Wema Bank said on Wednesday said it swung to a pretax profit of 591 million naira ($3.64 million) in the first-quarter from loss of 853 million naira in the same period last year, sending its shares higher.
Gross earnings rose to 10.15 billion naira during the three months to March 31, against 7.96 billion naira a year earlier, the regional bank said in a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange.