*🔝1️⃣0️⃣ THINGS GRADUATES MUST KNOW BEFORE NYSC NEXT BATCH*
Have you ever wonder how it will be like to know how the future will look like. Many of us will really like to imagine a time machine whereby you can go to the future and see how it will be so as to prepare fully for it.
I am glad to tell you that you don't need to imagine any longer. I am going to take you through the future so that you can know everything about NYSC before the next mobilization. Get a cup of water and let's take a walk to the future.
NYSC Mobilization
The first thing that comes up before anything is the NYSC Mobilization. This is when the NYSC management will mobilize all qualified graduates from every accredited institution in the country. The Mobilization always comes as breaking news by the NYSC officials who will then release a Timetable that will show the schedule of what will happen from uploads of Senate list till registration date.
The Senate List
The Senate list is an official list of names and details of graduates who are eligible for NYSC from every institution in the country. The NYSC management always specifies a whole month for various institutions to upload the names of their candidates who are qualified. After the uploads of Senate list, prospective Corps members can then check their names. Once your name is on that list, you are good to go.
Married Female PCMs who want to apply for Concessional Posting based on Marital grounds are to upload the following documents during Online Registration.
i. Marriage Certificate ii. Newspaper change of name
iii. Identity of Husband (National
ID or Driver's Licence) iv. Evidence of Husband's State of Residence.
v. Letter from Employee/Utility bill.
NYSC Online Registration
THINGS NEEDED AT CYBER CAFE
Below is the list of things that Prospective Corps members should take along with them to the registration.
- A passport photograph:* Your passport photograph should be clear without any obstruction. The background color should be white or off-white.
- Biro: You might need Biro to write important things, at least that will save you from going around begging for Biro.
- Email Account:* You need to have an active email that you know the login password, gmail is preferable. If you don’t have a gmail address, please create it now and keep the password safe.
- ATM🏧 card:* You need ATM card (Visa or MasterCard) to pay NYSC the sum of ₦2,786.24 for online Call-up letter printing. Another option to pay is to print the payment invoice during your registration, and then go to any bank along with the Invoice and cash to make the payment. It's the only payment you are making to NYSC, and it's during registration. No other payments.
- Cash:* You need to go with some cash to pay the Cyber Cafe owner and make other miscellaneous expenses.
So aside the approximately 3k you are paying to NYSC, budget caféman money, between 1k to 2k, depending on your negotiation power and your location.
*🔢 6⃣ Your School Matriculation number and JAMB Reg number:* Some prospective corps members do not know their Matriculation and JAMB Reg number off head, please write it out on a piece of paper and take it along with other items.
*Medical Fitness is compulsory for all Pcm's, without it, you won't be able to register in camp
If your *date of graduation* on the Senate list pdf doesn't correspond with the date on your *result*(certificate), Kindly visit the school for correction, it definitely going to affect you in camp.
Do well and correct it now before it's uploaded on NYSC senate list so as not to waste your time .
Also, verify your jamb number very well, if it's correct on the list, these are hindrance.
*MEDICAL FITNESS CERTIFICATE*
*This is a compulsory document required by NYSC during registration at the camp.*
*The medical fitness certificate gives information about your body chemistry and state whether you are fit or unfit for the 21days camping period.*
*Without the medical fitness certificate you won't be allowed to register at the camp. - Compulsory and important for all Prospective corp member (PCMs).
whether single, married, breast feeding, pregnant even if you are sick you must tender it first so as to proceed for documentation.
You can get medical fitness certificate at any government hospital be it federal or state hospital.
Procedure for Date of Birth Correction
i. Get 19 or 20 digits WAEC Verification Pin.
ii. Submit your Registration, then login to your dashboard to view the link.
iii. Click on Correction of Date of Birth link.
iv. Enter WAEC Verification Pin, select WAEC Type, Year of Exam and enter your Examination Number. v. Click on Verify button
Click SUBMIT or CANCEL.
Apply for the following on your dashboard
1. Correction of Course of Study. SER
2. Correction of Qualification.
ORPS 3. Correction of Class of Degree. ATI
Your Student Affairs Officer will treat the request online.
Procedure for Date of Birth Correction
i. Get 19 or 20 digits WAEC Verification Pin.
ii. Submit your Registration, then login to your dashboard to view the link.
iii. Click on Correction of Date of Birth link.
iv. Enter WAEC Verification Pin, select WAEC Type, Year of Exam and enter your Examination Number.
v. Click on Verify button
Click SUBMIT or CANCEL.
