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We present to you some tips to help you save during your service year.
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1:Rural Communities Boost NYSC Savings
Most corp members who served in the rural area have additional saving ptential. Their environment is always very conducive due to many factors like less expensive rents, free water source, cheap food and others that enables them to make a lot of savings that has accumulated to their success in saving a large bulk after their service year.
To top it all some states prefer to pay those in the rural areas as a compensation for staying in the rural areas and not paying their fellow Corpers in the city area.

2:Get Part Time Job
Apart from the above mentioned opportunities can have to save up a lot of money as explained above, Corp members still make money by doing a lot of part time jobs. What are some of these part time jobs Corp members can do and make some additional savings?
Some of them are enlisted below.

¤Freelance Jobs
A lot of people don’t know about the possibility of making a lot of money online. There are a lot of people who are making hundreds of dollars from doing freelance jobs for people.
Freelancing comes in different ways such as writing, web design, graphic design, data entry and things like that.
Just go online, Google “freelance jobs” and see the number of possibilities available.

¤Private Teaching
You can find ways to start private lesson for a lot of students. Most parents are in search for teachers to teach their children.
If your PPA is a school you can always engage the parents about teaching and helping the educational ability of their students. These can raise a lot of little income for you from different private lessons here and there. This is something you can do with the extra time you would likely have in your hand.

¤Agriculture
In most rural areas most corp members are privileged to have some communities offering them free farmlands. Most of them farm in these land and sell the produce after harvest. The community sometimes helps them to even sell them and the profit acquired can go a long way to increase their savings during the NYSC.

¤Retail
The retail business is another business that corp members can also consider. Though I don’t know much about that business I do know that people can buy in bulk and sell in places where there are high demand for a particular product.
It doesn’t take them anything to travel to places where they can get these goods in cheaper price and begin to sell them in their new community if there is high demand for them.

¤Editing & Proofreading
A lot of book and story writers are in need for people who can read their work, help them read it, proofread it and also edit it for a handsome pay.
You can found this kind of Job offers online. You can also look for publishers and let them know that you are willingly to render such services if such opportunities are available.

¤Educational Research
They are thousands of students who are always looking for some help with research work, term paper, project work and other school work. You can advertise yourself for such opportunity. Advertising yourself can be something as little as creating a photocopy flyer and placing it at relevant places. You can contact business centers who do these things and work along with them.

¤Handicraft
There are certain skills that can raise you money without having to be employed by someone. Some of these simple skills include hair making, bead making, making fries, bag making, decoration, manicure and pedicure, makeup artist, and a host of them. Though that would require some marketing effort the rewards can outweigh the stress.

¤Extra Allowance
In the last clearance of most “good to go” corpers they are usually paid two months allowance at the same time plus an additional transport allowance. These last allowances they obtain also go a long way to augment any previous saving which they have thus increases their total savings.
Certain states like Rivers, Kogi and some others still pay another large sum of money to all passing out corp members, apart from that paid by the federal government, which also contribute to large savings in the wallet of some corp members.
Note that in all these methods I have outlined there was no suggestion of staying hungry because you want to save but these corp members succeeded because they didn’t touch their monthly allowance but ate from their new jobs.
If we keep listing the opportunities the day would fail us. Think and come out with ideas. Work towards them and you will not regret you did. With all this ideas I bet you can make more than N200, 000. You can have large savings to support yourself for the few months after national service.
I hope you have gleaned one or two things from this article. We hope to provide more of its kind in your No. 1 NYSC information page Corpa.

