HOW TO CHOOSE POSTING STATE DURING NYSC ONLINE REGISTRATION

You will only be allowed to select 4 States from the six Geo-political zones in Nigeria.

NYSC’s rule: You are not allowed to select your State of origin and State of Institution of graduation for those who studied outside their state of origin. Also, only one state is allowed to be selected from each zone.

Although there are six (6) Geo-political zones in Nigeria, *you will not be allowed to choose 6 states, but only 4 states.*

The 6 Geopolitical zones in Nigeria:

1. North Central(NC) Zone
Plateau
Kwara
Kogi
Niger
Benue
Nassarawa
Federal Capital Territory

2. North East(NE) Zone
Borno
Bauchi
Adamawa
Gombe
Yobe
Taraba

3. North West(NW) Zone
Kano
Kaduna
Sokoto
Kebbi
Zamfara
Katsina
Jigawa.

4. South East(SE) Zone
Abia
Anambra
Enugu
IMO
Ebonyi

5. South West(SW) Zone
Lagos
Osun
Oyo
Ekiti
Ondo
Ogun

6. South South(SS) Zone
Akwa Ibom
Bayelsa
Cross river
Rivers
Delta
Edo

Remember that from the 4 selected states, NYSC will deploy you to one of the states, and it usually done randomly by the NYSC system.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR SELECTION

This is how to make the selection:

1 state from the NC zone
1 state from either NE or NW zone
1 state from either SE or SS zone
1 state from the SW zone.

3rd of March OFFICIAL DATE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION, STAY TUNED