Corpers' lodge

Prospective Corp members are usually baraged with a lot of information,most of them conflicting. These informations range from Online registration, getting the call up letter, preparation for deployment and that picture listing the 'requirements' in camp. While getting this general information are thrown around, its harder to get detailed break down of what really would go down the first day at camp. We'll explore what an Otondo should be expecting and how S/he could make it easier. The first day of camp can roughly be broken down into five parts, arrival, accommodation, registration, kits collection and platoon registrations. Part 1:  Arrival. On arriving camp, you'd be directed to the police post, to have your luggage checked. The check is to ensure Corp members enter camp with the required materials and not prohibited materials. Afterward the Corper will be required to write down their name and will be given a number. This number is very important during re...

I'll go straight to the point with this one. Firstly, there are no 'accredited centre' for the online registration. Once the cafe or your PC has a thumb scanner, you can do the registration. Go with your original documents, Just to be sure of the dates and other information you will be providing.  Go with an off white background passport. You can snap it with your phone and send it to the system. I personally don't have any use for white background passports and I'm sure many organisations don't, so I'm using my phone.  Be present in person for your registration because of the thumbprint. If someone thumbprints for you, the thumb print would not match in camp and you will be treated as an impostor. Stay vigilant, ensure the details you provide is correct and ensure that before the system is used to register another person, your profile is logged out.  This is very important if you do not want mix up in your data.  The green card will be printe...

1. NYSC So in case you find yourself wearing your full NYSC regalia and a Pulse TV presenter asks you, what is the full meaning of NYSC. It is not 'Now your suffering continues'. NYSC stands for National Youth Service Corps. It's a the scheme that brings together graduates from Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges around the country every year to serve their father land, usually in states other than their states of origin. 2. ORIENTATION CAMP  Service year usually kicks of with the orientation camp. It is the first stage of service, comprising of all the prospective corpers posted to a state spending three Weeks at a designated orientation camp in the State. It is a three week of great physical training, rehabilitation and preparation for the task ahead. Some may say it's pointless,but most always find it to be one of the best part of the service year. It's best to make the most of the experience! Here is a  list  of the various orientation camp a...

Congratulations to those who have completed their online registration. I wish the others luck and Godspeed.  Alot of mails have been sent to us at corperslodge808@gmail.com, mostly to ascertain the information about registration and what you may or may not need in camp especially from the females. I'm glad we have been able to help alot of people with registration issues.  To tackle the questions about what you may or may not need in camp, we consulted two former corpers, and from the ladies perspective they synthesized the piece you are about to read.  I hope you find it helpful.  *** Ladies, i know you are excited about your posting for the compulsory national service. Congratulations!!! However for you to stand out and look smart and classy in camp, there are some do's and dont's  you'll have to follow. PACKING FOR CAMP Don't go with your mother's biggest luggage (you are going to camp not your husband's house), pack lightly...

Sample of NYSC green card. Often prospective Corp members wonder what the green card listed as one of the documents required in camp actually is? Answer;  The green card is a slip that you print out after your online registration. The NYSC Green Card has the following information: The NYSC Logo, which has the NYSC letter heading including the head office address. Also includes the batch you are currently in and year of your service Applicants full details, which includes his or her full names, date of birth, state of origin, LGA, gender, place of birth, marital status and physically challenges. Your passport photograph will also be clearly seen on the slip. Your contact address information Next of kin fully details Your educational qualification details Your Kits specifications details And Finally the “Corps member Signature & date”. This is where you will sign as the owner of the slip. You are expected to sign the green card and make photocopies of it...

From the updated calendar, the new date for deployment is 18th to 23rd of may. You can find the updated calendar  Here . Happy easter! 

Congratulations if you found your records on the NYSC website. If you did not, find out if your school has submitted their list to NYSC. If not be patient, but otherwise, run to the students affairs division of your school and rectify the issue and ensure your record is uploaded on or before 19th of April. Once your record is found, it means you have been shortlisted for the online registration scheduled to begin on the 20th of this month and end on the 6th of May. There alot of rumours going around about the whole requirement for online registration and this article will try to put some of these rumours to rest. Firstly, Go to a government approved hospital and get a medical clearance certificate as this is part of the new requirements in camp. Secondly, online registration can be done at any cyber cafe, but it cannot be done with a phone,-unless your phone has a biometric scanner-because your thumbprint is required. Even though the NYSC website says you would need to uplo...