All you need to know about University of Nigeria (Nsukka) UNN accommodation. Hostel and OffCamp

WHERE WILL YOU LIVE IN THE DEN???

Truth is, at the moment aspirants are more bothered about what mode of screening would be used for this year's admission. But at the end of everything, those that would be Lions this year will be while the rest will have to try out another year. Now this post is for the would be lions. Where will you live in the den???

This is my third year in the UNN and I think I have earned the right to say without flinching that I know a lot about the environment. The Nsukka people are homely, peaceful and hardworking igbos so wherever you chose to live may not be such a bad idea. In the coming paragraph I will tell you what I know about each residential area around the nsukka campus. I ll give range of price for accommodation at these places and also give personal comments on level of security.
Enjoy.


FEMALE HOSTELS: The UNN boasts of 13 female hostels. 12 is functional at the moment because the Okeke hostel that had it third floor razed buy fire was evacuated this session and is currently under a process of restoration. The hostels are very much inside the school. Especially Bello, Eyo Ita, Balewa, Awolowo, Ajanwachukwu and Opara halls. So if you happen to get any of these halls, then you can wake by 6:30 and still meet a 7:00 lecture (that’s if your mirror will allow you). Some unlucky ladies will be allocated Kwame Nkuruma hall located at the extreme end of campus among the boys hostels ( una go trek die). But on the brighter side, you will be working your body to exercise and not to talk of the male company (oya shoot me). The hostels has free running water and electricity is very good. Infact the campus enjoys power very much. Most rooms have fans. The school tries as much as possible to maintain the toilets (but our girls can shit kaii!) so I will give the toilet 6/10. There is free Wifi in all hostels also. The legal number of occupants is 4per room. But when our lionesses want to become landladies, you can get as much as 8-10girls in a room (surprised? Wait till I enter boys hostel). They call it "Squatting". Security is good but there are still many cases of theft each year so be careful with your property. Pharmacy girls are queens of Bello hall as they are allocated the hall exclusively (pharm, we too much). Though not exclusive, If you re to study any course agricultural related, expect to get Ajanwachukwu and Awolowo mostly. They are closer to the farms. A bedspace costs #11,000 but after budget 13000 to include clearing expenses.

MALE HOSTELS: The two functioning male Halls are Alvan Ikoku and Eni-Njoku Halls (I lived here in my first year. Rm329). Tho the building is old and actually over populated, the design of this halls is world class. It has a large quadrangle where boys show off there soccer talents. It awesome feeling to play there. Both are located side by side and opposite the Akanu Ibiam Stadium. Water runs free and Wi-Fi is available too. The toilet facility was updated about two years ago and is cleaned every 3days so it same 6/10. Any issue with the toilet is due to over use. The legal number of roomies is five boys. But rarely can you see a room with only six boys. Most times it between 7-12 boys in a room. Ask me how that is possible? Ok (wen u come, u will testify).The boys hall unlike girls have no matrasses, they lay on their beds on the ground. Only five beds can be accommodated vertically in a room. Most times you may sleep six and wake up twelve. This is largely because boys are homely. They will shelter you anytime without making a big deal of it (Gaan try girls). For people that like to jack alot, the hostel has a reading room. The price per occupant is #9,000 excluding clearing expenses.


Jamb Natural Score Booster

OFFCAMPUS:

ODENIGWE: Cost of lodging here is between 40-65k for single room and 80-110k for selfcons. It is quite peaceful and the student to local ratio is about 3:2. It's reasonably close to most faculties especially the faculties of social, arts, and education. Security is fair. But in off campus settlements, you must be cautious as it is easy for a brother to just collect your phone if you keep out too late. Girls especially shouldn't walk about at night for any reason. Power is very good too.

ODIM: Many students would say they don’t like this place. I think it because its far to inside school and it kind of like a village. The student to local ratio is very high. About 2:5 which is quite a good thing because the cases of crime here is low. Security is good. Mostly engineering boys around there as it not so far from there faculty. Accommodation is quite cheap there too. You can get a room for as low as 25k and highest is 60k for a selfcon (but there are few sefcons there). Power is not so good and if you are a swag kind of guy, you won't like odim.

BEHIND FLAT: This is a settlement just after the second gate, behind the dysfunctional Ziks flats. If there is a place I don’t know much about, it's Behind flat. Lodges here can go for between 50-70k for single rooms and 80-100k for selfcons. Power is not as good as Odenigwe but far better than Odim.
Security is good enough for the careful.

HLLTOP: Hilltop is the most popular off campus resident in UNN. It is more of students than locals with a student to local ratio of more than 5:1. At evenings from 7pm, the streets is littered with students who are either coming in from school, going to school, buying dinner or just walking about. Sometimes it can be a notorious place as the number of theft cases is alarming. Most times all you need is leave your room open for less than hour or a window at night, your will lose something. Nearly everyone have lost one thing or the other there. Me too. It was at Hilltop this session where a student was shot dead in his room in a cult issue. Yea. Cult. But if you are cool headed you will bee fine. After all I live there with many friends including Ufele Wisdom Chris. So also did Wisdom Okereke. Accommodation is between 50-65k for single rooms and 80-180k for selfcons. Lately, after the incident of the murder, the security has improved a lot. Asides all Hilltop is a peaceful place and a real student community. Most guys get this big boy feeling when they tell girls they stay there (I don’t know why. Girls too can like hilltop boys like mad). Power is same with Odenigwe as both are not far apart.

In general, all this settlements are nice. Just to know which suits you. Some advantages you will get in hostel like free water (Off campus a 25ltr gallon of water goes for #30.)
and WiFi, you wont get off campus. Likewise you wont get maximum privacy and freewill in the hostel like you will off campus. Remember all comments on security are only personal.

Dislodge any view that you can't be a successful student if you don’t live in the hostel. It not true. I have lived both places and everything still has to do with how you manage your student life. Cultism and drugs is not a common thing in UNN. Infact why be a cultist when you can join lots of other interesting groups like Keggites, Federation theatre, Altar knights, Retract, Ispor, Leaders club and many of them. So say no to cultism always. Run from friends that will say Weed gives inspiration, they re devils. I am pharmacist to some level and I know cannabis deteriorates Mental coordination.

No matter where you will live, never forget your main aim of coming into the university. Study. But please don't stop to enjoy your student life.You can't live it twice. Go for gatherings, parties, burn fires, film shows, fellowships, and excursions but know the limits. Never forget your home training. Finally, stay positive always.

See you at the Den


#Credits:
Offiaeli Bernard Arinze > MY UNN DREAMS