatening more attacks and saying Boko Haram was responsible for the January 20 violence that killed 185 people in Kano.

He was seen as the second-in-command of Boko Haram during a 2009 uprising. The leader at the time, Mohammed Yusuf, was captured by soldiers and handed over to police. Yusuf was later killed when police claimed he was trying to escape, though rights groups have called it a summary execution.

Born in a farming village also called Shekau in northeastern Yobe state, Shekau studied theology under local clerics in the Mafoni area of Maiduguri and enrolled in a government-run school for Islamic studies.

He is often shown in photos wearing a keffiyeh and seated next to an AK-47 assault rifle, appearing tense.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/06/us-declares-abubakar-shekau-2-others-terrorists/

NYSC Requirements for International/Foreign Students 2012 Batch B Service

This is to inform all foreign/International trained Nigerian graduates desirous of enlisting into national youth service corp that the registration for the 2012 Batch ‘B’ service year commenced on Monday, 2nd April, 2012 and ends on Monday, 4th June, 2012.it is important that you take cognizance of the following vital information, which will facilitate your seamless registration for national service.

Mobilisation
Nigerian foreign trained graduates will have to report at the Directorate before they shall be rnobilised for service in the National YouthServiceCorpsScheme. They should note that like the home trained graduates, they have no choice ofwhere to serve. A prospective Corps member will be mobilised for NYSC if he is under the age of 3O or had graduated before the age of 30.

REQUIREMENTS
Original and Photocopy each of all academic credentials including:

a) First Degree Certificate BA, B.SC, HND.

b) Complete transcriptof the degree or HND

c) Marks Sheets ( for Indian schools only)

d) ‘ O’Levels i.e WASC, WAEC, GCE, SSCE, NECO,IGCE, high school Dilopma ‘or High School Diploma.(with at least 5 credits in at least 2 sittings)

e)Registration certificate with Medical Dental Council of Nigeria ( for doctors only)

f) Registration certificate with Pharmacist Council of Nigeria ( for Pharmacists only)

g) Nigeria International passport Showing the following:

i) First Departure date from Nigeria

ii) Student Visa

iii) Last arrival date into Nigeria

h)Three (3) Passport size photographs.

CALL-UP LETTER
In accordance with the decree which established the Scheme, only the eligible candidate ( Nigeria foreign training graduate) will collect a call-up letter for service in the NYSC scheme from the Directorate.

Please note that registration is never done by proxy. Therefore, all prospective corps members must appear physically to register at the Evaluation Division of the Corps Mobilization Department,NYSC National Directorate Headquarters, Plot 416, Tigris Crescent. Maitama, Abuja.
Please remember that registration for 2012 Batch ‘B’ service year closes effectively on Monday, 4th June, 2012.

Read more: http://www.afterschoolafrica.com/2012/05/nysc-requirements-for-internationalforeign-students-2012-batch-b-service.html#ixzz1wqOjYzyW

ONE PEACE: GUY PLEASE IS THERE STILL AGE LIMIT, IF YES ANY HOPE OF REVIEW THE AGE LIMIT POLICY

yes there is an age limit, those above 30 years of age wont be listed; so to avoid that, when you're filling the NYSC mobilization form, your year of birth which you write should indicate you're less than 30.

in the school i graduated from in 2011, Michael okpara university of agriculture umudike, abia state (its a federal university), school fees- 22 000, accomodation (in campus)- 7, 000 , accomdation (off campus)- 20k-100k)

[size=14pt]Assuming there was no crash, would this Governor open his useless mouth to make such statement...This is medicine after death...I don't know who is fooling who...[/size]

chidike: If you see the rubbish martial arts we were thought in kaduna eh! u'd wonder if its a kid we're gonna be defending ourselves against. almost as if the tutor watched a chinese movie and was practicing with us...bullshit smh!

seriously, I believe the martial arts are just a form of exercise...I bet you that Even those teaching it cant protect themselves from attacks...Only God can protect us...

Here is brief about NYSC, read it to know what to expect.
But, What is NYSC?

NYSC was created to foster unity among Nigeria’s about 250 ethnic groups and to create a sense of nationhood and selfless service among young people. There use to be two NYSC batches, namely batch A and batch B. However, with so many graduates waiting for NYSC call up, NYSC now have three batches, batch A, batch B, and batch C.

The NYSC programmes runs for about 12 months and during that period, graduates of Universities and Polytechnic are deployed to serve in states that are not their state of origin. NYSC allowance currently stands at about N19,800, although there are seruios moves to increase it.

The NYSC programme is divided into four main stages namely:
NYSC Orientation:

NYSC corps members are camped for three weeks in an NYSC orientation camp where they live a military-like regimented life. Events at NYSC camps include parades, Man ‘O’ War activities, and drills (every morning), Lectures on different topics like Entrepreneurship, Job search tips, Self employment, National security, Road safety, Fire fighting, HIV/Aids, Environmental issues, MDGs, NYSC aims, and so on are organised at the NYSC orientation camps for corps members. At NYSC orientation camp, corps members are divided into different groups called Platoons. These platoons compete against each other in activities like sports, dance, drama, beauty pageants, and so on.

There is also an endurance race usually towards the end of NYSC orientation camping so that most corps members will be fit for the race. A campfire night party is also part of the NYSC orientation programme. NYSC orientation begins with an induction and ends with a winding down parade ceremony. At the winding down ceremony, NYSC corps members will be given posting letters to their places of primary assignment. NYSC Camping is generally fun.
Primary Assignment:

After the fun in camp, NYSC corps members will now face the challenges of everyday Nigeria. During Primary assignment, NYSC corps members are posted to organisations to work for about 10 months. Most corps members are posted to schools where they are expected to help in providing teaching services.

The major challenge NYSC corps members face is rejections. Most organisations reject corps members posted to them. The next is accommodation, immediately followed by financial difficulties, especially in the early days of settling down.

NYSC primary assignment takes place simultaneously with NYSC community development service (CDS)
Community Development Service,NYSC CDS:

CDS is at the core of the NYSC scheme, each corps member is expected to belong to an NYSC CD group. During CD, NYSC corps members use their skills in selfless service of communities in which they are deployed.

NYSC corps members usually focus their CDS on some challenging issues in their community of deployment some include Adult literacy; Charity visits to hospitals, prisons, old people’s homes and children homes; Sanitation; construction/provision of basic infrastructure; and so on.
Passing out ceremony:

Passing out ceremony is the last stage of the NYSC scheme. This consists of one or two weeks of events, which ends with a passing out parade. Events usually take the format of lectures on some topics similar to the one at the NYSC orientation camps but focus is on preparing NYSC corps members for the challenges they will face in Nigeria.

Lectures focus on issues like NAPEP, NDE, Self-employment, Entrepreneurship, preparing winning CVs/resumes, Tips on Job interviews, and such related topics. NYSC secretariats use this period to study experiences of corps members with the scheme.

NYSC corps members (mostly those posted in state capitals) also practice for the passing out parade during this period. After passing out parade, NYSC discharge certificate is issued to successful corps member. For all successful NYSC corps members a chapter has just ended and a new chapter is about to begin.
Challenges facing NYSC

However, NYSC currently face many challenges, some of which include underfunding, large number of graduates above what was anticipated by founders of the programme, and rejection of NYSC corps members on primary assignment.

The biggest challenge for NYSC today is what happens to the thousands of graduates that pass out of NYSC programme each year. It is not right for government to allow those who have served this country meritoriously to languish in the hopeless job markets of Nigeria.

The federal government should create social welfare schemes for passed-out NYSC corps members, and pay current corps members even better allowances. NYSC should also be restructured to reflect today’s reality.

Security has also become a major issue in the past few years with a couple of NYSC corps members victims of religious and tribal crisis as well terrorist attacks and kidnapping.

dennisbee: Moshood, its not yet 7am buh I couldn't help but drop this info here oohh. Pls you guys shld read this interview of NYSC DG and tell me wht ya thnk.
*mk tht DG do well oohh#

https://www.nairaland.com/954160/nysc-members-now-posted-only

i just hope this works...

lets hope that its true

"The thinking is that if these young ladies have some forms of self- defence training, they would be able to say no in more ways than one. The main aim is to give these young ladies a fighting chance so that they would be able to defend themselves before the deed is done. They will probably not be helpless victims, but able to fight for themselves rather than crying for help."
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check this out...
[size=14pt]Corps members now posted to only where they are secure – NYSC D-G
On June 3, 2012 · In Interview
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By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief
Brig-Gen. Nnamdi Okore-Affia is indeed an army officer who says it the way he sees it. When he spoke with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, he was blunt on the contentious issue of posting corps members to volatile areas where several of them were killed by insurgents last year. According to him, female corps members now receive marshal arts training and members will no longer be posted to areas where their lives could be threatened. Excerpts:

After 38 years, what is the relevance of the NYSC to Nigeria?

