The Guardian
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.
The Guardian learnt that the server, which was down on Monday, has created discomfort among clearing agents operating at the ports causing delays since Monday, as they claim revenues have been lost due to the cargo delays at the ports.
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.