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PART 2
Fast forward to halfway my stay in camp. The cook had connections to get one a good PPA.
The laundry man also had equal connections according to them.
The soldiers were even acting
as if the camp was a barrack.
The doctors at the camp clinic would also tell you to rub their hand for a good PPA,....can't one go in pretense of being sick and rest without unnecessary rubbish?
For some reasons I fell a victim to a man who shared same name as the then governor of the State.
He promised me a PPA in the state's government House if only I parted way with a whooping sum of ten thousand naira (10,000).
I agreed to pay him as soon as we were paid, forgetting that I promised to give 90% of my first alawi to my parents,it was worth it......so I thought.
Fast forward to the night before our passing out from camp.
I was on queue to collect my first alawi via table payment.
The fake Cousin to the governor was in camp, at the popular Mami market.
He called me immediately I got paid.
Chaaaai, could this man be a monitoring spirit?
I dragged myself to where he was seated,with two beautiful ladies.
Omo , see temptation o,these are sea goddesses.
I slapped myself.
Adamu, I called myself and said I missed having fun in camp.
How could these damsels be in this camp and I never noticed, choooooi.
Just when I sat down to settle Mr cousin,he signalled to one of the lady to go join me.
He further added that he needed privacy.
I had to go with my new 'stranger' friend to get a new table.
While seated, all I was thinking was how I was gonna give my hard earned money to this Governor cousin.
Governor cousin?
Money shouldn't be his problem nau, I said to satisfy my curiosity.
I was lost in my thoughts when my new found friend touched my lap.
Stranger: Hey handsome, are you thinking about your container at the port?
Me: Ooops, sorry ennnh... What's your name please.
Stranger: I am Kimberleen.
Me: I Am John Adamu.
Stranger: John and Adamu combined? I can only imagine.
Me:How do you mean.
Stranger: Never mind.
Me: Alright.........
About ten minutes later.
Kimberleen :Ennnh, John or is it Adamu.
Don't be a boring guy, you're too handsome to be boring.
Me:Sorry Kim, I'm just lost in my thoughts.
Kimberleen: I can tell..... Well, you can talk to me, problem shared is problem half solved.
Me: Don't you worry about me, ama be owk.
Kimberleen :I don't know about you but I need a drink,should I order?
Me: Sure,go ahead......... I answered.
Kimberleen :You're sweet, thank you handsome.
Me: laughed....... It's nothing, I'm brushing,sorry......blushing.
Kimberleen :So you can be this fun to be with, wow.
My girl friend must meet you,she further stated.
She brought out her phone and called her friend whom from the conversation I understood was Funky.
Few minutes later, the said Funky appeared with two other girls.
In all, I'd say they were 5 because 2 of them were double sized ladies.
Chaaaai,ah Don enter one chance.
Just then Mr governor cousin came to get his 10k.
I gave him without asking questions so as to give my 6 in 4 ladies a big boy impression.
After like an hour later we were done, the ladies all drank and ordered pepper soup.
It's worth to note here that I only drank a bottle of Fayrouz all the while.
I called the sales guy who said our bill was N6900.
Ewoooo, my village people finally caught up with me,i said to myself.....feeling awful.
I paid, faking a smile so the ladies would feel comfortable.
All I got from them was a side hug with the double sized ladies squeezing me like hot dog.
I simply said good night to Kimberleen, Funky and Co.
Fast forward to the next day.
We woke up early, getting our mattresses back to where we collected them.
I was full of hope and positive vibes because I had thought my deal with Mr cousin was real.
Few minutes later, we were briefed and told to go get our posting letters.
I walked majestically to the collection point,having thought I'd be posted to the State Government House.
When it got to my turn to collect my posting letter,i just snatched it from the lady and walked away without opening it.
I got my things, went out of the camp gate and stopped a cab and headed to the State government House.
Just before we'd enter the first search point at the Government House, out of an assumed joy I decided to open my posting letter.
John Adamu........ Gbotingidi girls secondary school.
Whaaaaaaaaaaat??
Driver, stop lemme faint.
The end.

