Private Citizens Manual
RIVCOMIS
PRIVATE CITIZEN USER MANUAL
PRIVATE CITIZEN’S ACCOUNT
Contents
ACCESS THE WEBSITE 4
ACCOUNTS 5
LOGIN AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN 6
How to file an AFFIDAVIT 9
HOW TO SELECT Oath Application 15
HOW TO MAKE PAYMENT 20
HOW TO VIEW RECEIPT 21
ACCESS THE WEBSITE
To access the Rivers State Court Management Information System (RIVCOMIS);
Open a browser and enter the ‘RIVCOMIS URL’; https://rivcomis.riversstate.gov.ng
The home page will display as shown in the image below.
ACCOUNTS
All users of the RIVCOMIS platform will have to register with valid personal information to create an account.
After registration, the user account would be authenticated and activated. This will enable the user to successfully login to the platform and perform various actions.
LOGIN AS PRIVATE CITIZEN
To login:
Step 1: Click ‘Account’ on the dashboard
Step 2: Enter valid ‘Email Address’ and ‘Password’
Step 3: Click ‘Sign in’
The private citizen dashboard will display as shown below.
HOW TO VIEW AND EDIT YOUR PROFILE
Step 1: Click ‘View Profile’
Step 2: A page will open as shown below. Select the category you want to preview/edit by clicking on it e.g. personal information, security question etc
Step 3: Complete the form displayed with the accurate information and click ‘Save Changes’.
HOW TO VIEW AFFIDAVITS
Step 1: On your dashboard, go to ‘Reports’
Step 2: Once you place your cursor on it, some items will appear, click ‘Affidavit Report’
Step 3: A page will open with a list of all your affidavits, search for the particular affidavit using name, reference no or affidavit type.
Step 4: If the action of that particular affidavit ‘Make Payment’, then click on it. It takes you where you can proceed to make payment. You also have the ability to edit the affidavit.
Step 5: If in the action column of that particular affidavit ‘Preview’ is there, then click on it. It takes you where you can view your stamped affidavit, upload your signature and also print the affidavit.
HOW TO ACCESS LIS PENDENS SEARCH REPORT
Step 1: On your dashboard, go to ‘Reports’
Step 2: Once you place your cursor on it, some items will appear, click ‘Lis Pendens Search Report’
Step 3: A page will open with a list of all the search report you applied for, click on any ‘Action’ to view and print Lis Pendens certificate or make payment depending on the action.
HOW TO VIEW FORMS AND LETTERS
Step 1: On your dashboard, go to ‘Reports’
Step 2: Once you place your cursor on it, some items will appear, click ‘Forms and Letters Report’
HOW TO PAY FOR FORMS AND LETTERS
Step 1: On your dashboard, click ‘Forms and Letters’ on the dashboard
Step 2: Select ‘Form/Letter’ and ‘Court’
Step 3: Click ‘Private Citizen’
Step 4: Select ‘Division’
Step 5: A notification will pop up asking you to confirm the division chosen. Click ‘Ok’
Step 6: Click on ‘Code of Conduct’
Step 7: Click on the check box ‘Code of Conduct’ and choose the number of pages
Step 8: Click ‘Save Form’
Step 9: A notification with the information Form Successfully Added will appear, click ‘Ok’
Step 10: Click ‘Proceed to Payment’ to make payment.
HOW TO APPLY FOR LIS PENDENS (SEARCH)
Step 1: On your dashboard, click ‘Lis Pendens (Search)’
Step 2: Click on ‘Search Report’
Step 3: Enter any information you may have concerning the property/land and click ‘Search’
Step 4: Enter ‘Filter by Name’ if you have several Lis Pendens with the same suit no
Step 5: Click ‘Clear’
Step 6: Click ‘Make Payment’ and then ‘Proceed to Payment’ to get your Lis Pendens Certificate.
HOW TO ASSESS YOUR RECEIPTS
Step 1: On your dashboard, click ‘Receipts’
Step 2: Use the Transaction ID or Case ID to search
Step 3: Click ‘View Details’ in the ‘Action’ column of the transaction of your choice and a receipt will display
Step 4: Click ‘Print’ to print the receipt or save as pdf.
HOW TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT
GENERAL AFFIDAVIT
Step 1: On your dashboard, click ‘New Filings’
Step 2: Click ‘Affidavit’
Step 3: Select ‘General Affidavit’
Step 4: Fill the form displayed with the accurate information
Step 5: Click on ‘Browse File’ to upload a passport
Step 6: Click ‘Paragraph’, ‘Sub Paragraph’ or ‘Sub Sub Paragraph’ to input additional information. Make sure you click the 
icon after inputting so as to save.
Step 7: Click ‘Preview and Proceed’
Step 8: Click ‘Cancel’ to go back and make necessary correction
Step9: Click ‘Done’ if your information is correct
Step 10: You will get a notification that you affidavit was successfully saved, click ‘Ok’
Step 11: Click ‘Proceed to Payment’ to make payment.
AFFIDAVIT OF CORRECTION OF NAME
Step 1: On your dashboard, click ‘New Filings’
Step 2: Click ‘Affidavit’
Step 3: Select ‘Correction of Name’
Step 4: Fill the form displayed with the accurate information including the wrong name and the correct name
Step 5: Click ‘Browse File’ to upload a passport
Step 6: Click ‘Create Affidavit’. Paragraphs numbered 1-5 will appear, you can edit it by clicking on the three dots on the right side of each of them
Step 7: Click ‘Paragraph’, ‘Sub Paragraph’ or ‘Sub Sub Paragraph’ to input additional information. Make sure you click the 
icon after inputting so as to save.
Step 8: Click ‘Preview and Proceed’
Step 9: Click ‘Cancel’ to go back and make necessary corrections
Step 10: Click ‘Done’ if your information is correct
Step 11: You will get a notification that you affidavit was successfully saved, click ‘Ok’
Step 12: Click ‘Proceed to Payment’ to make payment.
AFFIDAVIT OF STATUTORY DECLARATION OF AGE
Step 1: On your dashboard, click ‘New Filings’
Step 2: Click ‘Affidavit’
Step 3: Select ‘Statutory Declaration of Age’
Step 4: Fill the form displayed with the accurate information
Step 5: Click ‘Browse File’ in each of the available spaces to upload a passport
Step 6: Click ‘Create Affidavit’. Paragraphs numbered 1-5 will appear, you can edit it by clicking on the three dots on the right side of each of them
Step 7: Click ‘Paragraph’, ‘Sub Paragraph’ or ‘Sub Sub Paragraph’ to input additional information. Make sure you click the 
icon after inputting so as to save
Step 8: Click ‘Preview and Proceed’
Step 9: Click ‘Cancel’ to go back and make necessary corrections
Step 10: Click ‘Done’ if your information is correct
Step 11: You will get a notification that you affidavit was successfully saved, click ‘Ok’
Step 12: Click ‘Proceed to Payment’ to make payment.
N/B: You can use this process to file any other affidavit as long as you fill the forms (which may differ) appropriately.
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