Sterling Bank's H1 profit up 97 per cent

Nigeria’s Sterling Bank said on Thursday its half-year pretax profit grew 96.9 percent to 6.3 billion naira as against 3.2 billion naira in the same period a year ago.

Gross earning at the mid-tier lender rose to N41.9 billion  during the period, up 28 percent, from 32.7 billion naira in the same period last year, the bank said.