Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- FCMB Group posted a dramatic rise in earnings for 2025, with net profit increasing by 141.2 per cent, helped by a remarkable growth in interest income, its principal revenue source.

The unaudited financial report of the banking group, released on Thursday, showed that gross earnings leapt by more than two-fifths to N1.1 trillion compared with a year ago.

Net interest income, a performance metric that measures the difference between what banks charge borrowers and what they pay out to savers for holding their deposits, stood at N502.9 billion, up from N225.3 billion.

Net fee and commission income was up by 25.6 per cent at N73.8 billion, driven by service fees and commissions as well as account maintenance fees.

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