Thirty-eight years is long enough to pursue the agenda of unity. I joined the service 31 years ago and when I was appointed as the DG of NYSC, I discovered that the NYSC was still running the same programmes that were in place when I was a corps member and I asked why we have not been sticking to the goal of fostering unity.

There was the need for a paradigm shift to reposition the NYSC to attain modern day realities. One area that we view as very important is the posting of corps members. People think that corps members should be posted to every available place where they need the services of cheap and subsidized labour, but this is not correct.

If NYSC was established to foster national unity, then corps members should be able to render service to the nation first, before service to self and private organisations or individuals.

*Corps members

What is the current posting policy of the scheme?

We have taken a critical look at corps members serving, for instance in places like banks and private organisations, and we ask ‘where does national service come into this if they are sent to banks’?. Therefore, I said it is necessary to bring back the actual concept of national service into the NYSC to build on the concept of national unity.

If corps members are posted to the rural communities to render services in education, primary healthcare centres, among others, these communities will not only benefit from the core manpower, but they will begin to appreciate the need for national unity.

It is not just the corps members who will be preaching national unity, but also the host communities that will receive young men and women from various other communities to render services in their domains. Through this, they will agree that national unity is something that is a worthwhile venture.

Then, we came up with a Positive policy design to address top key areas like education, primary healthcare delivery, agriculture and infrastructure development. Our belief is that if corps members are deployed to these four key areas, they will be able to render services directed and focused on national development with the attendant effects on the population.

Through this process, of course, the host communities will be better for this, because we have been to communities where education and healthcare delivery programmes survive purely on the corps members.

It is rather unfortunate that some of these communities are regarded in Nigeria of today as volatile and insecure. But the truth is that a lot of these communities depend solely on the corps members to run their education and primary healthcare delivery programmes.

One other thing we are trying to address is the issue of unemployment. Because of the high numbers of corps members, we have three batches for the service year, that is , Batch ‘A’, Batch ‘B’ and Batch ‘C’. A lot of organizations are eagerly waiting for these corps members to come on board as replacement for the outgoing ones.
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A lot of organisations did not bother to go to the labour market to employ Nigerians, and we think that if we deprive them of this cheap subsidised labour, they will be compelled to meet their manpower needs by employing Nigerians.

This is one important area we want to address under the new administration. We have commenced the implementation with the Batch ‘A’ of 2012 and so far, even with the expected opposition and resistance, we are making progress.

Another area we felt is due for review is the concept of orientation course programmes. These have been affected by manual activities and a few lectures on the culture, tradition and history of the host communities. We thought that corps members needed something extra, because government jobs are no longer there for the people to come and choose.

Therefore, we felt it is necessary to introduce a skills acquisition programme for the corps members to equip them and thereafter have something to build on at the end of their service year. We all know that the labour market is already saturated and the jobs are not there.

We are skilled in the areas of animal husbandry, fish and grasscutter farming, snailery, beekeeping. All these are very good businesses with available markets, especially if you are very good in raising snails and grasscutters. Though these may have nothing to do with what the corps members read in their various schools, surely they are alternative means of livelihood.

The safety of corps members has become a big issue, especially in some parts of the country. How are you managing the posting to such areas?

We have introduced some elements of martial arts training in our orientation programme, targeted primarily at our female corps members. Prior to my coming on board, we had issues of female corps members being molested by okada riders, some by the traditional rulers.

The thinking is that if these young ladies have some forms of self- defence training, they would be able to say no in more ways than one. The main aim is to give these young ladies a fighting chance so that they would be able to defend themselves before the deed is done. They will probably not be helpless victims, but able to fight for themselves rather than crying for help.

At the just-concluded orientation for Batch ‘A’ 2012, I was actually amazed at the positive response to martial art training for the female corps members. It was interesting to see some level of enthusiasm witnessed and we are building on it.

Like I always tell my corps members, sometimes it is better to possess a skill and really not need it than to desperately need it and not have it. We have also taken some steps in addressing security concerns of corps members, parents and guardians, especially with the level of insecurity in some parts of the country, and building on the sad event of March or April, 2011.

