Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Menene Dividend da Dividend Yield? Fahimtar Ribarka Daga Hannun Jari a Sauƙaƙe

Tambaya:

Jazakhallahu Prof.

But sir idan kanason samu dividend a ina zakayi register? a apps irinsu Bamboo koko a Meristem, APT etc?


Amsata:

Wa iyyakum. A duk wanda ka yi register da shi, primary broker ne kaman su Meristem, APT, dss, ko kuwa 3rd-Party Apps ne kaman Cowrywise, Bamboo, Yochaa, dss, za ka sami Dividend matuqar kamfanin da ka siya Share din su na bayar da Dividend. 

Shin ta yaya za ka sani ko kamfani na biyan dividend?

(1) Cowrywise: Mafi sauqin hanyan da na ke dubawa in ga ko kamfani tana biyan Dividend shine ta Cowrywise. Da zaran ka bude shafin kamfanin, za ka ga DIVIDEND YIELD. Idan an rubuta sifili, to ba sa biyan Dividend kenen. Idan kuwa suna biya, to za ka ga adadin da suke biyan din a cikin dari, wato percentage.



(2) Meristem: Wannan broker din na da takarda wanda ta ke turawa duk sati domin bada shawara a kan stocks. A cikin wannan takardan, tana lissafta dukkanin kamfanoni masu biyan Dividend tare da Dividend Yield, da kuma lokacin da ta biya a baya ko kuma za ta biya a nan gaba, tare da Qualification Date, kai har ma da Bonus, wato qarin Shares kyauta da wasu kamfanoni suke bayar wa. Ga Screenshot nan, sannan kuma ga Link din takardan gabadayanta.

https://mcusercontent.com/bbb27b17b0b31a5b84a5e0467/files/1eff4219-d599-2891-b07b-30c423e47692/Weekly_Stock_Recommendation_and_Corporate_Benefit_Trigger_19th_January_2026.pdf


Me zai faru idan lokacin biyan Dividend ya wuce amma baka ji Alert ba?

Kafin ka cancanci a biya ka Dividend, dole sai kana da Shares din kamfanin kafin ko kuma har zuwa ranar Qualification Date. Idan ka cancanta, sannan kuma ka ji shiru, to sai ka nemi Registrar din kamfanin, ka tuntube su ta Email domin ka kai koken ka.

Menene Company Registrar?

Registrar, kamfani ne da ke kula da sunan masu hannun jari (Shareholders) na wani kamfani.

Ayyukansa sun haɗa da:

Riƙe jerin sunayen masu shares

Tabbatar da adadin Shares da kowa ke da su

Tura Dividend ga masu Shares

Gyarawa da sabunta bayanan masu Shares (suna, lambar waya, banki, da sauransu)

Taimakawa a Rights Issue ko Public Offer

A takaice:

Registrar shi ne “ofishin rikodin” da ke kula da bayanan masu hannun jari na kamfani. Kuma kowace kamfani tana da Registrar din ta. Ga misalan su: Meristem Registrars, First Registrars, Coronation Registrars, CardinalStone Registrars, da dai sauransu.

Ta yaya zan gane Registrar din kamfanin da ni ke da Shares a ciki?

(1) Ta hanyar Internet Search za ka iya neman sunan Registrar din kowacce kamfani tare da Email din su.

(2) Cowrywise: A shafin kowanne kamfani ka bude a Cowrywise, to za ka ga sunan Registrar din kamfanin a can qasa. Idan ka ga sunan, to sai ka nemi Email din su ta Internet Search.

Idan ka tuntube su, za su duba su tabbatar da bayanan ka, sannan daga baya, ka ji Alert.

Wai shin menene Dividend?

Dividend kuɗin riba (Profit) ne da kamfani ke raba wa masu hannun jarinsa (Shareholders) daga ribar da ya samu a zango (Interim Dividend) ko kuma a shekara (Final Dividend).

Misali: Idan kana da hannun jari na kamfani, kuma kamfanin ya samu riba, zai iya ba ka wani kaso na wannan riba a matsayin Dividend. Manya da qananan kamfanoni suna iya biyan Dividend, matuqar sun ci riba. 

A da MTN na biyan Dividend, amma kuma da ta fadi a 2024, sai bata biya ba har sai da ta ci riba a 2025 sannan ta dawo da biyan Dividend.

Menene Dividend Yield kuma?

