Eight companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange are due to send cash to shareholders in September 2026, covering hospitality, real estate, telecoms, financial services, consumer goods, logistics, publishing and education. Corporate filings with the Nigerian Exchange, compiled by Reports from company statements, set out the calendar.
A payment date is when a company actually pays a declared dividend to investors who met the qualification cut-off. By value, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc is the standout, with an interim dividend backed by a strong first-half 2026 revenue and profit run.
Ikeja Hotel Plc leads the month on timing. It proposed an interim dividend of N0.03 per share for 2026, due on September 4, with qualification on August 7. First-half revenue was N13.25 billion, up 9.25 percent from N12.13 billion a year earlier. Profit after tax rose 30.50 percent to N4.06 billion from N3.11 billion. Retained earnings stood at N31.05 billion, up 11.81 percent from N27.77 billion, and earnings per share improved to N0.89 from N0.67.
The same day, UPDC Real Estate Investment Trust is due to pay an interim distribution of N0.40 per unit, not a conventional dividend, with qualification on August 28. First-half revenue was N2.20 billion, up 42.96 percent from N1.54 billion. The increase in net assets attributable to unit holders rose 56.46 percent to N1.72 billion from N1.10 billion. Retained earnings were N9.63 billion, up 9.54 percent from N8.80 billion, and earnings per unit improved to N0.64 from N0.41.
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc follows on September 7 with an interim dividend of N26.00 per share. Qualification was August 20. First-half revenue reached N2.99 trillion, up 25.88 percent from N2.38 trillion. Profit after tax jumped 70.55 percent to N707.54 billion from N414.86 billion. Retained earnings were N793.07 billion, up 98.07 percent from N400.40 billion, and earnings per share rose to N33.76 from N19.8.
Custodian Investment Plc proposed an interim dividend of N0.25 per share, due September 8, after qualification on August 17. First-half revenue was N76.39 billion, down 14.53 percent from N89.37 billion. Profit after tax still climbed 38.94 percent to N36.67 billion from N26.39 billion. Retained earnings reached N159.35 billion, up 11.09 percent from N143.44 billion, and earnings per share improved to N5.32 from N4.38.
Honeywell Flour Mills Plc set a final dividend of N0.20 per share for the year ended March 2026, payable September 17 after qualification on August 28. Revenue was N360.85 billion, down 3.39 percent from N373.51 billion. Profit after tax rose 13.01 percent to N16.49 billion from N14.59 billion. Retained earnings jumped to N24.12 billion from N7.63 billion, a 216.08 percent rise, and earnings per share improved to N2.08 from N1.84.
Red Star Express Plc proposed N0.45 per share as a final dividend, due September 18, with qualification on September 1. Revenue was N23.49 billion, up 8.47 percent from N21.66 billion. Profit after tax rose 7.09 percent to N585 million from N547 million. Retained earnings were N3.15 billion, up 9.16 percent from N2.89 billion, and earnings per share edged up to N0.61 from N0.57.
University Press Plc will pay a final dividend of N0.18 per share on September 24. Qualification was August 28. Revenue for the year ended March 2026 was N3.90 billion, up 14.47 percent from N3.40 billion. Profit after tax fell 52.58 percent to N214 million from N451 million. Retained earnings were N2.20 billion, up 7.26 percent from N2.05 billion, while earnings per share declined to N0.50 from N1.04.
Learn Africa Plc and Academy Press Plc both pay on September 25. Learn Africa proposed N0.35 per share, with qualification on September 11. Revenue was N6.15 billion, up 18.74 percent from N5.18 billion. Profit after tax rose 58.56 percent to N753 million from N475 million. Retained earnings were N2.17 billion, up 28.59 percent from N1.69 billion, and earnings per share improved to N0.87 from N0.62.
Academy Press proposed N0.10 per share, with qualification on September 16. Revenue was N4.41 billion, down 3.75 percent from N4.59 billion. Profit after tax dropped 64.65 percent to N253 million from N716 million. Retained earnings were N581 million, up 20.09 percent from N484 million, while earnings per share fell to N0.32 from N0.80.
Zoyols News earlier reported that the stock market extended a rally on Monday, August 31, 2026. The NGX All-Share Index rose 1.20 percent to 244,199.39 points, adding about N1.91 trillion in value and taking market capitalisation to N157.74 trillion. The year-to-date return stood at 56.93 percent.
Gains built on earlier sessions and on FTSE Russell’s confirmation that Nigeria had been reclassified from Unclassified to Frontier Market status, a shift Zoyols News first reported on August 27 that has kept sentiment firmer. Breadth was positive, with 43 stocks up and 16 down. Ikeja Hotel, among the September payers, was one of the day’s top five gainers, rising 9.95 percent to N42.55.
The Banking Index led sectors with a 3.11 percent advance, followed by Consumer Goods at 1.72 percent and Oil and Gas at 1.35 percent. Access Holdings posted the highest volume, 126.54 million units, while MTN Nigeria recorded the highest traded value at N5.72 billion. Turnover rose 29.56 percent to N38.70 billion and deal count jumped 39.17 percent to 53,471 transactions.
