When The Guardian visited Tin Can port, the agents and freight forwarders were seen stranded and wailing over the server downtime and the losses made. When The Guardian visited the www.vreg.gov.ng portal, it was not accessible for agents and freight forwarders to pay duty. “Also, no one is telling us what the issues with the Vreg network are and storage charges are increasing daily. “We are appealing to the federal ministry of finance or their consultant to open the link icons for importers to pay directly. She also appealed that the Vreg platform should be reconfigured such that importers can make payments directly, instead of their clearing agents.

Source: The Guardian January 14, 2022 09:49 UTC