ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR SURVIVING IN NIGERIAN HOSTELS part 1

First of, if you're reading this, and you have just been newly admitted to uni, congratulations. welcome to a place outside of your father's house. Whether you’ll be staying in the school hostel or outside (off K). Nigerian hostels are the real ghetto and so you’re going to need these tips on how to go about things so you no go jonze.

1. Familiarize yourself with your surroundings:

   Make friends or at least, acquaintances with your roommates, find yourself a customer ( a barber, hairstylist, food and cloth vendor etc.), learn the hostel rules and curfew time ( if there're any), know your way around different places and so on.

1. Make sure to always have water:

   Now, this would probably apply when lectures start. The trick is to ensure to fetch water

the night before your class, if not, there are 3 things involved; It's either you’re late for your class, or you gba (smell) to the class, or you don’t go at all. It's also very important to guard your water like your life depends on it because, just like the devil, there are thieving fingers looking for 'one bowl' here and there.

1. Guard your stuff with everything you've got, and by all means

   This advice here, is peak guiding. Just imagine a very common instance where you spread your 'big boy/girl' clothes on the line, and you come back and you're seeing space. Exactly! hence why you should always spread where your eyes and ears are on them.  You can now crown it up with prayers. Yes, prayers because I know someone who had all his underwear stolen. Like who steals underwear?

   The same goes for your provisions and foodstuff. always have your cupboard under lock, even when you're present. Except if you're one of those bandits yourself.

   
   

   

   
   
   
   

   4. Always eat before you leave your room:

   This sounds like something your mother would say innit? Well, lets analyse a typical lecture day for a Nigerian uni student. Max, by 8:00 am, your first class starts, and you have more, back to back, till 5:00 pm or even 6:00 pm , in different lecture theaters, which would mean trekking under the hot sun. There might be, if it's a good day and you're lucky, an hour free period, where you can buy snacks. Now imagine how far that cornflakes you had in the morning would take you, not to talk of not eating anything at all.

   This is exactly why you need to eat good before you leave. You'll thank me for it and your body would thank you afterwards.

   
   

   

   
   

   5. Know your roommates:

   Some roommates are heaven-sent, while some will show you premium shege. They can take your last 2k and leave you stranded. Some are notorious for stealing water (just one bowl). Some have PhD in stealing foodstuff. Some can even go as far as wearing your clothes and shoes.

   
   

   6. Learn to mind your business:

   Now, this right here would save you a lot of energy and stress. it might be hard sometimes, especially when there's a fight or something juicy going on in the neighboring room(s). The point here is to use your head and not interfere in what would send you back to your father's house or even beyond (if you know, you know). No go do pass yourself

   
   

   Conclusion:

   All the tips for survival in Nigerian hostels above are just to help you and guide your stay as a fresh hosteler and not ruin your experience. you might want to apply a little discretion here and there to suit you because, as much as being in the hostels can be a weapon fashioned against you, it is a very fun experience you don't/ can't afford to mess up/ miss.