Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria has directed newly admitted students to pay and collect academic gowns ahead of the 2025/2026 Academic Session matriculation ceremony scheduled for Tuesday, 17 February, 2026.
The directive applies to all fresh students who are expected to collect their gowns from their respective faculties after payment. Students are required to pay the sum of three thousand naira only (N3,000) as hiring fee for the academic gowns.
All payments are to be made through Remita by generating a Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR). The procedure for generating the RRR is that students are to log in to the payment portal, click on Pay TSA and States, then select FGN: Federal Government of Nigeria.
Fill the payment form with the following details: who do you want to pay as Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 1000110, name of service or purpose as COGCC, description as hiring of academic gown, GIFMIS code as 0000, amount to pay, payer’s name, phone number, and email address, before confirming the email and submitting.
After submission, select a preferred mode of payment such as debit card, bank branch payment, or internet banking. Where payment is made using debit card through the university POS, the cashier will issue the official receipt immediately.
However, for payments made through bank branches or internet banking, students must present a printout of the Remita receipt to obtain the official university receipt. All students are to AVOID making cash payments at designated gown collection centres.
To pay for ABU Zaria matriculation, students should visit www.remita.net and complete payment online.
