Going back Home After Passing Out Parade?
It’s not really a bad idea going back to your parents House after POP. What is wrong is remaining there or planning to stay there for a relatively long period of time.
David Oyedepo once said life is in stages and men are in sizes. Life during Nysc is a stage of life whereas life after Nysc is a stage in life that requires acceptance of Full responsibility. Thus the need to become self reliant self-dependent cannot be overemphasized.
I strongly believe that every man (irrespective of gender) must take an active step in shaping their lives.

Here are some candid advise/tips to you:
1. First of all discover your self and set tangible goals. – what will you be doing while at home? What do you really want for yourself? What direction do you want to steer your life? When do you plan to leave your parents house? You don’t need money to answer all these questions I guess.
Everything might not go according to plan, but the most important thing is to have a plan. Having a plan sets the compass for what you really want to do and how to go about it. A plan drives you and gives you purpose, something to really clinge on to after Nysc.

2. Move close to opportunities: If your parents aren’t living in a place that gives you an advantage to opportunities by proximity, then the earlier you migrate the better for you. Look for relatives who you can visit and spend some time with in cities and towns across the nation. You never know where something good will come out from. At a point staying in the house with your parents for too long will make them not to value you anymore. This then brings insults and increased pressure on you getting a good job as soon as possible. This could be one of the most scary phase of a graduate who is yet to get balanced especially immediately after Nysc.

3. Learn or improve on a skill: If you have some skills at the moment, take some time to improve and perfect them over the next few months. If you haven’t developed any, now is the best time to begin. Never say Never. Look for an entrepreneurship skill like tailoring, soap making etc and learn as soon as possible. The rate of Unemployment in the country isn’t far-fetched, thus it is pertinent to learn a skill to enable create revenue for yourself as this will help you pass time in order to remove your mind from so many unnecessary pressures that might change your mood.
The bottom line is… have something you are good at. That will be the basis on which most people would likely relate with you. You must not be a liability under any circumstance.
Your skills might be what will open the ultimate door for you. You never can tell.

4. Network: Yes, network! Meet new people at every slight opportunity you have. In church, fairs, trainings, general and business conferences and development meetings, interactive forums and what have you.
My brother will humorously say go out and meet new people. Life before and during Nysc was just watching movies, gist with friends and lazing around without any serious thing doing. However, this is life after Nysc and must be taken seriously in order to survive in this harsh Nigerian climate.
Now, your attendance is not as important as how you introduce yourself. When you meet people, introduce yourself by your skills, and what you can do and not as a graduate seeking employment. People will naturally avoid you if the feel you will become one added liability to them, but tend to draw close if the find the relationship to be mutually beneficial.

5. Maintain a positive attitude: It doesn’t matter if you get a job or something Doing next week or next month. It is very important to be positive, stay hopeful, wear a smile (always) and try to be happy.
Infact, your positive attitude would open any door for you even before your credentials or certificates would. Keep on being positive because this period is the most challenging period of the life of any Nigerian youth, the more reason to stay mentally focused. For more of this articles go to http://nyscsocial.com/2018/07/02/why-going-back-home-after-passing-out-parade-is-a-bad-idea/

Ashaka Cement has commenced its 2018 Graduate Trainee Programme targeted at attracting suitably qualified, young, exceptional and highly motivated individuals to join its workforce. Successful candidates will work at Ashaka Cement’s plant in Ashaka, Funakaye LGA, Gombe State. Lafarge offers its employees careers with a meaning: building the future. Lafarge offers personal development opportunities, international mobility as well as safe and attractive working conditions.

Ashaka Cement 2018 Graduate Trainee Programme
Eligibility
– A minimum of Second Class Honours (Lower Division) or a Higher National Diploma (Upper Credit) from any of the following disciplines: Engineering; Social Sciences; Management; Arts/ Humanities or other related disciplines.
– Completion of the mandatory NYSC programme as at the time of application.
– A maximum of 2 years’ post-NYSC work experience.
– A maximum age of 28 years, as at 31 December, 2018.
– Candidates from Gombe, Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Taraba and Adamawa States and other states in Northern Nigeria are strongly encouraged to apply.
– In addition, candidates should demonstrate strong passion for excellence, enthusiasm, analytical, communication (written and verbal), presentation and problem solving skills.

