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 USER MANUAL
Company Registration Portal

JANUARY 1, 2021
CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC)
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DOCUMENT HISTORY

VERSION DATE REVIEWED BY REASON FOR

CHANGE
2.0 01st JANUARY 2021 EJURA APEH

PRISCILLA ORUKPE

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 Table of Contents
1. ACCOUNT CREATION .................................................................................................................................... 4

A. Public User ..................................................................................................................................................4

B. Accredited Agent ........................................................................................................................................8
2. NEW NAME RESERVATION ......................................................................................................................... 18

A. Private company limited by shares ...........................................................................................................18

B. Public unlimited company.........................................................................................................................27
C. Public company limited by shares .............................................................................................................35
D. Business name ..........................................................................................................................................42
3. RESERVATION CODE APPLICATION ............................................................................................................. 48

A. Companies Limited by Guarantee .............................................................................................................48

B. Reservation Code Application for Incorporated Trustee ...........................................................................64
4. REGISTRATION ............................................................................................................................................ 70

A. New Company (Private limited by shares/unlimited) Registration ...........................................................70

B. New public unlimited registration ..........................................................................................................112
C. New Company Limited by Guarantee Registration.................................................................................153
D. New Business Name Registration ...........................................................................................................158
E. New Incorporated Trustee Registration..................................................................................................166

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 PRE-INCORPORATION PROCESSES
1. ACCOUNT CREATION
A. Public User
Step 1. Enter the URL for Corporate Affairs Commission portal (pre.cac.gov.ng)

Step 2. Click on the register or sign-up button.

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Step 3. Enter the user’s details

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Step 4. An email is sent to the user email address

Step 5. Click here to complete the registration

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Step 6. Enter the username and password and click on login button

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Step 7. The dashboard is displayed as shown below

B. Accredited Agent

Enter the URL for Corporate Affairs Commission portal (pre.cac.gov.ng)

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Click on the register or sign-up button

Click on the icon “want to be an accredited agent?”

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Select the accreditation agent type

Enter the accredited agent/ firm details

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Upload documents by clicking on upload and selecting the file you wish to
upload and click on proceed to payment.

Click on the Remita button to make payment.

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Click on the Submit button.

Enter card details, then click Pay.

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Enter the One-time Password (OTP), then click Pay.

Payment is successful.

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After successful payment, user is redirected to the preview page and an email is
sent to the user for account verification. Click on download receipt.

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The Payment receipt is displayed as shown below.

Open the email and click on the link to complete the registration.

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Email is verified as shown below.

The application gets approval from the Approving Officer. Return to the portal
and login using the username provided in the approval email and the password
selected during account creation process.

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The dashboard is displayed as shown below.

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2. New Name Reservation
A. Private company limited by shares
Click on the New Name Reservation button.

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On the New Name Reservation page, fill in all required fields:

Select classification Company and specific Type*(limited by shares, unlimited,

sole proprietor, partnership)

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Enter proposed name option 1 and proposed name option 2 and click the save
and continue button to proceed.

On the Objectives page, select reason for availability.

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See drop-down menu below.

Click the save and continue button to proceed.

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On the preview page, crosscheck all information

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Click the save and continue button to proceed

On the payment page, click the payment (Remita) button to make payment.

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On the Remita page, confirm the payment details and click on submit

Type your card details and click on Pay

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Type the one-time password and click on pay

The payment is successful and user will be redirected to Company Registration

Portal

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After successful payment, view and download receipt on the receipt/ post
payment page.

Click on the back to dashboard button to return to user dashboard

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B. Public unlimited company

Login to your account and click on name reservation

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Enter the name details click on save and continue

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Select the reason for availability search

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Preview your details click on save and continue

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Click on the Remita button to make payment

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Click on submit to make payment

Click on pay to make your payment

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 Click on pay to make your payment

After successful payment, system returns you to preview your transaction

Click on back to dashboard button to return to your dashboard. The reserved name will be
pending approval by the Commission

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The name is approved and it moves under the reserved icon.

Click on the reserved icon to view the approval history.

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C. Public company limited by shares

Login to your account click on name reservation

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Enter the name details click on save and continue

Select the reason for availability search.

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Preview your details click on save and continue

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Click on Remita to make payment

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Click on submit to make payment

Click on pay to make your payment

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Click on pay to make your payment

After successful payment, system returns you to preview your transaction.

Click on back to dashboard icon to return to your dashboard.

