First Bank Holding Company posted an 8.7 percent rise in its first quarter pretax profit to 26.94 billion naira ($135.38 million) after booking higher lending income.
Interest income increased to N95.3 billion compared with N81.47 billion a year ago, the bank said in a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
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