Application Instructions and Information
Interested applicants should:
– Send their resumes (prepared as a Microsoft Word document, and saved with full names and functional e-mail address and phone numbers) to ashakaapplications@hcp-ng.com, not later than 13 July 2018.
– Also include in their applications, a statement showing how they meet the advertised criteria, as well as names and contact details (including telephone and e-mail addresses) of three referees who are knowledgeable about their professional achievements and abilities.

Application Deadline Date
13th July, 2018.

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Inspire Africa IGNITE Innovation Lab and IGNITE Summit 2018 ($5,000 USD in Prizes)
Deadline: August 5, 2018

Inspire Africa with the support of U.S. Embassy Nigeria launches “IGNITE Innovation Lab” for young entrepreneurs to co-create innovative business ideas that address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals so as to transform their communities and create jobs.
Before the lab, they will host IGNITE Summit 2018 in two Nigerian states – Benue state (6th October), and Kaduna state (14th October 2018) respectively. The Summit is open to both male and female participants but all interested candidates must register to attend (It’s Free). Following these program will be Ignite Innovation Lab which is scheduled to take place 3rd week of January 2019 at Abuja.

After Inspire Africa IGNITE Summit 2018, 15 – 20 high-potential women participants from the two (2) summits will be further shortlisted to join an intensive innovation lab at FCT, Abuja (accommodation and feeding will be covered). These participants will work together in small teams of 3 -5 and then taken through a facilitated process of Design-Thinking to co-create innovative business solutions that simultaneously address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the end of the rapid-fire innovation process, participants will present their team business project ideas to a panel of jury.
The best teams innovation will receive a total shared cash prize of $5,000 USD and in-kind prizes from US Embassy and Inspire Africa for their team project and equity investment from Investors. The best Team will be given the opportunity to attend the Global Engagement Summit in Chicago, U.S.A.

Benefits:
Accommodation and feeding will be provided for all participants for the Innovation Lab ONLY! (Participants are responsible for their own travel and visa cost).
This will be very beneficial to both young people in Nigeria and across the globe with startup enterprise, as we hope to expose them to and widen their knowledge on social entrepreneurship, Innovation, design thinking, and encourage participation in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to transform their communities and build economic prosperity.
Selected winners will receive more training and expertise on business development, fundraising, pitching to investors, receive mentorship and cash prizes to support their business

Finally, participants will get the chance to compete for a slot to attend the Global Engagement Summit in Chicago, USA.
IGNITE Summit is FREE for all interested participants (Male or Female). The first edition of IGNITE Innovation Lab is only for young women. Subsequent editions will be open to both male and female from across the world.

Eligibility:
In order to be considered for IGNITE Innovation Lab, candidates must meet the following minimum requirements:
The application will be accepted from candidates in any part of the world.
Candidate must be within the age of 20 – 30 years.
Candidate must be fluent in English. (Any level of education is acceptable).
The idea must be innovative and address any of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The idea must already have a prototype or at the pilot stage.
Candidate must apply as a team (2 – 4 persons per team is acceptable).
Each team must be FEMALE-led with a minimum of 2 female members. This is the most important criteria needed to qualify for the IGNITE Innovation Lab for Young Women. Any MALE who wishes to participate in the Summit workshop is welcomed so long as they are a member of a team.

Candidates are allowed to pair-up or partner with other participants at the summit to form a team.
The proposed idea must address one or more of the following UN Sustainable Development Goals below:
Good Health and Well-being.
Quality Education.
Clean Water and Sanitation.
Affordable and Clean Energy.
Decent Work and Economic Growth.
The short-listed teams residing in Nigeria must have all its candidate attend IGNITE Summit in one location (Kaduna or Benue), otherwise, the team will be disqualified from participating in the Ignite Innovation Lab. (Candidates from other countries are exempted from attending IGNITE Summit except they wish to participate but will be responsible for their own travel cost)
Judging criteria:
Demonstrated commitment to solving some of the world’s pressing challenges
Possession of a creative and innovative mindset and idea
Proven track record of making contributions to solving social causes
Willingness to engage in co-creation with peers and experts
Application
Successful teams who meet the requirements will be invited to participate in Phase II of the application process, after the IGNTIE Summit in Benue or Kaduna State.

