To pay your university acceptance fee using Remita on mobile, generate a Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) invoice on your university portal and complete payment using an active debit card or bank app.
Nigerian public and private tertiary institutions utilize the centralized Remita payment gateway to collect non-refundable admission acceptance fees and secure candidate commitment.
Never make acceptance fee payments into private personal bank accounts or through third-party agents. All legitimate university acceptance payments generate an official RRR code directly verifiable on the central Remita database.
Before initiating the mobile transaction on your smartphone, ensure you have these prerequisites available:
- Your university applicant portal login credentials (JAMB registration number and portal password).
- A stable internet connection to prevent transaction timeouts during bank payment gateway redirects.
- An active ATM debit card (Mastercard, Visa, or Verve) enabled for online web transactions with functional SMS OTP alerts.
- Sufficient account balance to cover both the prescribed acceptance fee and standard Remita processing bank charges.
- A smartphone browser capable of downloading or viewing PDF payment receipts.
Follow these sequential technical steps to pay your acceptance fee on your smartphone:
- Launch your mobile browser and navigate to your university’s official undergraduate admission portal.
- Log into your candidate dashboard using your JAMB registration number and password.
- Locate and click on the Acceptance Fee Payment or Pay Acceptance link on your admission dashboard.
- Verify your personal details, allocated department, and the displayed acceptance fee amount.
- Click Generate Invoice or Pay via Remita to generate your unique 12-digit Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) number.
- Select your preferred payment method: Pay Now with Card or Pay at Bank Branch.
- If paying online, enter your 16-digit debit card number, expiry date, and 3-digit CVV security code.
- Input the One-Time Password (OTP) sent to your registered mobile banking telephone number by your bank to authorize the debit.
- Wait for the transaction confirmation screen to render; do not refresh or close your browser while the payment is processing.
- Download and save your electronic Remita receipt and university payment confirmation slip in PDF format.
Confirm your admission acceptance status on CAPS directly through the JAMB e-Facility portal.
Print multiple physical copies of your acceptance payment receipt, as it forms an indispensable part of your document verification bundle during physical clearance.
Always double-check that the payment status changes to Paid on your candidate portal within twenty-four hours of completing the transaction.
If network delays cause payment status reconciliation issues, contact your university ICT support desk with your transaction RRR number.
Keeping organized physical and digital files of all admission payment receipts simplifies subsequent faculty and departmental clearance procedures.
Prospective scholars must maintain meticulous records of all online applications, payment receipts, and official institutional clearance dockets throughout their academic journey. Diligent documentation protects your candidate profile from administrative discrepancies and facilitates seamless physical verification across faculty screening desks.
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Please what is the recommended procedure if the school portal is not reflecting the payment receipt after completing the bank branch remita transfer?
Great inquiry. As a general rule across Nigerian tertiary institutions, once a payment is made via Remita, the confirmation is automated. However, network latency between the interbank settlement switch and the school portal can cause temporary delays. We advise taking a clear photograph of your payment slip and sending a support ticket with your application number and RRR code to the institution’s official ICT helpdesk. In virtually all cases, transactions are validated within one business day without any forfeiture of admission or screening eligibility.
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Thank you for shedding light on this issue. Our school counselor never explained the difference between the aggregate score and the raw UTME mark like this.
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Please I need a quick clarification: can an applicant who has already uploaded their O-level result make changes if there was an omission of a required subject?
Thank you for contacting EduTalks. Regarding subject combination discrepancies: if your chosen UTME subject combination does not align strictly with the National Universities Commission (NUC) and JAMB brochure requirements for that faculty, you must immediately apply for a Change of Course on the JAMB portal to an aligned discipline. Universities conduct automated eligibility filtering, and mismatched combinations will result in disqualification regardless of a high aggregate score.
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