Also, we set up a distress call centre at the national headquarters in Abuja here. The way it is configured to work is that every corps member who is mobilized is required to provide a functional GSM number registered to him or her. When that corps member completes orientation and is deployed for primary assignment, the place of that assignment is captured and details of security agencies in that locality are all captured.

If any corps member calls the centre with the registered number, every detail of that person will be displayed on the screen for its operator to relay back to any security agency within the area of primary assignment of the corps member making the distress call for prompt rescue operation.

The aim of this is primarily to reduce as much as possible the reaction time between when a corps member or groups are in some forms of distress and when they get help. We are assuring the general public that as long as they are with their registered GSM number within the service areas, corps members can reach the call centre and tell us what is amiss if any. So far, we have not received call for any help under distress other than call for financial help.

Also in addressing the se-curity concerns, we have intensified and increased our collaborations with the security agencies. As it is known, the National Youth Service Corps is not a security agency and that is why we need collaboration with those that are empowered to provide physical security, since we care about the security of our corps members. We have reached out to the Nigeria Police, State Security Service, SSS and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and they have been very responsive.

At the last orientation, we had increased deployment of manpower from these organizations and of course, also from the Nigerian Army, all which provided security for the corps members. Thereafter, when they were deployed for their primary assignments, we have also compiled addresses of all existing lodges where the corps members usually reside while serving and given the same to security agencies within those areas for them to know the direction of the corps members in time of need for help whenever the need arises.

Let us understand one thing, Nigeria has 36 states plus one federal capital territory; by our mandate, we must post corps members to every state of the federation good or bad. However, because some areas have been described as volatile for one reason or the other, we have reduced the number of corps members posted to those states such that at the end of orientation, they are deployable within the state capitals and maybe one or two local government areas where they can be easily reached by the state coordinator, the Commissioner of Police or state director of SSS so that you don’t have them in far-flung areas where help will not get to them but the truth is that each state is deserving of whatever number of corps members that should be sent to them. Like I said earlier, there are 36 states and the FCT that make up the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We will not deliberately send people to violence-prone areas but at least to state capitals.

Would you say that the skills acquisition programme of the NYSC is actually making any difference in job creation in the country, given the large number of graduates churned out of our tertiary institutions yearly?

We are building on our skills acquisition programme. We also have what we call War Against Poverty Initiative. This was derived from the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs which centre on the eradication of poverty. Corps members who partake in our skills acquisition training, and who at the end of their service year, are desirous of establishing their businesses, are given interest-free loans to start such businesses.

The main requirement is to have a workable memorandum of understanding, MoU with a guarantor and the only collateral required is the certificate of national service, which will be released to the corps member at the end of completion of the loan facility.

So far, about 2, 000 to 3, 000 corps members have accessed the facility. The loan ranges from N150, 000 to N250, 000 per individual for small scale enterprises.

That these loans are being repaid by the first set of beneficiaries is an indication that their businesses are thriving. It is not only the corps members that are building successful businesses, but also the labour market is beginning to find answers to the large scale unemployment in the country, because for every business that succeeds, one or two members of the communities where the business is located will also gain employment from the corps members.

It is our hope that for every 10 corps members, if nine succeed and each employs five local hands, it will go a long way in addressing the issue of youth unemployment in the country.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/06/corps-members-now-posted-to-only-where-they-are-secure-nysc-d-g/

ujchief: answer these questions sincerely... Whats ur sole aim of serving, what do u want to accomplish with ur service yr? Is it to... 1) expand ur social horizon, meet & interact with new people and culture, tour new places or...2) make money, save up money for ur M.sc, establish a possible background for a future job?
If #1 is ur answer, then u need to move out of ur present zone, get to the s/s, s/w or N/central... If #2 is ur answer, then stick to ur imsu plan, it looks more solid.

...My advice

If the imsu plan is authentic, i'd advice u to go on wit it. I also grew up in abia, and schooled at anambra. My destination is imo for some reasons close to #2 above. I'v got some smal biz going down here in the east, and i cant aford the luxury of abandoning it to go and grove for just a yr. Remember, life continues after Nysc.
Finally, in all equations u're tryin to figure out, make God the subject of the formula for solving the equation, everyother variable will fall into place.
Thats my litle contribution, i hope my submition helps u make that final decision.

Thanks man, I stick to #2 while doing that #1 comes in too...