The short-listed candidates will pitch at the summit and will also be required to submit a detailed business proposal after the Summit workshop to be considered as the 15 – 20 finalists to attend IGNITE Innovation Lab in Abuja, FCT. F
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Shell LiveWire is a social investment is a social investment programme that helps young Nigerians explore the option of starting their own business as a real and viable career option. It provides support, access to training, guidance and business mentorship to young and potential entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35.

The programme operates mainly in the Niger Delta Region and aims to inspire, encourage and support young people aged 18-35 to start up their own businesses through the provision of training and finance for young entrepreneurs.
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited(SPDC), Operator of the NNPC/Shell/Total/Agip Joint Venture (SPDC JV) announces the commencement of Ogbia SPDC Jv Special Livewire Programme

Are you aged 18-25 from Niger delta States, Nigeria?
Do you have an innovative business idea?
Do you desire to own and manage a business?
Do you possess a University degree or HND in any discipline?
Have you Completed your Nysc?
Not in paid employment?

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Shell LiveWire is a social investment is a social investment programme that helps young Nigerians explore the option of starting their own business as a real and viable career option. It provides support, access to training, guidance and business mentorship to young and potential entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35.

The programme operates mainly in the Niger Delta Region and aims to inspire, encourage and support young people aged 18-35 to start up their own businesses through the provision of training and finance for young entrepreneurs.
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited(SPDC), Operator of the NNPC/Shell/Total/Agip Joint Venture (SPDC JV) announces the commencement of Ogbia SPDC Jv Special Livewire Programme

Are you aged 18-25 from Niger delta States, Nigeria?
Do you have an innovative business idea?
Do you desire to own and manage a business?
Do you possess a University degree or HND in any discipline?
Have you Completed your Nysc?
Not in paid employment?

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A female Bayelsa corper doing her one-year mandatory National youth service in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State is currently in a critical condition after she was allegedly assaulted and raped by a 15-man gang of robbers who invaded the ‘Corpers Lodge’ at Yenizue Gene, a suburb of Yenagoa, about 3a.m. yesterday June 17th.
New Telegraph reports that the armed robbers overpowered the neighbourhood vigilantes who are usually armed with only sticks and machetes. The robbers reportedly went to the NYSC Corpers Lodge where they forcibly took away a female corps member. According to a resident of the community, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the Bayelsa corper was repeatedly raped by the hoodlums who took her in turns.
The residents of the community went to rescue her after the robbers had finished assulting her. They took her to the hospital where doctors are working to stabilize the bayelsa corper.

Local sources said though the police were alerted, there was little they could do because the area had been thrown into darkness by the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC). A vigilante, who gave his name simply as Tonye, said the security men were afraid of running into an ambush.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Asinim Butswat, said the command is yet to receive any information about the incident..

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LEAP Africa, one of Nigeria’s leading non-profit organizations focused on leadership development in Nigeria for youth, entrepreneurs and corporate organizations with training program and activities across the region is hiring. Our mission is: To inspire, empower and equip a new cadre of African leaders by providing the skills and tools for personal, organizational and community transformation.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for
Location: Nigeria

Description
LEAP Africa in partnership with The DOW Chemical Company announces its call for application for the School2Work Programme, a four-month intensive learning programme for graduates from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds. The programme is scheduled to hold on July 2nd – 12th, 2018.
LEAP Africa is collaborating with The DOW Chemicals Company Foundation on the School2Work initiative to inspire, empower, equip and support graduates with the requisite knowledge, skills, and competencies that will enable personal effectiveness, job readiness, and intra- or entrepreneurship.
In the last quarter of 2016, 40.6% of unemployed persons were youth between the ages of 15 to 34, while the same age group made up 56.6% of underemployed persons. This crisis has led to an emerging appreciation that the current realities of work require the embedding of employability, enterprise, and entrepreneurship skills into a curriculum for learners to transition smoothly into meaningful life and thrive in a competitive global economy.
Through the School2Work programme, participants (Post-NYSC members) will be equipped with the right mix of leadership, employability and enterprise skills to navigate the present and future marketplace, and to establish businesses in the face of insufficient job opportunities in the country.

