55 Things NYSC Members Should Not Leave Home Without

What and what should you take to Camp? Do you really need most of the things you’ve packed into your big leather box already? Here’s a checklist of what we think you are likely need.

Documents and Photocopies

  • Call-up letter
  • Statement of Result/transcript
  • School ID card
  • Passport photographs
  • NYSC Green Card
  • NYSC Medical certificate

You won’t be allowed into camp premises without any of them. Go there with about 10 passports & 5 document photocopies each.

Toiletries & Essentials

  • Toothbrush & Toothpaste
  • Bath soap & Sponge
  • Detergent & Bar Soap
  • Toilet Paper
  • Towel

Others

  • Sanitary Pads & Tampons
  • Shower Caps
  • Bleach
  • Disinfectants
  • Buckets & Bailer
  • Body Cream & Lotion

Its ok to buy buckets and non-essentials at the camp.

Clothing Items

  • White T-shirts
  • White Shorts
  • Whites tennis shoes
  • White socks
  • Underwear
  • Bed sheets
  • Perfumes/ body spray
  • Rubber slippers/flip flops
  • Combs and hair needs
  • Makeup & accessories
  • You will be provided with 2 pairs of white T-shirts and shorts in camp but you can take up to 2 pairs along.
  • Colored panties will be too conspicuous under the white tops and bottoms.
  • You can take a 2 – 3 sets of casual wears/mufti for Sunday and camp fire night.
  • 1 pair of shoe and socks is okay. It is good to have a white rubber shoe that is easy to clean (sold at camp also).

Other Recommended Items

  • Torch lights
  • Mosquito nets/mosquito repellant
  • Food flasks, cups, drinking flasks & cutlery
  • Cloth hangers
  • Wrist watch
  • Padlocks and keys
  • Waist pouch
  • Handkerchiefs/face towels/Kleenex
  • Pegs/clips

Get a cheap watch. Everyone uses a waist purse. It’s your camp bestie. Most of these items can be easily bought in the camp so don’t worry. If you can’t get them before traveling. See also: Some Didn’t Wear Pants: Shocking Experience In Delta NYSC Camp – Muslim Corpers

  • Optional First Aid Items
  • Methylated spirits/ rubbing alcohol
  • Band aids/plasters
  • Robb
  • Bandages
  • Cotton wool
  • Anti-purging pills (flagyl, tetracycline etc.)
  • Anti-malaria pills
  • Inhaler (for those who are asthmatic)

These aren’t necessary except you have something to treat or known allergies

Miscellaneous

  • Camera & batteries
  • Writing pads and stationary
  • Novels/Books
  • Pillow
  • Games
  • Mp3/ iPod
  • Eye pads for sleeping & ear plugs
  • Surge protectors / extensions
  • Glue sticks & staple

MONEY, MONEY, AND MORE MONEY.

  • Never, ever, ever run out of it. Bring as much as you can afford.
  • Mirrors and forks are known to be contraband items in camp
  • Prices of items apart from fast consumer goods (Credit, Gala, Indomie etc) are usually higher than those outside so it is advisable you buy the things you can before going into camp.

PACK AS LIGHT AS YOU CAN AND MAKE SURE YOUR BOX IS AS THEFT-PROOF AS POSSIBLE.

If you have any questions you want to ask, use the comment box below.

154 thoughts on “55 Things NYSC Members Should Not Leave Home Without”

  1. Hi lola,morning, pls is a very small mirror not allowed(so I can do my makeup) ,and can I take garri and Indomie along (is there any place to cook the Indomie self)
    Thank you

          1. Zaynab Abubakar

            Pls my local government of origin is not correct and have made a complain in d school nysc office dey said it doesn’t mean…..how true is it.please

    1. Hi Lola good morning, pls when is the stream 2 portal reopening. And pls how much is the medical fitness cert thank you

    1. Pls I don’t hav the original of my ond result, it important to take it along or can I still use the statement of result

  2. Please what exactly do the check at arrival at the camp, I mean the certificates both for single and married
    Thanks

      1. Please Lola Dear, I discovered the grade i graduated with was mistaken to a lower grade could there be any problem to that effect?

  3. Hi Lola, please is there stream 11 for this batch?(A.’19)… My department just got my results approved at my school senate level yesterday, now I can’t find my name in the NYSC portal nor with the school senate list…and since I couldn’t register with NYSC(which is closing today), Does that mean I will wait until stream 11, and if there ain’t, batch B?(and when is batch B Lola)?

        1. Nwachinemere Gift

          Lola I changed my age in secondary school but in my university I started using my real age will it stop me from entering the camp

  4. Hi Lola, have done my reg over 5days now but my call up number have not been sent why? and the sent me a message some days back “Permit not yours. last warning” please what does it mean.

        1. Hi Lola, does nursing mothers still have to go to camp with their medical fitness certificate since they will not be allowed to stay in camp

  5. I got an email showing my resipt for payment but no call up tho the message had ecall up letter on it can’t find anything like a place to be deployed on wat can I do but there is a code on it can r.r.r

    1. Well done Princess Lola,pls is it sure that there would be stream 2 for this 2019 NYSC batch C ?
      If yes,when likely could that be?

  6. Hi Lola…must one arrive camp on the 27th? My school won’t be able to provide my I.D card until Tuesday and my journey to camp is quite long. Thank you.