Good morning pals...I have a small issue bordering me I grew up in owerri and schooled in Abia state and will be serving this July like everyone of you, but I have the chance of serving in IMSU in owerri here, but I dont want to serve in Owerri cos I grew up here . What do you guys think Serving here or South South(which I intend redeployin to if am not posted there)...thanks... Although I intend traveling out by September next year for masters.

CHECK THIS OUT
10 Ways Of Making Money At NYSC Orientation Camp

There are many businesses you can engage in at NYSC camps, and this article only covers some, hence do not see it as a complete reference.
Would you like to make some cool money, as a Corper or Non-Corper, just within the 3 weeks of NYSC Orientation camp ? If Yes, then this article is for you. but before i go on sharing this article, i like to give credit to ogbongeblog for making this available.

So, What Are the Businesses I can DO ?

1. Photography Business

This is one of the hottest businesses on camp. With thousands of Corpers on camp, engaging in different activities, for a whole of 3 weeks, then, you should just imagine how much you can make from this business. No matter the competitions, you will surely have your own customers and make your money.With quality snaps, fast delivery and good customer interfacing skills, you will surely make it.


This business is easier for Non-Corpers because, as a Corper,in NYSC kit, you will never be allowed to be in the marketplace during camp activities. Nevertheless, as a corper, if you have your personal digital camera, you can take loads of pictures during camp activities. Then, during leisure time, you can liaise with one of the registered photographers on camp to help you print them out in town. All you just have to do is to give the person your memory card, coupled with good compensation.


2. Video Business

This is a very good business which is not really common in most camps as compared to photography. I so much love this business because, the returns can be so high beyond your imagination.


With a good video camcorder, you are expected to cover all camp activities, there after, edit the whole stuff and burn it to DVD for Corpers to buy and take home after the Orientation exercise. Wondering how sensible it is to burn all 3 weeks activities into a DVD? Well, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
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The content of the DVD which you will offer for sale will just be short pieces of the major activities that will be carried out on camp. The DVD I bought when I was on camp only plays for 3 hours and to be frank, the guy covered glimpses of major events I love watching over and over again.


If you are to make 90% of Corpers to buy your DVD, then you just have to prove to them that they appear in the video. To make this happen, try and make sure you cover all Corpers while they line up on the Parade ground, Platoon by Platoon. More so, try and be on ground with your camera when they are on queue for registration,food and during the endurance trek. Those are the instances you can capture almost all Corpers on camp.


What if you come to camp with a TV and DVD, so that every night, you can be showing the stuffs on TV ? If a Corper sees him/herself in the video, don't you think he/she might instantly register to get a copy of your DVD before the end of the orientation camp? That's food for thought.


To make money engaging in this business on camp,you don't need to know how to edit videos nor how to burn videos to DVD. I am very sure there will be some video producers in town, that will do all these for you, just for some token.


During my time, I bought my DVD for N600 and the guy enforced Corpers to make initial deposit of N200 if to be guaranteed a copy of the DVD at the end of the Orientation exercise. The guy even made us to realize that he will only be producing few copies and that it will be based on FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. Marketing tactics…isn't it?


This guy am talking about made a lot of money and as at today, he is now using laptop and Projector to show videos to Corpers on camp.


As a prospective Corper on camp, I am not sure you will have the chance to engage in this business.


3. Selling Food, Soft drinks and Beers

This is also a very hot business you can engage in. Trust me, you will make good money from this business by the time the Orientation exercise ends. If you can ensure that your stand is very clean and with tantalizing food varieties, then, you will make it.


NYSC will provide food to Corpers, 3 times, in a day all through the duration of the Orientation exercise. Nevertheless, majority of Corpers on camp will find it difficult not going to MAMI MARKET (nick-name given to markets at NYSC camps) to get a feel,especially , of the local dishes in the community where the camp is located.


More so, at nights, MAMI MARKET seems to be the meeting and dating spots for Corpers and even Non-corpers on camp, hence, just imagine the number of drinks that will be sold everyday on camp.


4. Laundry Services

Trust me, there are many Corpers out there that will not be able wash their kits by themselves while on camp, for different reasons best known to them, hence, all they do is to find someone that will help them wash their dirty kits and pay some cash for the person in return.


More so, Corpers don't go to camp with electric irons. Even at most camp, Corpers are not allowed to make use of electric gadgets. As a result of this, trust me, you will be making extra money just helping Corpers to Iron their clothes.