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MY FIRST ALAWI.
PART 1

My name is John Adamu.
This is my story of how I spent my first alawi.
Just like every other person would, I had great expectations regarding camp days.
I had mind and physical preparations,so I thought.
I had bought all I needed for the duration of 21 days.
As usual, my Mum made sure I had all for an assured comfort in camp..... Yes, she's that caring.
I had made up my mind to become a real man after my service year, in fact immediately after camp.
My parents have always provided for my needs.
At 25 I felt I was old enough to be independent of my parents,its time I gave them something instead of collecting.
I promised myself to set aside 90% of my first Alawi to be given to my parents to show my appreciation for all they've done, but how wrong I was.
I remember saying I'd form tough and mean towards people during my days in camp especially 'em SHEMALES because I've heard stories of guys who barely made it out of camp alive because of 'em kalashikas.
Now outside the camp for proper check-in, I was overwhelmed by the number of people I saw.
People from all regions, with different and unique backgrounds.
For some it was quite easy to make friends....with just a hi, I am bla bla bla earns one a friendship.
I was not going to betray my stand to maintain a tough and mean attitude.
Trust them girls, some had hairstyles I've never seen before.
One would conclude that they were going to camp in Dubai,having fun all the way.
Some looked too serious, too classy to approach,not as though I was interested in getting to know any of them because of the fear of unplanned spending in the next few days.
Fast forward to the next day.......
We were being addressed by the camp director.
Of course the soldiers were all around, making the gathering to be as quiet as a graveyard.
The camp director was raw, a very straight forward man he was.
His message to the girls was to be careful as every soldier would promise them a PPA in Aso Rock if only they'd sleep with them.....The soldiers were not smiling at this point.
To the guys he said, 'From experience, the fear of women is the beginning of financial prudence during and after camp'.
Wow, so this man reads minds, I said to myself.
Worry not Mr, no girl is going to partake in a kobo of my alawi.... And I was wrong again.


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EPISODE 2
Biola gets back home. She is positive that the C.V she sent to her uncle will yield result now. She can't wait to start earning in six figures and join the 'pepper dem gang'. Six months has passed and the six figures are not forthcoming, what does the future hold for her?

Chukwudi and Biola are two out of the over 200,000 corps members enrolled into the NYSC scheme yearly. According to Mrs. Rabi Jimeta, the former permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, the annual enrollement figure of corps members had increased from 2,364 at inception in 1973 to 229,016 in 2014 with a projected increase to 300,000 in 2020. It is in the light of this pressing challenges
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Our vision is to ensure a stress free service year and beyond and our mission is to use technology to bring about innovative solutions to the plights of corps members.

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Chukwudi is a graduate of Godfrey Okoye university who is awaiting his compulsory service year. Chukwudi is positive that he will be posted to the oil rich Akwa Ibom State but guess what? He is posted to Adamawa State! Chukwudi has lived virtually all his life in Enugu, the farthest he has gone north is Lokoja.
Nevertheless Chukwudi prepares for camp. He faces a number of challenges. First, he needs to buy extra camp kits like white shirts, white shorts, sneakers and other necessities since the ones given in camp are usually inadequate. There is no platform where he can easily shop all
these.
He faces yet another challenge, how does he get to Adamawa state from Enugu state? There is no one-way-bus to convey him straight to camp! The one he finally sees is pretty expensive. Chukwudi gets to camp battered and tired, his legs visibly shaking and his hunger level is off limit. He goes through all the necessary registrations and collects his OVERSIZE NYSC outfits. His jungle boot is super small and his khaki looks like something Fela must have used...
Three weeks later, Chukwudi is through with camp, he faces yet another challenge, he needs an accommodation to stay but there are no readily available, comfortable and affordable accommodations around his place of primary assignment. Chukwudi finally finds a single room which he pays N36,000 for the first year. The allowance of N19,800 he got on the last day of camp could not even foot the bills for the accommodation. How would he buy other necessities like bed, cooking stove and a fan to cool off the scorching heat of the north? He needs to make extra income but there are no opportunities open for him. To make matters worse, his PPA rejects him!!
Chukwudi is lost in his lamentations, how he wishes there was a platform he could get a new place of primary assignment, get
more information and interact with past and present corps members that served in Adamawa state.
One Friday morning, Chukwudi meets Biola; she has just passed out of the scheme the batch before his. Biola is still in town because she has properties she won't need anymore but there is no one to buy from her. She cannot easily access people like chukwudi who need these cheap properties to buy. Chukwudi ends up buying her properties at a reduced price.
The day Chukwudi met Biola at the secretariat; he had a difficult time locating the office. The only thing he now understood in hausa was “inakwana” and “sanu”, how would he tell this bike man he was going to secretariat? How he wished he had an NYSC tailored map to navigate through this new town?

EPISODE 2 COMING