NYSC ABBREVIATIONS AND MEANING
NYSC ABBREVIATIONS AND MEANING: Today I’m going to work you through the NYSC abrreviations and the meaning you need to know as a PCM.
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NYSC: NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS
GREEN CARD : a Document in which successfully registered Corps Members print out after a successful registration for the programme. It contains the basic information inputted online during the NYSC during registration.
CALL UP LETTER: a letter that is printed out online (for those that paid 3k to NYSC) or gotten from school (for those that didn’t make the 3k payment on-line). It contains the state in which a PCM is deployed to. It contains member name, call up number, institution and so on.
CALL UP NUMBER: a unique number associated with a registered member for the scheme. It contains the abbreviation for school of graduation, year mobilise and a special number E.G NSYC/FUA/2020/198765
DG: DIRECTOR GENERAL. The person who is the head of the NYSC scheme.
ST: STATE COORDINATOR. The person who is the head of the scheme at a state level.
AI : AREA INSPECTOR. The person is in charge of the programme in a given area.
ZI : ZONAL INSPECTOR. The person is in charge of the programme in a given zone.
LI: LOCAL INSPECTOR. The person is in charge of the programme within a LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA.
LG: LOCAL GOVERNMENT. This is the area a LOCAL INSPECTOR covers.
LGA: LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA. This is a local government in a state.
ALLOWANCE: MONTHLY STIPEND paid to Corps Members by the federal, state, local government or private establishment
Book of Life: a huge book signed by corp members while in camp or after camp at the state NYSC Secretariat
CDS: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE is a group of activities to improve the environment Corps Members are serving.
CDS CARD : an official NYSC card signed by the LI or CDS Coordinator with a passport photograph of the Corps Member attached to it after the last CDS meeting for each month.
CLO : CORPS LIAISON OFFICER. This is the Head of all Corps Member. The person is in charge of all Corps Members in that LGA/ESTABLISHMENT.
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BIOMETRIC CLEARANCE : a monthly clerance activity to prove that you have not ascounded from service. Done every 1-10 Days of a new month.
DEC : DEPUTY EDITOR IN CHIEF
CAMP EXIT: A Document given to Corps Members who have serious health issues or married female CMs to exit the camp immediately after registration. But they are to come back to collect their posting letter on the last day of camp (for those that are not redeploying)
CDS EXCOs: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OFFICERS within a NYSC CDS GROUP.
OBS: ORIENTATION BROADCASTING STATION is in charge of information dissemination during camp. This is a CDS GROUP
PCM: PROSPECTIVE CORPS MEMBERS are members who have been given CALL UP NUMBER but have not been called to camp and have not done swearing in ceremony.
CM: CORPS MEMBERS that have done swearing in ceremony
PLATOON: a group of CORPS MEMBERS with state code having the same last number.
PLATOON OFFICER/COMMANDER: a NYSC CAMP OFFICIAL in charge of a platoon during the orientation exercise.
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PLATOON LEADER : a CORPS MEMBER assisting the PLATOON INSPECTOR for platoon activities
See Also: SOME INSTITUTIONS HAVE STARTED THEIR INTERNAL MOBILIZATION.
OVERALL PLATOON COMMANDER: a CORPS MEMBER who is in charge of all the platoons
PPA : PLACE OF PRIMARY ASSIGNMENT. This is the place a CORPS MEMBER will serve his fatherland working four times a week.
POP : PASSING OUT PARADE. This is done out of camp and out of the programme
PRO: PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
CC : CAMP COMMANDANT. The highest soldier in camp
CAMP DIRECTOR : The head of all camp officials and in charge of camp activities
SAED: SKILLS ACQUISITIONS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT. This is a programme for CORPS MEMBERS to learn new beneficial skills during the service year
State code: this is the official state identification number given to all corp members after registration in camp. It contains your state abbreviations, year and batch and a unique number
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Posting letter : a letter containing your PPA
Senate list: list of names receive from a school eligible to register for NYSC
Revalidation: application for revalidation is when the PCM registered previously but failed to go to camp after printing call up letter
Remobilization : application for remobilization is when the PCM went to camp but failed to report to PPA or abscounded
Domicile letter : a letter from a husband to NYSC applying for redeployment of his wife to his state of residence stating clearly his home
Ghost corper : a corper that don’t participate in activities yet collect allawee
Mami market : a group of shops selling and rendering various services in NYSC orientation camp to both camp officials and corpers
Otondo : a word for New corpers or sometimes use to mean foolish corper
Double up, you and your shadow (last man): run to parade ground
Corpers wee : an exclamation/slang to a Corps member of which the response is waaaaa…
NYSC ABBREVIATIONS AND MEANING
