NYSC REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION IN CAMP

National Youth Service Corps has some very strict guidelines for registration. If you do not comply with them, you may face some unpleasant consequences. Find out all you need to know about the NYSC requirements in order to have an easy and seamless NYSC registration. Stick around until the end of the article to find out the essential things to take to the NYSC camp.

REQUIREMENTS FOR NYSC ONLINE REGISTRATION

 NYSC Nigeria has some very defined requirements for those who plan on registering. Here are the main requirements for NYSC online registration: In order to register, you need to visit one of NYSC websites. If you are looking for general information and news, go to www.nysc.gov.ng. If you want to register, go to www.nysc.org.ng. Before starting the registration process, make sure you have a working e-mail address and a Nigerian phone number. Fill in the registration form on the NYSC portal and log in using your credentials. If you are a locally-trained graduate, use your matriculation number for registration. Your name should also be on the approved list of your educational institution.

If you are a foreign-trained graduate, make sure your institution is accredited. If you are not sure, you can check in with the Federal Ministry of Education. Upload the letter of verification during your registration. In addition to it, you also have to upload:

 WASC (West African School Certificate) or OR GCE (General Certificate of Education) OR High School Diploma with at least five credits achieved in two sittings;

A Higher National Diploma OR First Degree Certificate and its transcript;

An international passport with the date of departure for your course of study.

If you studied in a non-English speaking country, you would have to translate your documents before uploading them. If you studied Medicine, Physiotherapy, Veterinary Medicine, Optometry, Radiology or Medical Laboratory Science, you will also need to provide a Certificate of Registration with your professional body.

Unlike before, you do not have to verify your documents at the NYSC headquarters in Abuja. You can do it at your orientation camp. Just take your original documents with you to the camp, and you will be OK. If you are a married woman that wants to register with NYSC, you will have to provide the copy of your marriage certificate, the change of name evidence and your husband’s address. In order to print your call-up letter, you will need to pay ₦3,000 to NYSC. Click here for full instructions. If you want to avoid paying this sum, you can collect your call-up number and/or letter at your school. If you paid for registration before but you were not mobilised, you will not have to pay a second time. 

Be aware:

If you present any fake documents, you will be decamped and demobilised.

You cannot register by proxy.

 If you are pregnant or nursing, you should not apply, as you will not be accommodated.

 As soon as the portal closes, the registration is over.

NYSC registration 2017 (Batch B) ended on November 12. Follow NYSC on their social media (nysc_ng on Twitter and Instagram and officialnysc on Facebook) for the latest news on the subjects of registration and mobilization.

WHAT TO TAKE TO THE NYSC CAMP 

Once you have completed the NYSC registration procedure, you should start preparing the things you are going to take with you to the camp. Here is the list of things you most certainly need to prepare:

Several white T-shirts with round necks. Even though you will be provided with two T-shirts at the camp, you are required to wear them every day. This means that you will probably have to wash them very often. To avoid wearing dirty shirts, it is better to take some spare ones. A few pairs of white shorts. Once again, you will receive two pairs at the camp. However, as they are white, you will need to wash them just as often as the T-shirts. So take a few spare pairs from home.

White tennis shoes with plain white socks. The shoes provided at the camp are not of the best quality. If you want to save your feet some pain, make sure you grab at least one pair with you.

Provisions. Many people have complained about the food situation at the NYSC camps. Of course, you can always go out and buy some food elsewhere, but it would be much cheaper to take it with you.

Toiletries. You should never go anywhere without the essential toiletries (soap, toilet paper, towels, pads, etc.), especially if it is a NYSC camp. So put that on your list right now.

Mosquito net and bug sprays. If you want to avoid scratching yourself like a madman from dozens of bug bites, pack up a few bug sprays (for yourself and your roommates), a mosquito net and a rope to tie it.

Money. One of the most essential things you will need with you is money. Even if you forget anything, you will be able to buy it. Take both cash and bank cards, just in case.

Waist pouch. You will need to both carry your valuables around and have your hands free. For that purpose, you should invest in a fanny pack that would keep your stuff on you at all times. 

Flashlight. You will be needing this if you plan on doing anything after lights out. It may also be dark when you need to wake up (which is around 3.30 in the morning), so you will definitely find some use for a small lamp or torch.

 Locks. In order to keep the stuff that does not fit into your waist pouch safe, invest in a padlock and lock your things when you leave your room. You should also pack up everything else you deem necessary, such as your appropriate medicine, bed linens, power banks and so on. Prepare everything you need for a more or less comfortable stay. And that is all you should know about NYSC recruitment and how to go about it. Make sure you check everything before applying or leaving for camp. 

Good luck!