During my time on camp, people that engaged in this business made use of the charcoal pressing iron in combination with Stove. You must label every shirt,khaki or jungle boot received with the Corper's unique State code, so that when the owner comes back to claim his/her khaki, you will find it very easy to locate it without any mix-up with other khakis that are with you.


You might not be able to do this business alone because I wonder what you will do when you have over 300 kits on ground to be washed and ironed. Corpers will be mad at you if you tell them that their kits are not ready when they are suppose to wear it to the parade ground, the next morning.


During my time on camp, there were these 4 guys under the same business name. While one of them is busy washing, one will be ironing, another will be on the field, marketing and the fourth guy will be going from one hostel to another, packing dirty kits to their stand. If you are to do all these all alone, what do you think might happen to you in the long run?


5. Tailoring Services
You can also make money on camp helping Corpers to fix their wears. Most kits been supplied to majority of the corpers don't suit them, hence many of them always love to adjust the size to something that befits them. More so,there are usually cases where shorts tear during exercises.


Hence, if you can be fixing all these for corpers, you will surely be making some real cash.



6. Call centre/Battery Charging business


You can make good money on camp offering phone call services, selling phone accessories and recharge cards.


In addition to selling recharge cards, you can also be making money helping corpers to charge their phones. All you will need will include a small generator, some desktop chargers and some power sockets.


You will have to be very careful with corpers phones, to avoid troubles; hence always make sure you label their phones or batteries with their unique state code using permanent marker/sellotape.


There might be competitions but there is no way you will not get your own share of the market.


7. Games/Viewing centre business
You can also make money on camp setting up a games/viewing centre. If you can offer games like snooker, table tennis and video games, at your centre, then, you will surely make some good cash.


More so,if premier league/champions league matches fall within the duration of the orientation camp, then,its obvious that you will make money if you can make these matches available to corpers on camp.


8. Configuring free browsing for Corpers
Only corpers that have web-enabled phones that will be able to browse on camp, provided there is at least, GPRS service at the camp location. As a corper, you can be making some money for yourself if you can be configuring free browsing for fellow corpers just for a token.


I made some good money configuring free browsing for corpers during my time on camp. It also fetched me a lot of new friends.


9. You can also make money on camp selling Novels, Motivational books, cutleries, Magazines, Newspapers, wears, musical CDs etc
What of setting up a mini barbing salon or a nail-fixing centre? The list is endless. Just think of something you know Corpers will need/love to buy and you will see money flowing well into your pocket.


10. As a Corper, you can leverage on your presence on camp to help some businesses or companies to market their products in return for commissions. On camp, you will see different corpers trying to introduce you to one business or the other. You will even see some sharing fliers and handbills.
All these are ways of making money either directly or indirectly.

EVERY ORIENTATION CAMP IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU. IF YOU MISS OUT IN ONE, YOU CAN ALWAYS PREPARE AHEAD OF THE NEXT ONE. IF YOU ARE POOR, PLEASE, STOP BLAMING THE GOVERNMENT, JUST BLAME YOURSELF.

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dasparrow: I guess our beloved Nigeria is in the name changing season. First it was a university and now a bank. Soon, our name 'Nigeria' will be changed as well and best believe it will come without any prior notice.

I dey laugh soon GEJ will be changed to HEJ...

Depointer1: Buhari had previously said he would not run again after 2011, but he indicated he might reconsider that position because of pressures from Nigerians and different groups.

I believe INEC needs more people to buy forms coz thats how they make most of their money...,but we all know he cant win...

I've missed a lot, its almost 90 pages...and am yet to comment well, I reside in Imo state and schooled in Abia state...you may ask your questions pertaining to NYSC in both states...

bilms: FG Set To Enforce Use Of Made-In-Nigeria IT Products
http://www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/23995/2012/05/08/fg_set_enforce_use_madeinnigeria_it_products.html

“It is however disheartening to observe that these investments have been mostly on imported software. A recent disclosure by the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) shows that Nigeria loses about $1 billion annually to software importation. Whereas Nigeria software industry is potentially a $6 billion industry and could surpass revenue from the oil industry,” Angaye said.

i wonder when Nigeria will start producing BB porche,cars and others, Na only bomb Nigeria(bokoharam) can produce

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I think Mrs Jonathan did the wrong thing by shutting down traffic... :obut i dont blame her, or do you want BOKO PEOPLE to kidnap her...

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