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The reserved name will remain under the pending approval tab until it is approved or denied by
the Commission

The name is approved and it will move under the reserved icon as shown below.

Click on the reserved icon to view the approval history.

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D. Business name
On the user dashboard, click on new reservation

Click on classification and select business name

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Select specific type

Fill proposed names and click on save and continue.

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Fill the objective form and click on save and continue.

Preview the page and click on save and continue.

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Click on the Remita button to proceed to payment

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Click on submit to make payment.

Click on pay to make your payment

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Click on pay to make your payment

The payment is successful. Download or view receipt then return to dashboard

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3. Reservation code Application
A. Companies Limited by Guarantee

Click on the New Name reservation button

On the New Name Reservation page, fill in all required fields.

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Click the apply for Reservation Code button

On the Articles of Association page, click the add articles button and fill in the
text box to add the articles. This can be done multiple times. Otherwise, click
the adopt default articles button to adopt the default articles.

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Click the save and continue button to proceed

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On the Objects of Memorandum page, click the add objects button and fill in
the text box to add the objects. This can be done multiple times.

On the Directors page, click on `add director’ or add corporate director’

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The form is displayed as shown below

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Click save and continue

Click on Remita

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On the Secretary page, click on the add individual Secretary or add corporate
Secretary button and fill all required fields:

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Click save and continue

On the Statement of Guarantee page, click on the add Subscribers/Members

Details button and fill all required fields:

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Click the save and continue button to proceed

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On the Statement of Compliance page, fill all required fields, then click save &
continue.

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On the preview page, crosscheck all information

Click the save and continue button to proceed

On the payment page, click the payment (Remita) button and make payment

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After successful payment, view and download receipt on the receipt/ post
payment page.
Click on the back to dashboard button to return to user dashboard

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B. Reservation Code Application for Incorporated Trustee
On the dashboard click on new name reservation

Select Incorporates trustee from classification dropdown and choose proposed

name. Then select reason for availability search

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Select apply for reservation code

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On the Incorporated Trustee Details page, fill all required fields. Then click
save & continue.

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On the constitution click the add constitution and fill in the text box to add
constitution

On the Aims & Objectives page, click the add aims and objectives buttons and
fill in the text box to add the aims. This can be done multiple times.

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On the Trustee page, click the add trustee button and fill in all required fields.
This can be done multiple times.

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On the preview page, crosscheck all information
Click the save and continue button to proceed
On the payment page, click the payment (Remita) button and make payment
After successful payment, view and download receipt on the receipt/ post
payment page.
Click on the back to dashboard button to return to user dashboard

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 4. Registration
A. New Company (Private limited by shares/unlimited) Registration
Click on Here to start registration with your name Availability Code or click on
the reserved tab under name reservations to view approved name reservations.

On the Reserved Name Reservation page, click on the corresponding start

registration button

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On the Company Details page, fill all required fields:

Click the save and continue button to proceed

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Fill the form details

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On the Objects of Memorandum page, click the add objects button and fill in
the text box to add the objects. This can be done multiple times.

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Click the save and continue button to proceed

On the Articles of Association page fill the witness information, then click the
add articles button and fill in the text box to add the articles. This can be done
multiple times. Otherwise, click the adopt default articles button to adopt the
default articles.
Fill the witness information

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Add article or adopt article

Click the save and continue button to proceed

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On the Directors page, click on the add Director button and fill all required
fields:

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Click the save and continue button to proceed

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 On the Secretary page, click on the add individual Secretary or add corporate
Secretary button and fill all required fields.
Note: For small companies the appointment of a secretary is optional, however, if you do decide
to appoint a company secretary you must provide the relevant details. Public companies are
required to appoint at least one secretary.

Click individual secretary

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Click corporate secretary

Click the save and continue button to proceed

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On the Statement of Issued Share Capital page, fill all required fields

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On the Statement of Issued Share Capital page, click on the add individual
Shareholder or add corporate Shareholder button and fill all required fields:

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Click on add share details

Click on add shareholder

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Click the save and continue button to proceed

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On the Persons with significant control (PSC) page, click on the radio button
A:

Click on add either a natural person or Legal Entity and fill the form

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Click on save and continue

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Click on save and continue

On the Document Upload page, upload all necessary documents and click the
save and continue button to proceed

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On the preview page, crosscheck all information

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Click the proceed to payment button

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On the payment page, click the payment (Remita) button and make payment

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After successful filing fee payment, view and download receipt on the receipt /
post payment page.