NYSC Online Registration
This is the most satisfying moments in NYSC because you have seen your name on the Senate list and it is now time to register by filling up your details into the NYSC database.
The registration date is always in the NYSC Timetable and it will only last for a couple of weeks. You will need a Gmail address, an active phone number, a passport size photograph, a Password, and be ready for biometric verification.
See list of NYSC Registered and accredited cyber cafe
*4️⃣💵 You will Pay N3,000 to NYSC online,1500 to 3000 for cafe service charge depending on your location.
During the NYSC registration, you will need to pay approximately N3,000 to 6000 for you to be able to print the NYSC Call-up letter from your dashboard when it comes out. This is optional and am going to explain in a bit.
You have two options as regarding printing your Call-up letter. You can either pay N3,000 to 6000 and print it on your dashboard or don't pay and go to your institution to collect it. My advice for you is to pay because your schools will still collect money from you.
*How to Print NYSC Green Card
This article covers the following;
🟩 Meaning of NYSC Green card
🟩 Features of the Green Card and
🟩 How to print NYSC Green card
During online registration at the NYSC portal, your registration will not be completed until you print
your Green Card slip.
🖍️ *Note:* NYSC ‘Green card’ is not literally green in colour. The word ‘Green’ only show how
important the document is.
🟩❓ *WHAT IS NYSC GREEN CARD?*
The NYSC Green Card is an online registration print out slip. It’s printed after online registration
showing that your registration is successful. It is also needed at NYSC orientation for physical
verification. It will be available within 24hours of successful registration.
🟩 *FEATURES OF NYSC GREEN CARD*
The Green Card contains the following information;
❇️ NYSC Logo, with NYSC letter heading including the head office address
❇️ Batch you are currently in and year of service
❇️ Call-up number: it’s a unique identification number that NYSC assign to every prospective
corps member.
❇️ Personal Details: this includes, your name, date of birth, state of origin, and so on.
❇️ Contact: Your address, phone number and state visited.
❇️ Next of kin details: Name, number and address of your next of kin
❇️ Education qualification: Grade, Institution, year of graduation, course of study.
🟢 The NYSC Green card can only be printed online after completing your online reg including payment.
There’s no other way it can be gotten except by printing it out.
HOW TO PRINT NYSC GREEN CARD
💹 Go to the NYSC portal at portal.nysc.org.ng
💹 Login to your dashboard with your registered e-mail address and password
💹 Click “Resume”. Scroll down and Look for “Print Slip button
💹 Click “Print Slip”.
💹 Once you click on ”Print slip”, a new screen will open up showing preview of your Green Card
💹 You will then see "Open" for those using phone (Google chrome browser), tap open and your green card will download automatically in PDF format.
Take to any cafe, or any business center and print.
Going back to same cafe you registered to print is at no cost, but a different cafe will attract printing charges.
💚 Our foreign graduate might not get green card till after been evaluated and verified.
*NOTE: Medical fitness medicals is a must take to Camp. Most Camps Rejects Medical Certificate with Scanned Signatures, don't let Medical Report get you into trouble in Camp*
✅ *The State of Origin of the Prospective Corps Member used for NYSC mobilization emanates
from the JAMB database. It cannot be changed after registration.
Prospective Corps Members are reminded that the photograph they upload during registration will be printed on your Certificate of National Service (CNS) or Exemption. Therefore, be careful about their clothing and hairstyles in the photograph.
Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) with discrepancies in their Date of Graduation as uploaded on the NYSC portal and the date on their Statement of Results will not be registered in the Orientation Camps. CO TIO
PCMs should sort out such issues with the Student Affairs Officers (SAOs) before coming to the Camp.
NYSC Call-up Letters
After NYSC Registration, the next thing is the call-up letter. This is simply a letter that will show you your state of deployment and other important things you should know.
If you have paid the N3,000 to 6000, you will be able to print your call-up letter on your dashboard some day's to camp opening date.
Orientation Camp And SAED
The orientation camp is one of the best moments of NYSC where you will be with thousands of prospective Corps members for a period of 3 weeks. There are lots of programmes that will make you fall in love and want to stay more.
Orientation camp is really fun and a very memorable time most people will never forget. After 3 weeks, you will then again be deployed to your place of primary assignment.
*🦺🧵🧰 SAED
Skill Acquisitions and Entrepreneurship Development is another of the most amazing thing about the orientation camp. This is also regarded as the most boring moments in NYSC Camp because of the long lectures you will receive before going to your different field to acquire skills.
