The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, says 20 ships are discharging petroleum products and other commodities at Apapa, Lekki, and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos.

The authority disclosed this in its shipping position made available to newsmen on Saturday.

NPA explained that the ships were discharging buck wheat, diesel, crude oil, bulk pallets, general cargo, petrol, containers, bulk gas, fresh fish, bulk urea, salt and aviation fuel.

According to NPA, that 35 other ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Lagos ports between Saturday and January 25.

NPA said that the expected ships would bring general cargoes, gypsum, bulk oil, bulk urea, gasoline, condenser, buck wheat, containers.of different goods, bulk salt and petrol.

Meanwhile, the authority disclosed that nine ships had arrived at the ports, and waiting to berth with bulk urea, crude oil, diesel, aviation fuel, containers, general cargo and petrol.