        1. Ibrahim Abubakar Sahabi

          Hi Lola, I was succecfuly registered my Name but all this while is I check my Name will keep on showing me “YOU ARE NOT BEEN MOBILIZE YET” hope is not a problem

  7. please the documents we are to bring, i mean the call up letter nd others, is it everything that should be in color? or just the original one in color and the remaining photocopies in black and white?

  8. Hi Lola, those documents that are to be photocopied will it be black and white while the original print out will be coloured?

  9. Hi Lola
    As a pregnant woman, I just want to register and come home same day, is it possible? So I can attend my DR’s appointment and be under close monitoring
    Note am also married

  10. Hi lola, I’m a foriegn student but have not been evaluated. So no green card or call up letter yet. Please hope no problem

  11. Dear Lola , I’m yet to effect my husband’s name on my bank account because I just did change of name. Please which name should I fill in the NYSC account opening? And will I need medical fitness certificate since I’m not staying in camp because of my babies

  12. Hello Lola, I have completed my nysc reg. in batch “B” stream 1, have printed my green card and call up letter, but I fall seriously sick and felt I can’t make it in camp in case I didn’t recover on time. Should I do another registration with batch B stream 2 ???
    And what will happen then ????? Thank you

  13. Good morning. I was mobilized to go to camp with Batch B, stream 1 but to due to unforeseen circumstances, it will not be possible. Is it possible to defer to stream 2? If yes, how do I go about it please? Thanks

      1. Israel Godson N

        Pls Lola. May God bless you immediately, for your positive response. My candid question is; is it advisable for one to go to camp with stainless food flask or is it the rubber/plastic flask is only allowed?

  14. Nwachinemere Gift

    Princess Lola I changed my age in secondary school but in my university level I started using my real age will it stop me from entering the camp

  15. Da-costa Adedapo

    Hello Lola, your information is very useful. About medical report,must it be from a government hospital.should I also have photocopies of school I d card and green card

  16. Hi Princess Lola, i want to go for stream2 but due to the fake news flying around that there will not be stream2 i was pressured to register on the 29th of October. Please how can i pause or cancel my registration till stream 2?

  17. Good afternoon sis Lola, I’m feeling somehow concerning my names, the name that was written on my Nd certificate was Ojo Adedoyin Sunday, while the name on my HND result is ojo Adedoyin, hope they won’t check my Nd certificate not to cause casualties for me in camp ??

  18. Hi Lola God bless you on your effort towards us.
    Pls i want to ask, if Batch C stream 2 will enta Camp dis year 2019 or is dia nothing like Batch c stream 2

  19. Hi Lola , pls I just got a message from NYSC stating that my photograph is not clear enough, that I should go and recapture…pls will that be a problem as I am already on my way to camp

  20. Hi Lola am a nursing mother i lost my school I’d and my school said they can’t give me another one coz I have graduated for 2 years now that the only thing they can do is to give me letter of identification but I have my faculty I’d with me, I don’t kW if nysc will accept the letter or id

  21. Hi Lola, I’m Nina and I’m in batch c stream 2 please my school took my ID card immediately I collected my certificate but I have photocopies of it, would it be accepted?

  22. Hi lola am a foreign student have not been verified, they said I should come back on the 28th camp day please should I go there or not and is it bad

  23. Hi Lola, I am married and have a baby whom I left to come bck for registration, please what do i do in order to go back cos I wasn’t posted to where my husband and I resides

  24. Thanks so much for your updates Lola it’s really been helpful. Please I want to know if I could sew my khaki from home since the chances of getting my size on camp is slim.

  25. Hi Lola, there was an error on my waec result (Date of Birth) was written wrongly but i can’t find the link to make correction on my Nysc Portal. Need Help

  26. Good morning Lola, thanks so much for your timely advice. Are we to go to camp with our waec result? Why I’m asking is because where my waec is is far from where I’m residing and I am not a foreign trained student. Thanks for everything ma

  27. Hello Lola, Please in a situation where my name on nysc is different from the name on my bvn, how do I go about the opening of account in camp?

  28. Pls Lola I did affidavit for age declaration, is they any need to carry it although I fill it while registering…..
    Secondly without medical test that ur not sound pls can someone redeploy? For d food issue how many meals are we talking in camp is it free?

  29. Morning lola,in a situation where the age on my bvn is different from the age on my nysc, will it give me a problem while opening account in camp,please I await your reply so I can know what to do

    1. Please am experience the same Sir, so did it later give you problems or there is no problem for it in camp ??

  30. Hello princess Lola, good morning. Pls as an expectant mother ( pregnant), will I be needing all those kits since I won’t be staying in camp??

  31. Hi Lola
    While registering I notice there was a difference in my date of birth. My waec has July 26 while jamb has July 28
    Please what can I do

      1. Hi lola.. I was told to report to my camp on Wednesday but I can’t due to some issues so am going an Friday is that possible.. my come is abia state

  32. Good morning Lola, please my name was spelt wrong on my dash board, my names are Rafindadi Hassan Abdulrrahman but on the dashboard it’s written as Rafindadi Hassan Abdurahman. I applied for name correction after my registration and my call up letter is out and it’s still showing me that my name correction is being reviewed. Please can it be fixed in camp. thank you as you reply me.

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