National Youth Service Corps

Service and Humility

ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO TAKE TO CAMP

PART I: IMPORTANT ITEMS

S/N Item Reason □
1 Student ID Card used in □
school and 6 photocopies
2 Degree Certificate and 6 □
photocopies
3 NYSC Call-up letter and 6 □
photocopies
4 NYSC Greencard and 6 □
photocopies
5 Transcript and 6 □
photocopies
6 O’Level certificate e.g. □
WAEC and 6 photocopies
7 Passport ID Photograph (24 □
copies)
8 Water-proof File storage □
medium to keep all these
9 Two-pairs of regular clothes One to wear to camp and □
on to wear on return from
10 Medical Report (Optional) In case you want to define □
any medical challenge to
get you to avoid some
activities or want to
redeploy.

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 11 Stationaries: Pen, Pencil, A4 Prevents unwanted wastage □
Sheets, Eraser & Gum of time and begging.
(Optional)
International Students
9 International Passport and □
6 photocopies of the Data
Page, Residence Permit,
First Date of Arrival & Date
of first Departure
10 Letter endorsed by your Some camps may ask □
school (optional)
Note: These are the only important things and be sure to run the photocopies, there are
photocopiers in camp but I assure you that you don’t want that stress.

PART II: IMPORTANT ITEMS TO RECEIVE

If you carry all the items in Part I, you will be validated successfully
and you will be given the following:
 NYSC ID Card
 NYSC State Code Number
 NYSC Kit
o 1 NYSC Crested Vest
o 1 pair of Khaki Trousers
o 1 Cap and Jacket
o 2 White T-shirts
o 2 pairs of Knickers
o 2 pairs of green-stripped Stockings
o A pair of Orange Jungle Boots and White Converse
o A Belt
 NYSC Mattress & Hostel

PART III: ESSENTIAL

Most of the listed items here aren’t too necessary, but if you’re to
survive the hardship and stress associated with your 21 days, you are
to carry these.

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S/N Item
1 Money (at least 30,000-
40,000)
2 ATM Card
3 At least 6 pairs of White T-
Shirts, Shorts & Socks
4 At least 2 more plain white
rubber canvas
5 Waist Pouch or Fanny Pack
6 Mosquito Net
7 Essential Drugs (Pain Killers,
Vitamin C & Malaria Drugs)
and other drugs per
prescription
8 Essential Toiletries (Bathing
Soap, Washing Soap,
Deodorant, Disinfectant,
Toothpaste, Toothbrush,
Sponge, Detergent)
9 Towel, Sleepwear &
Underwear
10 Plate, Cup & Cutleries
11 Bed Sheets
Reason □
Feeding and other essentials □
like laundry services
Just in case you run out of □
cash physically (But not all
camps have ATMs)
You will be given two pairs of □
these each at camp but you
will never be able to wash
every day.
Easy to wash and adds to □
the 2 pairs you will be given
at camp
Very Important as it holds all □
your key items during training
You didn’t leave your □
comfort zone at home just to
go get malaria in camp
Just in case □
Not much to explain here! □
Also here! □
If you plan on taking any □
unknown substances in
camp
Let the bed bugs stay on the □
mattress (Not like they’re not
small enough to sift through
anyway)

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 12 Rechargeable Lamps In the case of power outage □
which in Nigeria is a case
13 Headphones and a fully For me personally it’s the only □
loaded music library way I can survive anything I
don’t like
Note: If you can avoid carrying much devices like laptops, tabs and carry just your phone,
you’ll be doing yourself great good. Plus it’s just 21 days which if you’re lucky you might
be decamped earlier for bad behavior.

Disclaimer: Note that this list was compiled from the collective contributions of past
corpers and not NYSC.