The Leap Africa training would entail a rich blend of modules, activities (case studies, games etc.) and 21st Century Skills that will enable the effective transition into formal employment.
The programme activities comprise of the following:
Two weeks of experiential training and coaching session,
A career fair,
Two-month internship placement, and
One-month post-internship transition support.

Eligibility:
Leap Africa Applicants MUST BE graduates of tertiary institutions between the ages of 18 and 30 years. (HND and OND holders are STRONGLY encouraged to apply)
Applicant SHOULD BE a recent graduate who has completed the NYSC program. Two-years post NYSC members are also eligible to apply.
Applicant MUST NOT be gainfully employed at the time of application.
Applicant MUST be available to attend and participate in the entire programme and must be willing to comply with the virtual work requirements after the training. Check Out Other Cool Job Opportunities like Flour Mills plc Graduate Internship 2018
Application Closing Date:
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The Nigerian Breweries Skills Development Program.
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) and Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), in collaboration with Nigerian Breweries Plc, just like other numerous opportunities
invite application from qualified Nigerians to undertake an intensive 7-month training programme in Technical Skills Development in the combined field of Mechanical and Automation Maintenance.

OBJECTIVES
To train and equip youths with employable technical skills, promote a Public – Private Partnership Model in Technical and Vocational Skills Training and contribute to capacity development of our country.

Job Requirements:
Candidate must possess the following qualification among others:
• O Level Credit in English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
• Higher National Diploma or its equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of Lower credit from accredited institutions.

AGE
Applicants should not be more than Twenty-Eight (28) years old as at the time of application
Job Remuneration
Successful candidates will enjoy free tuition and lunch. Programme is a non-residential training at the Supply Chain Academy of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Ibadan. Trainees will not be entitled to Salary during the period of training. Trainees will be required to have hands-on training in any of Nigerian Breweries Plc locations.

NOTE:
The Nigerian Breweries Skills development Program does not confer Nigerian Breweries employee status on the trainees.
Candidates will arrange their own transportation, accommodation and feeding during the selection process. They will be required to present the originals of their credentials for scrutiny at the screening.

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Launchpad regional accelerators are tailored specifically to their local markets, and provide access to the best of google-It’s people, network and advanced technologies-Helping startups build great products. In addition to our accelerators, Launchpad regional initiatives includes exclusive events, mentorship opportunities, and trainings. keep an eye out for opportunities to participate in over 40 countries around the world.

As part of all Launchpad regional accelerators, startups receive:
a) Equity-Free support
b) Access to Google engineers and intensive mentoring from over 20+ teams
c) Access to silicon valley experts and top local mentors
d) PR training and global media opportunities
e) Close partnership with Google for three months (New classes are accepted twice a year)

Requirements:
If you are building a great business or product in Africa, for Africa we should work together! Launchpad accelerator Africa accepts applications from startups located in Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morroco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe

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Launchpad regional accelerators are tailored specifically to their local markets, and provide access to the best of google-It’s people, network and advanced technologies-Helping startups build great products. In addition to our accelerators, Launchpad regional initiatives includes exclusive events, mentorship opportunities, and trainings. keep an eye out for opportunities to participate in over 40 countries around the world.

As part of all Launchpad regional accelerators, startups receive:
a) Equity-Free support
b) Access to Google engineers and intensive mentoring from over 20+ teams
c) Access to silicon valley experts and top local mentors
d) PR training and global media opportunities
e) Close partnership with Google for three months (New classes are accepted twice a year)

Requirements:
If you are building a great business or product in Africa, for Africa we should work together! Launchpad accelerator Africa accepts applications from startups located in Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morroco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe

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Industry:Manufacturing / Production
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: HND, Bachelor’s Degree
Location: Nigeria
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has been a part of the lives of Nigerians at home and abroad. Our global vision is to be a leading foods company in Africa providing high quality and affordable products in the most convenient ways to consumers through world class brands like Golden Penny Flour, Golden Penny Semovita, Goldenvita, Golden Pasta and Golden Noodles. The Company’s flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria.
Job Listings:
a) Procurement Supervisor-Nigerian Eagle Flour Mill at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

b) Business Development Manager- Nigeria Eagle Flour Mill

c) Power Plant Technician/ Operator – Nigerian Eagle Flour Mill

d) Water Treatment Operator- Nigerian Eagle Flour Mill

e) Packaging Development Manager

f) Trainee Technician – Nigerian Eagle Flour Mill

g) Health & Safety Manager at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

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Industry:Manufacturing / Production
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: HND, Bachelor’s Degree
Location: Nigeria
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has been a part of the lives of Nigerians at home and abroad. Our global vision is to be a leading foods company in Africa providing high quality and affordable products in the most convenient ways to consumers through world class brands like Golden Penny Flour, Golden Penny Semovita, Goldenvita, Golden Pasta and Golden Noodles. The Company’s flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria.
Job Listings:
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b) Business Development Manager- Nigeria Eagle Flour Mill

c) Power Plant Technician/ Operator – Nigerian Eagle Flour Mill

d) Water Treatment Operator- Nigerian Eagle Flour Mill

e) Packaging Development Manager

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I decided to share my NYSC story since that is the only segment I can contribute to. .
So here goes my story, NYSC started in May 2015, I got posted to Bayelsa state to obey the clarion call. Everyone around me hailed my posting; according to them, I got posted to an oil state as such I had high expectations of the state. I wish the oil hailing lived up to expectation though.
Anyways, I made the journey to Bayelsa state on the day camp opened and was welcomed with heavy downpour. I got to the camp ground (Kolokuma Opokuma in Kaiama local government area) and started registration immediately, I got my mattress and bedspace but that was as far as I could go that night as it was late already.
Settling down to camp activities was not so easy because life in camp was quite difficult from our normal. The rigorous task of having to wake as early as 3am in other to meet up with the 5am devotion, (I had to wake up earlier because my hostel block was a newly renovated classroom as such we were given mobile bathroom and toilet to make use of:2 bathroom and toilet for 6 rooms so you can imagine the rush plus its level of “cleanliness”) parade, march past, 10mins breakfast time and more parade……. Oh God!!! At a point, I started to count down to 21 days and it seemed like it calwalked its way.
The only time I looked forward to in camp was the lecture period because it was an opportunity for me to sleep like never before.
Fellow Bayelsa corp members can attest to the fact that Kaiama camp was not really a conducive environment during rainy season as the area is waterlogged but then I had to readjust to my new environment and the new life I had to live for 21 days.
The first week saw me struggling through camp activity but I bounced back better from the second week and I made friends from my platoon and roommates. At a point, I looked forward to morning devotion and parade. My platoon: platoon 5 was more of comedy show because we had some funny characters that made us laugh so hard during parade with their “matching ”skills. Though I did not partake in some camp activities because I did not have the strength and was not ready to add an extra load to the one I had already so it was basically from my room to parade ground, mammy market, kitchen and back to my room. NACC activities suffered because it was a Sunday only affair for me.
Fast forward to the close of camp, we got our various posting letters and sincerely it was not funny.
water so the hustle for land posting was REAL. Oh well, I received my letter and saw that I was posted overseas in Southern Ijaw local government area and immediately my riverbanks started flowing. I cried that I was posted to serve “in the ABROAD”. Who cries about not wanting to go “ABROAD”?
I did --
My life travelling on speedboat for one year flashed before me and I could not imagine it all. If only I got proper orientation about how to change posting immediately, I wouldn’t have let the proprietor of the school I got posted to accept me on camp. For the first time ever, I travelled to my ppa on water for roughly 1hr 20minutes and the tears started again when I got to the place.
The corpers lodge is a beautiful place and one man room because very few corp members accept to stay back. Infact I had
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United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is one of Africa's leading financial institutions, with operations in 19 African countries and 3 global financial centres: London, Paris and New York. From a single country organisation founded in 1949 in Nigeria, UBA has grown to become a Pan-African provider of financial services with over 11 million customers, through close to 1000 business offices and touch points globally.
Applications are invited for:
Title: Entry Level Recruitment
Reference No: BTOPLAG001
Location: Lagos
Application Closing Date
22nd June, 2018.
How to Apply
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CocaCola Summer Internship Programme For Nigerians 2018.The Nigerian Bottling Company is launching her first Internship programme – a three months internship program designed to attract final year undergraduate and postgraduate / MBA students who share our passion for excellence and strive to learn with speed and agility.
This Internship Program provides a robust developmental platform for Nigerian students at home and abroad to intern with us to gain industry experience during their academic Summer breaks. This year the Coke Summership program will commence in July and end in September. If you fit the profile below we invite you to make the move and develop your career with us.
Application Deadline: 15th June 2018
Eligible Countries: Nigeria
Type: Internship
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: This is a paid internship
Duration of Programme: July-September 2018
Award Providers: Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC)
To Be Taken At (Country): Head Office and Ikeja Plant only.
Nigeria CocaCola Summer Internship Programme 2018 Eligibility:
Currently in final year of undergraduate or postgraduate study
A minimum G.P.A of (3.75/5 or 3/4)
Must be at least 18years of age by date of application
A student from any of the listed faculty; (Engineering, Pure and Applied Sciences, Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities)
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makurnini:
I wonder, why can't we just have normal vc's that are willing to invest in great ideas/startups not great actors

