Queues to disappear in Lagos as 8 petrol ships arrive

Ten ships have arrived the Lagos ports with petroleum products, waiting to berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) announced on Thursday, raising hopes that queues at filling stations may soon evaporate.

According to NPA’s daily publication, ‘Shipping Position’ made available to newsmen in Lagos, eight of the ships arrived the ports with petrol, while the remaining two sailed in with diesel and aviation fuel.

The document indicated that 34 other ships were expected in the ports from August 6 to 28.

NPA noted that 11 of the ships would arrive with containers, while five others were expected with general cargo.

It said that eight ships would sail in with petrol, diesel, kerosine and bulk gas, while 10 other ships would sail in with rice, frozen fish, buck wheat and soya beans.