Respite for Nigerians as 23 ships laden with Food Items berth in Lagos.
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 23 ships laden with food items, petroleum products and others from Aug. 5 to Aug. 22.
The NPA made this known in its publication, `Shipping Position`, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday.
According to it, the ships are expected to arrive at the Lagos Port Complex.
The publication said that the ships contained bulk wheat, general cargo, frozen fish, container, trucks, bulk sugar, petrol, bulk soya bean, bulk malt, butane gas and bulk salt.
NPA reports that another seven ships had arrived at the ports, waiting to berth with general cargo, petrol, bulk fertilizer bulk wheat and bulk sugar.
Also, the organisation said that 22 other ships are at the ports discharging bulk wheat, general cargo, container, frozen fish, bulk salt, trucks bulk steam coal, ethanol and petrol.