Nigerian Investors are only interested in making money and not the business

booblacain:
Must it be made a show?

Probably to make money from viewership and expose them to more sponsorships

Whether you just have a fantastic idea, or a startup or already operating a successful business and maybe looking to expand it, if you feel you have a very lucrative business or product and could use a third party financial backing, then Nigeria Got Ideas is just the business show for you.

The 3 Days Casting Call Business Bootcamp of NIGERIA Got Ideas will be providing budding entrepreneurs with world-class business training and will be looking for entrepreneurs who can pitch their breakthrough business ideas, products, and services to business experts and multinational businessmen in hopes of gaining the opportunity to PITCH further on the show for investment deals and business grants.

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Here goes my Service year Boulevard…

I lived a really protected life while growing up, my folks were really strict and being the good girl and only girl child that I was, I followed all their instructions to the later even while in the university. in fact back in University, I would get surprise visits from My Mum her excuse was that she was in the area and so decided to check on me. So for my NYSC I wanted to work my posting somewhere as far away from home as possible. I’m from the middle belt and the farthest away I’ve been from home is Abuja and that’s because I was shipped off to a strict and very religious all girls boarding school.

When my Dad asked me were I wanted to serve I said Akwa Ibom, before then I wanted to serve in Lagos but I met some guy who told me that Akwa Ibom state was the best place to serve. He made it seem like serving in AKS was the best thing ever.

I was sold, I started to google NYSC in Akwa Ibom state, NYSC experience in Akwa Ibom, Nairaland became my best friend. And all I got were positive reviews and it’s always been a romantic fantasy of mine to marry someone from the south.I love the south, they are not as conservative as those of us from the North, they love to explore from sexuality to rich cultures, cuisines, you name it!

Back to my NYSC gist. When I told my Dad about serving in AKS he was having none of that, the way my melodramatic Mum(I love you Mummy) was shouting not Akwa Ibom! Anything but Akwa Ibom! you would think I told them I was going to North Korea or the Bermuda triangle. I stood my ground and they had to give in. Lest I forget I served in 2014, Batch C to be precise.

My Mum took me from our State to Enugu and dropped me off at AKTC park, she didn’t leave until the vehicle started moving, she was so worked up ehn! she will ask me C….. hope you carried your anointing oil, hope you carried your mosquito net, everybody in the bus noticed us and they were like Madam e don do, no be small pikin she be…lol Because of this I made friends with everybody in the bus, even the bus driver. The Journey to AKS was so not boring, because everybody wanted to tell me something good about Akwa Ibom. I was told that Ikot Ekpene, Uyo and Eket were the most urban places and that I should pray I get posted to these places.