Dividend Yield yana nuna maka nawa kake samu daga Dividend idan aka kwatanta da farashin Share din.

Ana lissafa shi a cikin kashi dari (%).

Misali:

Idan ka sayi share a ₦100, kuma kamfanin ya biya dividend ₦10 a shekara ga kowacce Share,

to dividend yield ɗinka = 10%. Ka ga, idan kana da 1,000 Shares (₦100,000), za ka sami ₦10,000 kenan, idan kuma kana da 10,000 Shares (₦1 Million), za ka sami ₦100,000 kenan.

A takaice:

Dividend = kuɗin riba da kamfani ke ba masu shares

Dividend Yield = yawan ribar da ka samu idan aka kwatanta da farashin da ka biya ga kowacce Share.

Idan kana so, zan iya ba ka jerin kamfanonin Najeriya da ke biyan dividend mai kyau.

Kamfanonin da suka fi biyan Dividend

Banks (UBA, GTB, Zenith, Stanbic IBTC): Interim da Final Dividend 

Dangote Cement da BUA Foods: Final Dividend

Seplat: Quarterly (sau hudu a shekara)

Presco, Okomu: Interim da Final Dividend. Sun biya Interim Dividends sau biyu a 2025, ana tsammanin za sub iya Final Dividend bayan sun kammala tattara sakamakon riban 2025. 

Ku karanta wannan maqalan, domin qarin bayani. 

https://nairametrics.com/2026/01/14/ngx-swoot-dividend-stocks-to-invest-in-january-2026/#split_content

Let the Experts Do the Trading: Smart, Stress-Free Investing for Busy and Non-Technical Investors Using Equity Funds and ETFs

Question:

Do you have trusted people or know people one can rely on for trading and knowledge? I don't have the brain to be watching market.

My Response

Yes — if you don’t have the time, interest, or “brain” to monitor the market daily, there are trusted, professional options where fund managers trade for you. These fall into two main categories: actively managed equity funds and passively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

🔹 OPTION 1: Actively Managed Equity Funds

Professionals select and trade stocks for you. 

These funds aim to outperform the market through research-driven and active trading decisions.

Examples:

•⁠  ⁠Lotus Halal Equity ETF (LOTUSHAL15) – Shariah-compliant. Tracks the NGX Lotus Islamic Index (NGX-LII) which consists of 11 shariah-compliant stocks.

•⁠  ⁠Afrinvest Equity Fund

•⁠  ⁠Stanbic IBTC Nigerian Equity Fund

•⁠  ⁠ARM Equity Fund

•⁠  ⁠Meristem Equity Fund

•⁠  ⁠United Capital Equity Fund

•⁠  ⁠FSDH Equity Fund

Best for you if:

✔ You want experts to handle stock selection

✔ You prefer long-term growth

✔ You don’t want to watch charts daily


🔹 OPTION 2: Passively Managed ETFs

They track a given set of stocks under an index, say NGX 30 (which tracks the top 30 companies by market capitalization and liquidity), automatically.

ETFs simply mirror an index like the NGX 30 index, Banking Index, Growth Index, Consumer Goods Index, Oil & Gas Index, Premium Index, etc. No active stock picking.

Examples:

•⁠  ⁠Stanbic IBTC NGX 30 ETF

•⁠  ⁠NewGold ETF (Gold-backed)

•⁠  ⁠Vetiva Griffin 30 ETF

Best for you if:

✔ You want low-stress investing

✔ You believe in market growth over time

✔ You don’t want active trading


🔹 OPTION 3: Hybrid Platforms (Easy & Guided)

Apps like Cowrywise, Bamboo, and Trove let you:

•⁠  ⁠Invest in funds and mutual funds that invest in a diversified asset class such as bonds, T-bills, placements, and other fixed-income.

•⁠  ⁠Buy ETFs

•⁠  ⁠Get basic guidance

•⁠  ⁠Avoid daily monitoring


🧠 Simple Truth

You don’t need to be a market expert to grow wealth.

Just choose the right structure:

If you want…         Choose…

Experts to trade Equity Funds

Simple growth          ETFs, Mutual Funds

Easy access         Cowrywise / Bamboo

Halal investing LOTUSHAL15 ETF, Stanbic IBTC Imaan Fund, Afrinvest Halal Fund, ARM Halal Balanced Fund, FBN Halal Fund, etc.


Final Advice

Let professionals do the heavy lifting while you focus on your life.

Smart investing isn’t about stress — it’s about structure.