If you reading this post my guess is that you have received your NYSC call-up letter, and next thing on your mind is how to go about locating the NYSC camp of the state you were posted. Well I want you to know that you are not alone! I once passed through this stage, and knew what it feels like; that is why I decided to make this post on List of NYSC Orientation Camp Addresses in Nigeria, so you can at least have an idea of where you are going. Below are the list:

STATE	ORIENTATION CAMP ADDRESS
ABIA	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP,UMUNA,BENDE LGA, ABIA STATE
ADAMAWA	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP, OLD GONGOLA,BREWERY DAMARE VILLAGE ALONG LAPONDO ROAD,GIREI LGA.
AKWA-IBOM	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP,NSIT ATAI LGA.
ANAMBRA	NYSC PERM. CAMP, PROGRESSIVE SNR SEC SCHOOL, UMUNYA, OYI LGA,   ANAMBRA STATE
BAUCHI	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP, KM 60 WAILO EXPRESS ROAD, GANJUWA LGA BAUCHI STATE.
BENUE	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP, WANUME,TARKA LGA, KM 35 MAKURDI BOKO ROAD. BENUE STATE.
BORNO	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP, BIU ROAD, MAIDUGURI BORNO STATE
BAYELSA	KAIAMA GRAMMAR SCHOOL KAIAMA KOLOKUMA/OPOKUMA LGA, BAYELSA STATE
CROSS-RIVER	NYSC TEMPORARY ORIENTATION CAMP, ST BRENDANS SECONDARY SCHOOL IYAMOYONG, OBUBRA LGA..
DELTA	NYSC PERM. ORIENTATION CAMP FORMER MARTINS TTC, ISSELE-UKU ANIOCHA NORTH LGA, DELTA STATE
EBONYI	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP FORMER MAC GREGOR COLLEGE AFIKPO, EBONYI STATE .
EDO	NYSC PERM. ORIENT. CAMP, OKADA GRAMMER SCHOOL, OKADA  EDO STATE.
EKITI	NYSC PERM ORIENTATION CAMP ISE/EMURE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. ISE-ORUN LGA, EKITI STATE
ENUGU	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP, AWGU, AWGU LGA    ENUGU STATE
F C T	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP, KUBWA  F.C.T      ABUJA
GOMBE	NYSC ORIENTATION CAMP, GOVT SEC. SCH, KM 27 GOMBE-BAJOGA ROAD  GOMBE STATE
IMO	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION  CAMP, UMUDI, NKWERE   L.G.A,  IMO STATE
JIGAWA	Updated: Jigawa state orientation camp address is now: NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP,OPPOSITE ARMY BARRACK, FANISUA DUTSE, DUTSE  LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
KEBBI	HALIRU  ABDUL ARABIC SEC. SCHOOL, JEGA LGA.    KEBBI STATE
KADUNA	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP, KM 16 KADUNA-ABUJA ROAD,  CHIKUN LGA , KADUNA STATE
KOGI	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP, ASAYA KABBA, KABBA  BUNU LGA, KOGI STATE
KANO	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP,KUSALA DAM, KARAYE, KARAYE LGA, KANO STATE.
KATSINA	MULTI-PURPOSE YOUTH CENTRE / NYSC PERM. ORIENTATION CAMP, KM 4, MANI ROAD,  KATSINA STATE
KWARA	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP, YIKPATA, EDU  LGA, KWARA STATE
LAGOS	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP  IPAJA, AGEGE, LAGOS STATE
NIGER	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP, GOVT. SEC. SCHOOL PAIKO  MINNA-ABUJA ROAD, NIGER STATE
NASSARAWA	NYSC PERMANENT. ORIENTATION CAMP, MAGAJI DAN YANUSA, KEFFI,   NASSARAWA STATE.
ONDO	NYSC PERMANENT CAMP, ONDO STATE COLLEGE OF BASIC SCIENCE,  IKARE-AKOKO, ONDO STATE
OGUN	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP, IKENNE ROAD,SAGAMU,OGUN STATE ,
OSUN	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP, HOSPITAL ROAD, EDE  OSUN STATE
OYO	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION  CAMP, ISEYIN,  ISEYIN LGA, OYO STATE
PLATEAU	ZANG SEC. COMMERCIAL SCHOOL BUKURU  PLATEAU STATE
RIVERS	COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL, NONWA-GBAM TAI LGA, RIVERS STATE
SOKOTO	GOVT. TECHNICAL COLLEGE FARU-FARU SOKOTO (USED BY SOKOTO POLY.)  SOKOTO STATE
TARABA	TARABA STATE GOVERNMENT COLL JALINGO, JALINGO L.G.A., TARABA STATE
YOBE	NYSC PERMANENT ORIENTATION CAMP FIKA, FIKA LGA, YOBE STATE
ZAMFARA	GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, TSAFE, GUSAU-ZARIA ROAD, TSAFE LGA, ZAMFARA

I will be using my own experience to reveal to you how you can trace and locate the NYSC camp of your state of deployment. I got my call-up letter to serve our fatherland on the 6th of August 2009 as against Orientation camp on 10 of August 2009.

During my time, a great number of corps members were mobilized which made our batch to be divided into stream 1 and 2. My name fell in Batch B Stream 2. Normally once you are given your call-up letter, the next thing will be to choose a date you will start the journey to serving your father land. If you are posted far North, East, South or West depending on your location, it will be nice you leave your home or state 2 or 3 days to the official day of camp resumption.

This however is cool when you have somebody in the state where you are posted, but if you don't, you can leave a day to the main camp resumption date, but make sure enter a good transport system. If your state of deployment is close to your home or state, then you can leave very early in the morning or still better the evening before the next day; there are people (NYSC security personnels and even your fellow to-be corps members who may have arrived camp before you) already waiting to receive you on camp. The camp unofficially is usually opened a day to the official camp resumption day for mobilized to-be corps members to sleep over the night.

Ok, the above is an overview, what about tracing the main NYSC Orientation Camp? This is simple especially for states with good road transport system. I was lucky to be posted to Akwa Ibom State, one of the Nigerian states with a very good road network. Why it's advisable you leave on time is because you will need to be asking questions especially when you arrive your state of deployment.

Watch out for Taxi and Okada Riders,(Motorcyclists) they are usually on alert especially once they notice new corps-to-be members"Otondos" have arrived town. Do not allow them to use your head the way they used mine, collecting 20 times an amount I was not supposed to pay from me. Well I always say is one of those things that make you an Otondo! lol....

Besides any of the above, you will see other Otondos or new to-be corps members arriving from other states at the central park of your state of deployment, this is an advantage you will have for entering a known car company that has popular park branch.

When you reach the NYSC camp other things will follow. The things you will need to know will be taught to you by NYSC officials, Military men and Man "O" War. Be committed and dedicated to a group while on camp you may get lucky as  I did to be posted to the state territory of your state of deployment or any other closer town.

See below a gallery of some of pictures I took during my stay at the NYSC Orientation Camp at Nsit Atai, Iko Itie Udung, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

A Photo of Me Representing and Signing for my State-Imo State

Jackson on Salute to His Country- Nigeria: Under the Sun nor in the Rain

Jackson Posing on a Frame of His Country Flag

Jackson Keeping the Pace on His Platoon's Man "O"War Day

Jackson on a High Tree During His Platoon's Man"O"War Day

Jackson Laughing with huis OBS ID Card on him During the Camp Fire Nite

Remember to drop by and tell me about your camp experience, using the comment form below this post.

Happy Service Year

Cheers!