Most people who pay attention to SAED are always thankful they did. You find an area of interest, you then shoot for it by attending the classes. Believe me, you will never regret taking it seriously.
Place of Primary Assignment
On the last day in camp, you will collect a letter that will specify the particular place where you will do your service for the next 11 months. The place of the primary assignment might be a Ministry, a private firm, an organization or even a religious office. But about 80% will serve in some secondary school.
If you don't like your PPA, you can change it or find a new one. The company might even reject you based on reasons known to them. No matter what, you will still get a PPA. Most PPA will provide accommodation and a token at the end of the month while some will leave you to God.
NYSC Allawee
The current NYSC Allowance N33,000. This amount will be paid into your bank account every month throughout your service year. During your stay at the orientation camp, you will open a new bank account and that is where the NYSC Allowee will be paid into. It always comes about 2-3 days before the end of the end of the month and sometimes, it comes late. Also note that you will collect the first Allowee before leaving the orientation camp.
CDS Group and Monthly Clearance
Community Development Service (CDS) is another unique feature of the National Youth Service Corps Unique. The NYSC officials will split every Corps members into different CDS Groups which are required to meet once in a week. The CDS is very important as you cannot do your clearance if you did not participate in your CDS group. Your CDS Group will do a project and constantly be meeting to see how to do something worthy for the community.
✔️ *Clearance*
The NYSC clearance is an exercise that takes place at the end of every month. If you miss a clearance, you will not collect your Allowee for the month and that is automatically an extension.
The date for the clearance is always different and it depends on your Local Government schedule. Your CLO will always relay the news about the date to you. You can miss many things in NYSC, but never miss a clearance.
Passing Out Parade
The last ceremony of NYSC Scheme is the passing out parade. The moment you will say goodbye to the NYSC allowance and your PPA to move on with your life. The passing out parade is always on a low key whereby you will go to your Local Government and collect your NYSC certificate. It's always a day to look out for.
NYSC Terms and Definition Every Corps Member Should Know
Below are the TERMS that NYSC frequently used in running its scheme that every corps member should know:
1. NYSC: National Youth Service Corps.
2. PCM:Prospective Corps Member. It means going to become a corps member.
3. Green Card: This is a coloured 'print-out' paper that PCMs print after they have completed their registration online. successful NYSC. Green card contains PCMs personal data, grade, Call-up Number and Nysc kits specifications.
4. Call-Up Letter: This is a letter that NYSC send to every PCM, calling them for service after few weeks they registered online. The letter usually give PCM four(4) days notice to report to camp.
5. Corps Member: A corps member is a member of NYSC. A Federal Government kid. A corps member has the same govt. immunity as a soldier, police or other corps in Nigeria.
6. _*Corper:*_ Short form of saying "Corps Member".
7. _*Allowee:*_ This is a monthly Allowances paid to every serving corps member.
_*There are three types of allowee, namely:*_
👉🏽 State government allowee: This is the allowance the state government pay to every corps member posted to their states. (No fixed amount and it varies from state to state)
👉🏽 Federal government allowee: This is monthly allowance the federal government pay to every serving nationwide. _*The current amount is fixed at N33,000.*_
👉🏽 PPA allowee: This is allowances paid to corps members by those they are serving in their establishment.
8. _*LI or LGI:*_ Local government Inspector. An NYSC officer incharge of corps members posted in certain local govt.
9. _*AI:*_ Area Inspector. Nysc officer incharge of corps members posted in certain zone in a state.
10. _*Book of Life:*_ This book is very important in Nysc camp; hence the name "book of life". The book is very huge and heavy, every corps members must sign in this book before he or she leave Nysc camp, failure to do so attract a very serious sanction.
11. _*Double Up:*_ This is military slangs soldiers used in Nysc camp to command corps members to run faster
12. _*Light Out Hour:*_ This is a time at night that all lights must be switched off. At this time, every corps member are expected to sleep, No noise, No torch light. Just sleep. _*This time is usually 10:00pm every night.*_
13. _*Otondo:*_ It is a friendly military word that soldiers often used when refering to a lazy and inexperienced corps member. It also means a novice, moron, idiot etc
The Word is usually used for fun!
14. _*Mami Market:*_ This is a camp market which is located inside the Nysc camp.
15. _*PPA:*_ Place of Primary Assignments. This is a place where corps members are posted to serve after camp training.
16. _*CDS:*_ Community Development Service. Just as the name implies. Corps Members are expected to contribute in developing the community where they are posted to serve.
