Young Lady Rubs Charcoal on Her Face During NYSC Registration Process, Explains Why, People React
- A young lady shared her unusual experience at the cyber cafe during her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) registration
- She showed how she rubbed charcoal on her face to complete her registration process, explaining why
- Many who came across her post shared their thoughts on her action, while others shared a similar experience
A Nigerian lady shared her experience during her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) registration.
The light-skinned lady shared how she visited the cybercafe for thumbprinting and capturing to complete the process.

Source: TikTok
In a video by @kiahcakes on TikTok, she shared how she and another light-skinned lady were asked to apply charcoal on their face.
She stated they had to do so because it was very hard to capture light-skinned people.
When they tried to capture them, it didn’t work, and they had to find a solution to darken their complexion.
The lady noted that the cyber cafe operator advised them to get a makeup artist to use a darker foundation on them, but it was too early to get one.

Source: TikTok
At the end, she and another lady she met there had to use the charcoal, which made the capturing successful.
She said:
“When they said NYSC will humble you, this is one of the perfect examples.”
Watch the video below:
Reactions trail lady’s NYSC registration experience
@Gifty said:
"E be like dey no tell you say na wetin dem capture go dey your certificate."
@Abimbola said:
"Na why i no wan do registration early make i ask for update before i go make i know how i go prepare myself."
@Iamdaliz said:
"It happened to me last year too. They had to put off all the lightening I didn’t rub charcoal on my face o."
@Faheezah said:
"More shege coming sha …don’t pray for thumbprint wahala too o."
@Ola Dunni said:
"I was to black for the camera and I’m not even that dark…. They had to shine light on my face and someone gave me a bright scarf to cover my shirt cus I was wearing a dark colored shirt."

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@OLUWAYEMISI said:
"Same thing happened to me oo, but the owner of the cafe told me to wear his anointed suit, and surprisingly the camera captured my face."
@Glowwithhoney said:
"I went through shege yesterday ehn, dey even too me to a dark room and on touch light."
@Eniayomi said:
"Capturing stressed me like mad. I had to use paper to support my ears and snap inside sun."
@Kiddies wear & more said:
"Aswear it happened to me I captured pass 20 times. They later tie my face with my scarf ni oo. it was not funny that day."
In related stories, a man shared his NYSC registration experience while another showed how he survived after a failed NYSC relocation.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian man shared how he skipped NYSC program because he was broke.

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Many who came across the post gave their views on the man’s decision, as some shared their similar experiences.
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