The result is on the back of an inflationary year, where businesses and their consumers have had to deal with rising cost of goods and services. The results indicate that the bank’s profit before tax rose marginally by 0.42 per cent to N97.791 billion from N97.379 billion reported in 2021. Profit after tax stood at N88.739 billion from N86.819 billion posted in 2021, representing a marginal growth of 2.21 per cent.