Nestle Nigeria's 9-month pretax profit up 24 pct

LAGOS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Nigerian food and beverages group Nestle (NSTL.LG) recorded a 24 percent rise in pretax profit to 10.0 billion naira ($67 million) in the nine months to Sept. 30, the company said on Tuesday.

Gross earnings climbed to 49.89 billion naira from 37.74 billion a year ago, the company said. (Reporting by Oludare Mayowa; Editing by Randy Fabi and Dan Lalor) ($1 = 150.02 naira)