17. _*CDS Card:*_ An official Nysc card where corps members attach passport photo graph. LGI sign it after the CDS meeting which usually hold once in a week, usually on Thursday.
18. _*PV:*_ Payment Voucher. This is a payment clearance that is being done every month. which shows that you are still alive and active in the service. Signing it required a clearance letter from your employer. Without signing the PV you won't recieve your allowee and your service will void.
18. _*CLO:*_ Corps Liaison Officer. This is the “head corper” of the Local Government Area where you PPA fall within
20. _*Ghost Corpers:*_ These are corps members that participate in the Nysc service through proxy.
21. _*Magical Corpers:*_ These are corps members that do not participate in service at all but they recieve benefits for service even more than those that participate fully.
22 _*HSE:*_ Health Safety Environment. A course available in NYSC.
23. _*NIM:*_ National Institute of Management. A course available in NYSC.
24. _*Platoon:*_ In Nysc camp, corps members are split into groups called platoons. Platoon are numbered from 1 to 10. Example; platoon1, platoon2, platoon3 ... Platoon10
25. _*Platoon Commander or Leader:*_ A corps member placed in charge of a Platoon.
26. _*Platoon Officer:*_ An NYSC staff in charge of a platoon.
27. _*PMP:*_ Project Management Professional. A professional course available in Nysc.
28. _*POP:*_ Passing Out Parade. The end of your Nysc service year.
29. _*Posting Letter:*_ This letter tells you where you have originally been posted.
30. _*SAED:*_ Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development. A program set up by government to provide skills to corpers enabling them to start businesses after serving
*REGISTRATION PROCEDURES IN THE CAMP*
�� *GATE CHECK POINT*: You would be requested to tender your *call up letter* then the security will search your luggage ones you're cleared they will give you a tag number.
*NOTE:*
*️⃣ Don't go with food stuff, they will only permit provisions and garri*
*️⃣ Don't go with cutleries like fork and knife*
*️⃣ *make sure the length of your white short is not beyond your knee*
ACCOMMODATION
After the gate check point, go to where you would be allocated a hostel and bed space. the tag number given to you by the security men at the gate would be collected here, then you will write your name
After taking out the camp required documents, locate your bed space and proceed your registration.
�� *VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS* Original documents and 4 or 5 photocopies of each would be requested:
- Call-up letter
- Green card
- School ID card
- Statement of result or School Certificate
- Certificate of medical Fitness
BIOMETRIC REGISTRATION: If Your thumbprint matched with what you did during registration, then they will determine the platoon you belong.Then you will be given,
*️⃣ *"Camp Corps Member Registration Slip" and Temporary I.D,*
*️⃣ *Certificate format*
*️⃣ *Performance report form*
*️⃣ Bio-data form.*
*NOTE*
_Make two photocopies of the slip and keep the slip for further use._
_*Check the last digit number in your state code. It ranges from, 0 to 9.*_
0 is platoon 10;
1 is platoon 1;
2 is platoon 2;
3 is platoon 3
4 is platoon 4
5 is platoon 5
6 is platoon 6
7 is platoon 7
8 is platoon 8
9 is platoon 9.
�� *PLATOON*: All platoon will be directed to gather at different locations.
*Locate your platoon with the camp corps member registration slip, Green Card, Call up letter, statement of result, file, Meal ticket, and NYSC Kits.*
- OPENING OF BANK ACCOUNT*: All PCMs must open a new bank account. So if you don't have a BVN,
List of documents needed for camp registration
Please note that the following documents are COMPULSORY for your NYSC Camp registration.
1. Medical fitness
2. School statement of result /certificate
3. PCM green card
4. Covid 19 print out slip
5. Call up letter
6. 4-7 passports photograph
7. School IDcard.
8. Certificate/Licenses (original+3 photocopy) for medical Doctors, other medical graduates and professional courses graduates
9. Medical report (redeployment)
FREE NYSC KIT IN CAMP
The following
- 1. HEAD DRESS (UNISEX Cap)
- Khaki JACKET
- Created Vest
- Khaki TROUSER
- BELT
- Jungle BOOT
- 2 Pairs of Socks
- TENNIS SHOE
- 3 WHITE Shorts
- 2 Extra White Shirts
Questions and Answers
1. Pls If i decide not to go for camp this batch will i be reposted in the next batch?
Answer: Yes. However, you will be posted to the same state.
2. What color should our passports background be, for NYSC?
Answer: White
Now you know everything about NYSC from the start from to finish.