Nestle Nigeria Plc has reported earnings growth of 6% for the full year 2019. The food and beverage giant said that profit rose to N45.6bn from N43bn in 2018.

The company benefited from a 6.7% growth in revenue to N284bn. Nestle was also helped by operating profit rise of 19% to N72bn.

Nestle Nigeria Plc has announced the resignation of one of its Board members.

In a letter released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on 29 October 2019, the food and beverage firm said that Mrs Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, an independent non-executive director of the company has by a letter dated 20 October 2019 informed the Board of her decision to resign as a Director of the Company effective from that date, due to her ongoing fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Nestle Nigeria Plc reported modest gains in sales and profit for the nine months to the end of September.

The food and beverage giant posted an 11% increase in net profit for the period, helped by a 4% sales growth. Revenue climbed to N211.3bn from N203bn in the previous year. Sales in the third quarter grew marginally by 2% resulting in a quarterly net profit decline of 9%.

The company benefitted from a sharp drop in net finance cost, which fell to N496m from N1.3bn, a 61% decline.

Nestle Nigeria Plc said on Friday that net profit for the first-half of the year ending on 30 June, 2019 grew by 22% to N26.2bn from N21.5bn in the previous year.

The profit rise was helped by a nearly 5% increase in revenue to N141.9bn from N135.2bn in 2018, and a 21% decrease in finance cost.