First Bank of Nigeria Attributable Profit Rises 46%

(Corrects profit in headline and first paragraph.)

First Bank of Nigeria Plc (FIRSTBAN) said full-year profit attributable to shareholders through December rose 46 percent.

Net income jumped to 45.7 billion naira from 31.1 billion a year earlier, the Lagos-based lender said today in an e-mailed statement. Revenue surged to 296.32 billion naira from 232 billion naira.

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