Nigeria's Diamond Bank 9-month pretax profit down 7.2 pct

 

Nigeria's Diamond Bank said on Wednesday its nine month pretax profit fell to 23.74 billion naira ($143.66 million), down 7.2 percent from a year ago.

Revenue rose to 120.03 billion naira during the period to Sept. 30, against 106.95 billion naira last year, the bank said in a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

The mid-tier lender appointed a new chief executive Uzoma Dozie last week to replace its former head who retired voluntarily.