On the receipt/post payment page, click the pay stamp duty button to pay the
required stamp duty.

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 After successful stamp duty payment, view and download receipt on the
receipt/ post payment page.

When the application is approved it moves to a registered column on your dashboard

Click on the registered to view the registered application.

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B. New public unlimited registration
Click on start registration to commence the registration of the reserved name.
Fill the company details and a head office address if different from the
registered address. Click on save and continue button

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Click on add objects, type in your desired business objects and click on the add
button. You can repeat the process to type in as many objects as you want.

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Click on save and continue button

Fill the witness information for Article of Association

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Click on add witness, these details will be populated as the witness to the
subscribers of the company at the final preview page.

You can either adopt the default Article or Add your desired Article then click
on save and continue button

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Click on add directors to add the desired number of directors

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 Fill out the director's details
Note: You can choose to hide the residential address of the directors and you will provide the
reason for same to be uploaded at the document upload stage. This will attract a fee of Twenty-
Five Thousand Naira only (N25,000)

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Fill out the means of Identification of the director. Click on add director

Click on save and continue button

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Click on the add secretary button to add your desired type of secretary either an
individual or a corporate secretary or you can skip the section if you are a small
company and chose not to have a secretary.

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Click on add secretary

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Click on save and continue button

Enter the share capital details Click on add share details

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Click on add shareholder

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Click on add shareholder

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Click on save and continue button

This section is a new introduction. Persons with Significant Control companies

are to fill out Persons who have significant control in the company. Anyone
with more than 5% of the shares of the company is a person with significant
control and the details should be filled out here. Click on A

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Click on add either a natural person or Legal Entity

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Click on add PSC

Click on save and continue

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Upload the required document. Click on the upload button to select the file
from your system

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Click on save and continue the system will move to the next page to preview
all the details entered before payment

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Click on proceed to payment

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Click on Remita to make your payment

Click on submit button to enter your card details

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Click pay, and make payment

Enter your OTP to complete payment

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After payment, the system will return you to the page below to make stamp duty payment.

Click on pay stamp duty

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 Click on submit button to make payment. Simulate the same payment process
as you did in paying the filing fee.

After successful stamp duty payment, the system returns you to the dashboard. Your application
is moved under the pending approval Icon. You can click on It to view as shown below.

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When the application is approved it moves to a registered column on your dashboard
Click on the registered to view the registered application.

Click on the document to download the registration document

Click on the certificate to download your certificate

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C. New Company Limited by Guarantee Registration
Click Here to start registration with your Name Availability Code or click on
the reserved tab under name reservations to view approved name reservations.

On the Reserved Name Reservation page, click on the corresponding start

registration button

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On the Document Upload page, upload all necessary documents and click the
save and continue button to proceed

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On the preview page, crosscheck all information

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Click the save and continue button to proceed

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On the payment page, click the payment (Remita) button and make payment

After successful filing fee payment, view and download receipt on the receipt/
post payment page.

On the receipt/post payment page, click the pay stamp duty button to pay the
required stamp duty.

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 After successful stamp duty payment, view and download receipt on the
receipt/ post payment page.
Click on the back to dashboard button to return to user dashboard

D. New Business Name Registration

Click Here to start registration with your Name Availability Code or click on
the reserved tab under name reservations to view approved name reservations.

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On the Reserved Name Reservation page, click on the corresponding start
registration button

On the Business Details page, fill all required fields:

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Click the save and continue button to proceed

On particulars of proprietors add either individual partner, corporate partner or

minor partner

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Click on save and continue

On the Nature of Business page, click on the add nature of business button and
fill all required fields:

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Click the save and continue button to proceed

On the Document Upload page, upload all necessary documents and click the
save and continue button to proceed

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On the preview page, crosscheck all information

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Click on proceed to payment

On the payment page, click the payment (Remita) button and make payment

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After successful payment, view and download receipt on the receipt/ post
payment page.

Click on the back to dashboard button to return to user dashboard

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E. New Incorporated Trustee Registration
Click Here to start registration with your Name Availability Code or click on
the reserved tab under name reservations to view approved name reservations.

On the Reserved Name Reservation page, click on the corresponding start

registration button

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On the Document Upload page, upload all necessary documents and click the
save and continue button to proceed

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On the preview page, crosscheck all information

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Click on proceed to payment

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On the payment page, click the payment (Remita) button and make payment

After successful payment, view and download receipt on the receipt/ post
payment page.

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Click on the back to dashboard button to return to user dashboard

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