Sterling Bank 2014 pretax profit up 15.4%

Sterling Bank, in a filing with the Nigeria stock exchange said on Wednesday its 2014 pretax profit rose 15.4 percent to N10.74 billion ($53.97 million).

Gross earnings rose to N103.67 billion  compared with N91.74 billion previously, the bank said in a statement, adding that it would pay a dividend of N0.06  per share compared with N0.25 in 2013. (reuters)