First Bank posts 5.24 per cent increase in third quarter profit

First Bank Nigeria Holding Plc (FBNHrecorded improved performance at both the top and bottom line level.
For the first nine months through September 2014, pre-tax profit at the oldest financial institution in the country increased by 5.24 percent to N73.74 billion from N70.07 billion recorded at the same period in 2013.
The result was released on Tuesday in Lagos.