Nigeria's Access Bank 9-month profit rises 20 pct

 

Nigeria's Access Bank said on Thursday its nine month pretax profit rose to 42.15 billion naira ($256.54 million), up 20 percent from a year ago.

Gross earnings climbed to 161.79 billion naira in the period to Sept. 30, compared with 155.02 billion naira in the same period last year, the top-tier lender said in a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange.