The Swedish registered ship at sea for almost a month with 186 Liberian passengers aboard has been given permission to dock in Lagos and is expected early tomorrow, officials said.
"We have gotten approval from the authorities to bring the ship in. She will come in tomorrow morning," said Mr Babatunde Sani, assistant general manager of the Nigerian Ports Authority.
The ship the Alnar Stockholmhas been at sea since June 1 and many of its passengers are reportedly ill.
With food and water supplies dwindling aboard and several of the passengers reportedly suffering diarrhoea and malaria, the Nigerian government last week announced it would allow the vessel to dock as a humanitarian gesture but final approval was only given today.
AFP