NOVA Bank Limited declared a profit after tax of N1.15bn for the year ended 31st of December 2018, an increase from N510.6m in 2017, as it begins to reap the benefits of its investments in its operations, technology and people. This impressive result demonstrates the Bank\u2019s growth trajectory which is expected to accelerate as it scales its business and grows its client base.<\/p>\n
It achieved strong growth across all parameters. The Bank recorded a 54.10% growth in gross earnings from N1.22bn in 2017 to N1.88bn, grew profit after tax by 125% while total assets grew by 38.89% from N18bn to N25bn between 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n
This impressive performance marks a very successful year for the newly licensed merchant bank which recently deployed a state of the art and fully digital core banking application. The Bank also recorded remarkable growth in customer acquisition and in line with its objective to be the employer of choice, promoted about a third of its workforce.<\/p>\n
Anya Duroha, the MD\/CEO, commented \u201cOur stellar results are a culmination of the hardwork, commitment, resilience, discipline and resourcefulness of all our employees.<\/p>\n
We have been able to drive strong customer acquisition and deploy leading edge technology whilst optimising our costs. We will continue to focus on growing our business, providing solutions tailored to our clients\u2019 needs, building a high performance culture, motivating our employees and creating sustainable value for our shareholders\u201d.<\/p>\n
Remarking on the results, Phillips Oduoza, Chairman NOVA Bank Limited, said \u201cWe have been able to build a strong foundation for the success of the Bank and approach the future with confidence and optimism in our business model, value proposition, clients and employees.<\/p>\n
We remain committed to the implementation of our over-arching philosophy of \u2018New Thinking, New Opportunities\u2019 to create value for all our stakeholders.\u201d The Bank will continue to strive to deliver profitable, responsible and sustainable growth.<\/p>\n
It remains dedicated to its core values of Uniqueness, Passion, Leadership, Integrity, Fairness and Teamwork (UPLIFT) as it believes these ethos will enable it to surpass the\u00a0 expectations of its clients and stakeholders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NOVA Bank Limited declared a profit after tax of N1.15bn for the year ended 31st of December 2018, an increase from N510.6m in 2017, as it begins to reap the benefits of its investments in its operations, technology and people. This impressive result demonstrates the Bank\u2019s growth trajectory which is expected to accelerate as it scales its business and grows its client base. It achieved strong growth across all parameters. The Bank recorded a 54.10% growth in gross earnings from N1.22bn in 2017 to N1.88bn, grew profit after tax by 125% while total assets grew by 38.89% from N18bn to N25bn between 2017 and 2018. This impressive performance marks a very successful year for the newly licensed merchant bank which recently deployed a state of the art and fully digital core banking application. The Bank also recorded remarkable growth in customer acquisition and in line with its objective to be the employer of choice, promoted about a third of its workforce. Anya Duroha, the MD\/CEO, commented \u201cOur stellar results are a culmination of the hardwork, commitment, resilience, discipline and resourcefulness of all our employees. We have been able to drive strong customer acquisition and deploy leading edge technology whilst optimising our costs. We will continue to focus on growing our business, providing solutions tailored to our clients\u2019 needs, building a high performance culture, motivating our employees and creating sustainable value for our shareholders\u201d. Remarking on the results, Phillips Oduoza, Chairman NOVA Bank Limited, said \u201cWe have been able to build a strong foundation for the success of the Bank and approach the future with confidence and optimism in our business model, value proposition, clients and employees. We remain committed to the implementation of our over-arching philosophy of \u2018New Thinking, New Opportunities\u2019 to create value for all our stakeholders.\u201d The Bank will continue to strive to deliver profitable, responsible and sustainable growth. It remains dedicated to its core values of Uniqueness, Passion, Leadership, Integrity, Fairness and Teamwork (UPLIFT) as it believes these ethos will enable it to surpass the\u00a0 expectations of its clients and stakeholders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[7,8,10],"class_list":["post-556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","tag-nova","tag-oduoza","tag-report"],"yoast_head":"\n