Travel Guide to NYSC Orientation Camp

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a program set up by the federal government of Nigeria to engage graduates in nation-building and community development. The purpose of NYSC is to develop a spirit of selfless service and unity among youths, irrespective of their social and cultural backgrounds. This program occurs annually in three batches – Batch A, B, and C. Each batch then reports to their NYSC camp in two streams: I and II. In this article, we will share travel safety tips and essentials as you travel to your respective NYSC orientation camp.

NYSC Travel Safety Tips for Prospective Corpers

If you are travelling by road to your orientation camp, it will likely be a long journey.
Here are travel safety tips you should consider for your trip:

1. Do not board a random vehicle by the roadside.
2. Make adequate travel preparations with a reliable transport company before the D-day of your departure. Doing this will secure your seat and avoid a scenario where all the available vehicles fill up before you get there.
3. Choose a transport company that can drop you near or directly at your orientation camp. Intercity NG can connect you with such companies.
4. Keep a close watch over your luggage.

Intercity NG helps prospective corp members find reliable transport companies that provide excellent customer service and drop-off at NYSC camps.

Book your bus or car ticket to NYSC camp via Intercity NG .

NYSC Camp Requirements and Guides: Essential Items To Travel With

NYSC camps come with strict guidelines on items you can bring in. These guidelines ensure everyone’s safety and pleasurable stay in the orientation camp. Let’s review the essentials to travel with and contraband items to avoid.

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Essential Documents

Ensure you go to your orientation camp with these items. You will not be registered in your NYSC camp if you forget any.

Regular Prospective Corps Members (PCMs)

1. Call-up letter
2. Original school certificate, Notification or Statement of result
3. Passport photographs
4. Medical Certificate of Fitness
5. Green Card
6. School ID Card
7. Survival kit

For Foreign PCMs

1. Items listed for regular PCMs
2. International Passport
3. Residence Permit
4. Academics Transcript
5. WAEC Certificate

For Married Women

1. Items listed for regular PCMs
2. Marriage Certificate
3. Photocopy of spouse’s work ID card
4. Newspaper change of name from Miss to Mrs
5. Original or photocopy of utility bills from your spouse’s place of residence.
6. Domicile Letter

Essential Kit Items

1. White T-shirts
2. White Shorts
3. A Pair of White Leather Shoe
4. A Pair of White Rubber shoes
5. A Waist Pouch
6. Water Bottle
7. Socks
8. ID Card holder

NYSC Contrabands: 5 Items Not allowed in Camp

1. Mattress
2. Laptops
3. Electric appliances
4. Raw foodstuff
5. Metallic cutlery, except for spoons

Will I be allowed to enter my NYSC camp after the reporting date?

Yes. If you can’t make it to the NYSC orientation camp on your reporting date, you can still enter on the next day.

Your reporting date is the official date written in your call-up letter.

Related: The Ultimate Packing Guide for NYSC: Corpers Must Have

Can I be late for NYSC camp?

Of course! Any time after your reporting date is considered a late arrival. However, you will not be allowed inside after the reporting dates end.

Kindly note that you will be required to state a genuine reason for your late arrival. It’s best to go the same day or the next day of your reporting date.

Guide to Location of NYSC Orientation Camps in Nigeria

• Abia: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Umunna, Bende Local Government Area, Abia State.
• Adamawa: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Lapondo Road, Damare, Girei LGA, Adamawa State.
• Akwa Ibom: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ikot Itie Udung, Nsit Atai Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.
• Anambra: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Umuawulu/Mbaukwu Awka South Local Government Area, Anambra State.
• Bauchi: NYSC Permanent Orientation camp, KM 60 Wailo, Ganjuwa Local Government Council, Bauchi State.
• Bayelsa: Kaiama Grammar School, Kaiama, Kolokoma-Opokuma Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.
• Benue: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Wannune, Tarka Local Government Area, Kilometer 35 Makurdi Gboko Road, Benue State.
• Borno: College of Peace and Disaster Management, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Babbar-Ruga Batsari Road Katsina, Katsina State.
• Cross River: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Obubra, Obubra Local Government Area, Cross River State.
• Delta: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp Former Martins TTC, Issele-Uku, Aniocha North L.G.A. Delta State.
• Ebonyi: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Macgregor College, Afikpo Local Government Area, Ebonyi State.
• Edo: Okada Grammar School, Okada, Ovia North-East Local Government Area, Edo State.
• FCT: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, FCT.
• Gombe: NYSC Temporary Orientation Camp, Science Technical College, Amada, KM 21, Gombe-Bauchi Highway, Near International Airport, Gombe State.
• Imo: NYSC Temporary Orientation Camp Former Girl’s Model Secondary School Eziama Obaire Nkwerre Local Govt Area, Imo State.
• Jigawa: NYSC Permanent Camp, opposite Army Barrack, Fanisua Dutse Local Government Area, Jigawa State.
• Kaduna: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Kaduna – Abuja Road, Kaduna State.
• Kano: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Kusala Dam, Karaye, Karaye Local Government, Kano State.
• Katsina:Youth Multi-purpose Centre/ NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Mani Road, Katsina State.
• Kebbi: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Dakingari Local Government Area, Kebbi State.
• Kogi: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Asaya, Kabba Local Government Area, Kogi State.
• Kwara: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Yikpata, Edu Local Government Area, Kwara State.
• Lagos: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Iyana Ipaja, Agege, Lagos State.
• Nassarawa: Magaji Dan-Yamusa Permanent Orientation Camp, Keffi, Nasarawa State.
• Niger: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, (Former Abubakar, Dada Senior Secondary School), Paiko, Niger State.
• Ogun: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ikenne Road, Sagamu Local Government Area, Sagamu, Ogun State.
• Ondo: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ikare-Akoko Local Government Area, Ondo State.
• Osun: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Aisu College Hospital Road, Ede North Local Government Area, Ede, Osun State.
• Oyo: Government Technical College, Iseyin Local Government Area, Iseyin, Oyo State
• Plateau: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Mangu, Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State.
• Rivers: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Nonwa-Gbam Tai Local Government Area, Rivers State
• Sokoto: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Wamakko,Wamakko Local Govt Area, Sokoto State
• Taraba: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Sibre Airport Road, Jalingo, Taraba State.
• Yobe: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp Dazigau, KM 5 Potiskum-Kano Road, Nangere Local Government Area, Yobe State.
• Zamfara: NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, beside the FRSC Office, Tsafe Local Government Area, Zamfara State.

Conclusion

In this article, we shared travel safety tips, essential items, and contraband to note when travelling by road to your NYSC orientation camp.

Traveling with vehicles at recognized parks and stations ensures your proper documentation in case of any emergencies.

Book your ticket to and from your NYSC orientation camp.

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