When I got down at Itam park I got numbers from many people in the bus telling me to call them when I leave camp so that I wont get stranded, those people gave me a good first impression of the state.

Akwa Ibom is really very beautiful, Uyo especially, lovely weather too except when it starts raining for a week non stop and you have to wear rubber shoes and a shower cap..lol but it is really beautiful. Getting to the camp in Nsit Atai was another drama on its own but I got there in one piece my parents almost killed my battery with their incessant calls.

Let me not bore you with camp registration details, very boring and stressing something the only thing interesting about that long queue was watching the IJGB people and their shenanigans and also drooling over hot boys. I swear its like they sent all the hot boys to camp in AKS so much hotness everywhere.

My roommates were the best, and those girls were so fine ehn, we were like sisters, you wont know we had never met prior to that time. My Bonkie especially sadly she had to leave early something about call to bar cant remember the details.

Our state coordinator was very strict I didn’t mind because I was already used to all that where I came from, but she was also motherly. Though I didn’t go to the cafteria except jollof and chicken day the food I saw on peoples plates looked really good and there were generally no complaints. The night I got to camp I ran to mammi to go and eat my first afang and I loved it sadly it did not love me back as I would later get to realise that my tummy has zero tolerance for the okazi leaf.

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Not like i want to blame her. But after reading the article she said Abuja is very expensive amd i doubt if her ppa was paying her. So why bother about going to work when she won't be paid.
Besides if the guy decides to foot the bills and provided a lovely accomodation, why worry herself?

Hello Nysc Social, I read your blog almost everyday. I need advice on this issue I’m in right now. Red pen highly appreciated.
I met this guy during NYSC while I was in camp. He seemed like he was a regular guy at first, I really clicked with him because was very smart, cute and funny, you know how camp is, everyone is wearing white you can’t tell who is who. As time went on I realized that he was from a rich home (those Hausa families) my family isn’t bad but we don’t have that kind of money o!

Also I’m not Hausa.

I talked to him about it, he acted like it wasn’t a huge deal, told me his family is liberal, he isn’t easily influenced, he knows what he wants bla bla. So we carried on, (I should mention that we met in the Kubwa camp, Abuja) rent is expensive af in Abuja so I stayed with him during NYSC.

I was serving in one nonsense office like that so I didn’t usually go to work, it’ll just be me at home when he goes to work.
One day his driver came home, and while we were gisting I used style to ask about his family, he actually confirmed that they’re ok and bae is very stubborn and doesn’t allow them to influence his life and everyone usually just leaves him alone. So I relaxed and allowed myself to enjoy the relationship.

Service year ended, I went back home, I wasn’t retained and my parents were giving me side eyes, my mum kept asking what I was still doing in Abuja so I had to go back home.

While I was home he’d call everyday and talk regularly, at one point his number was switched off for days I couldn’t reach him. Finally he called, told me he switched off his phone cos he was being pressured by his family to marry his 3rd cousin (I think) now that he’s done with NYSC.

I told him to tell them that he was still in a relationship so they’ll leave him alone, he told me he did, but they are refusing to acknowledge me. (I met his mum once and she was very passive aggressive and dismissive of me) his siblings are nice tho.
We talked, he told me he wasn’t interested in her, she’s bratty, entitled etc. So that was it.

I finally found an excuse to tell my parents and went back to bae’s house, everything was normal until one day when he had gone to work, I got bored I decided to look for an old book to read then came across a box filled with plane tickets to Dubai, at least 15 of them, there was one that had the same date as the time he was unavailable (I know she lives there) although there were many tickets from before then too.
I don’t know what to do at this point, if I confront him he’ll accuse me of snooping and get mad, but I don’t want a situation where I’ll be forming girlfriend and he’ll go off and marry who his family approves of.

He is usually very straightforward if he says he doesn’t like something or someone, that’s it, nothing will change his mind, he also goes to Dubai a lot so it could be nothing. But I don’t know why he didn’t tell me he travelled

Get the full gist here http://nyscsocial.com/2018/05/29/2127/ . She really needs your advise guys, so please comment on the comment section after the full gist to help her out.