Results & Dividends

Zenith Bank Pre-tax Profit Up 8.3%, Declares N1.75 Dividend in 2014

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s top tier lender, Zenith Bank Plc said on Thursday its pre-tax profit for the period ended December 31, 2014 climbed up 8.3 percent to N119.7 billion from N110.5 billion recorded last year. In the same vein, post tax profit grew 4.3 percent to N99.45 […]

GTBank Offers N1.50 Dividend, Post Tax Profit Grow 10% in 2014

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s top tier lender, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) on Thursday declared a dividend of N1.50 to shareholders of the bank as its post tax profit grew 10 percent to N98.694 billion in 2014 from N90.023 billion recorded last year. According to the lender, closure […]

Standard Bank Says Earnings up 20% on Steady Growth in Africa

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Standard Bank said on Thursday it has posted a 20 percent increase in earnings in 2014 to R21 068-million. However, the lender said headline earnings, which were affected by the performance of the discontinued global markets outside Africa business, increased by only one percent (1%) […]