Over 1, 000 cargoes imported into the country have been trapped at Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports as Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Internet server experiences another round of downtime. Customs’ server breakdown has become more frequent of late and has become a major bottleneck in cargo clearance at the ports in Lagos. The service provider, Webb Fontaine, has been blamed for inefficiency, as operators noted that server downtime has reportedly made the capture of information and release of cargoes a herculean task for two days. Reacting to the situation, the Public Relations Officer, Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Tin-Can Chapter, Onome Omije, confirmed the development. Also speaking on the server breakdown, the Coordinator of the Save Nigeria Freight Forwarders Importers and Exporters Coalition (SNFFIEC), Osita Chukwu, said the server downtime has been consistent in recent days.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2021 05:21 UTC